Appel à candidature : 4 bourses du Ryerson Image Centre de Toronto

Ryerson Image Centre (Toronto)

Ryerson Image Centre, Toronto, January 05, 2015

Application deadline: Nov 30, 2014  RYERSON IMAGE CENTRE – 2015 Research Fellowships

In 2015, the Ryerson Image Centre will offer four fellowships for  research related to photography:

The Nadir Mohamed Postdoctoral Fellowship This fellowship includes a $10,000 (CAD) stipend for travel, research  and other expenses. Candidates must hold a Ph.D. degree. All proposals  will be welcome, but special consideration will be given to projects  that utilize the collections and resources of the Ryerson Image Centre  and the Ryerson University Archive and Library Special Collections.  Fellow will be expected to carry out her/his research at the RIC a  minimum of one (1) to a maximum of three (3) months, between January 5  and December 15, 2015.

The Doina Popescu Fellowship  This fellowship includes a $5,000 (CAD) stipend for travel, research  and other expenses. Candidates must hold or be working toward a PhD  degree. Candidate’s research should utilize the collections and  resources of the Ryerson Image Centre or the Ryerson University Archive  and Library Special Collections. Fellow will be expected to carry out  her/his research at the RIC a minimum of two (2) to a maximum of six  (6) weeks, between January 5 and December 15, 2015.

The Howard Tanenbaum Fellowship  This fellowship includes a $2,000 (CAD) stipend for travel, research  and other expenses. Candidates must hold or be working toward an MA  degree. Candidate’s research should utilize the collections and  resources of the Ryerson Image Centre or the Ryerson University Archive  and Library Special Collections. Fellow will be expected to carry out  her/his research at the RIC a minimum of one (1) to a maximum of four  (4) weeks, between January 5 and December 15, 2015.

The Elaine Ling Fellowship  This fellowship includes a $2,000 (CAD) stipend for travel, research  and other expenses. Candidates must hold or be working toward an MA  degree. Candidate’s research should utilize the collections and  resources of the Ryerson Image Centre or the Ryerson University Archive  and Library Special Collections. Fellow will be expected to carry out  her/his research at the RIC a minimum of one (1) to a maximum of four  (4) weeks, between January 5 and December 15, 2015.

Application

Applications must be sent to Charlene Heath via email at  charleneheath@ryerson.ca no later than November 30, 2014 by 5:00 pm  EST. The application must include the following:

1/ A project proposal (approx. 1,000 words), which outlines the  subject, originality of the research, its foundation in Ryerson  collections, and the applicant’s scholarly abilities to address the  subject. The first line of the proposal must indicate which  fellowship(s) the applicant is seeking.

2/ Curriculum Vitae.

3/ One sample of written work.  These first three components must be gathered in ONE pdf document.

4/ One letter of recommendation from someone in a position to  characterize the applicant’s scholarly abilities. (The letter should be  emailed directly to charleneheath@ryerson.ca by the referee before the  application deadline. Please include: Reference for RIC 2014 Fellowship  Applicant (full name of applicant) in the email subject line.)

Eligibility

•    Applicants for The Nadir Mohamed Postdoctoral Fellowship must hold  a Ph.D.

•    Applicants for The Doina Popescu Fellowship must hold a Ph.D. or  currently be Ph.D. students

•    Applicants for The Howard Tanenbaum Fellowship must hold an MA or  currently be MA students

•    Applicants for The Elaine Ling Fellowship must hold an MA or  currently be MA students

•    Fellowships are available to both Canadian and international  applicants.

Selection Process

A committee will evaluate the applications based on their quality,  their originality, and their foundation in the collections and  resources of the Ryerson Image Centre or the Ryerson University Archive  and Library Special Collections. The selection committee includes: Paul  Roth (Director, RIC); Dr. Thierry Gervais (Head of Research, RIC, and  Assistant Professor, Ryerson University); Dr. Gaëlle Morel (Exhibitions  Curator, RIC); Charlene Heath (Archives Assistant) and one faculty  member from the graduate program in Photographic Preservation and  Collections Management at the School of Image Arts, Ryerson University

Fellowship Details

Research fellowships must take place in Toronto, Canada at the Ryerson  Image Centre between January 5 to December 15, 2015. Dates of residency  will be established in dialogue with the RIC.  Fellows are expected to pay the cost of travel and accommodation in  Toronto. The stipend awarded with the fellowship is intended to offset  these costs. Fellows without Canadian citizenship are responsible for  obtaining travel visas required by law according to their nationality.  Fellows will be provided with a desk in a shared office on the Ryerson  University campus (equipped with wireless internet access) and will be  offered access to the RIC research centre and collection materials, and  (if applicable) Ryerson University Archive and Library Special  Collections.

Report

The recipient will submit a two-page fellowship report summarizing  her/his research, no later than one month after the completion of the  fellowship at the RIC.  The report must include:

1/ Initial objectives of the research;

2/ A description of the body of photographs analyzed for the research;

3/ A description of resources accessed for the research;

4/ The main findings of the research.  The report must be written suitably for both internal reporting and  external media release.

Stipend Details

•    The Nadir Mohamed Postdoctoral Fellowship: $10,000 CAD  First instalment ($3,000 CAD) to be paid upon signing of a Letter of  Agreement detailing terms and conditions. Second instalment ($4,000  CAD) to be paid upon commencement of research at the Ryerson Image  Centre. Final instalment ($3,000 CDN) to be paid after submission of  the two-page fellowship report (see above for details).

•    The Doina Popescu Fellowship: $5,000 CAD First instalment ($3,000 CAD) to be paid upon signing of a Letter of  Agreement detailing terms and conditions. Second instalment ($2,000  CDN) to be paid after submission of the two-page fellowship report (see  above for details).

•    The Howard Tanenbaum Fellowship: $2,000 CAD First instalment ($1,000 CAD) to be paid upon signing of a Letter of  Agreement detailing terms and conditions. Second instalment ($1,000  CDN) to be paid after submission of the two-page fellowship report (see  above for details).

•    The Elaine Ling Fellowship: $2,000 CAD First instalment ($1,000 CDN) to be paid upon signing of a Letter of  Agreement detailing terms and conditions. Second instalment ($1,000  CDN) to be paid after submission of the two-page fellowship report (see  above for details).  Successful applicants are responsible for complying with tax  regulations under Canadian Federal law, Canadian Provincial law, and  the laws within the applicant’s country of legal residence.

For further information please contact:  Dr. Thierry Gervais: gervais@ryerson.ca General inquiries: ric@ryerson.ca  Collection inquiries: riccollections@ryerson.ca  For more information on the RIC and its collections and resources: http://www.ryerson.ca/ric  For more information on Ryerson University Library Archives and Special  Collections: http://library.ryerson.ca/asc/  Ryerson Image Centre Ryerson University 350 Victoria Street Toronto, ON M5B 2K3 Canada