Evolution of Work/Neurodiversity Employment Postdoctoral Fellowship
Ivey Business School
Application
Details
Posted: 30-Apr-24
Location: London, Ontario, Canada
Type: Post-doc
Salary: $100,000 CAD annual (starting)
Categories:
Management
Function:
Researcher
Level:
None
Position:
Non-Tenure Track
Salary Details:
Note: The term of the position is 5 years, with a 6-month probationary period and annual reviews and raises. Includes benefits in addition to base salary.
Dr. Rob Austin at the Ivey Business School (Western University, London, Canada) is seeking to fill a postdoctoral position, primarily in the topic of Neurodiversity Employment, but there may also be broader work related to the evolution of work topic.
The successful candidate will support the activities of the Evolution of Work Chair. This research-practice initiative broadly explores how work is changing because of advancing technologies (e.g., generative AI), shifts in business models (e.g., from pipelines to platforms), the basis of competition (e.g., from industrial to innovation), and other factors. This position will play a key role in the Ivey Business School’s Neurodiversity Employment Research Project
and will have an opportunity to work closely with companies that have pioneered neuro-inclusive employment, including EY, Microsoft, SAP, Specialisterne, and others. Many research groups around the world focus on neurodiversity, from a medical, psychological, policy and human rights, and technological standpoint; our focus is on the organizational arrangements that make neuro-inclusive practices sustainable and as effective as possible, so candidates for this position should be interested in this perspective.
The research team presently consists of faculty Rob Austin, as well as a variety of very capable Ph.D., Masters, Undergraduate students; faculty members Patricia Hein and Barnini Bhattacharyya are affiliated with the project and work with the team at times; other faculty members, including some outside the business school, might also become involved.
The ideal candidate would have the following characteristics:
A Ph.D. in a management related field (although degrees from other social science or neurodiversity-related fields will be considered, especially if the candidate has experience related to neurodiversity research), and a willingness to move to London, Canada;
An ability to conduct high quality (primarily, but not exclusively, qualitative and case-based) research on work, its design, execution, and evolution, focusing especially on neuro-inclusive employment (we appreciate a variety of theoretical approaches);
Comfort and credibility writing for and communicating with corporate executives; and
Strong organizational and interpersonal
The candidate’s activities will include designing research, collecting company-specific data, and writing articles targeting Financial Times 50 and other management and organizational research journals (to a greater extent than, say, medical or psychology journals). The candidate will enjoy working with a diverse, vibrant research team and be motivated to expand the boundaries of management knowledge while also having a positive impact on the world.
The candidate will join an active research community at the Ivey Business School. There are numerous faculty members engaged in equity, diversity, and inclusion research with whom we may collaborate at times.
Ideally, we are looking for a candidate to start September 1st, 2024. If interested, please send the following to Rob Austin (raustin@ivey.ca) by May 31st: 1) a copy of your CV, 2) a cover letter that describes how you meet the criteria above. Applications reviewed starting June 1, and will continue until position is filled.
Ivey Business School (Ivey) focuses on developing leaders with case-based and experiential learning at the core of its curriculum. In addition, Ivey contributes to knowledge creation and application through the scholarly and practice-oriented work of faculty and through the support and outreach of its Research Centres and Institutes. Ivey offers degree programs at the undergraduate level (Honours Business Administration) and post graduate levels (Full-time MBA, Accelerated MBA, Executive MBA, MSc in Management, Master of Management in Analytics, and PhD) as well as non-degree executive development, open enrollment, and customized corporate programs through The Ivey Academy. Ivey is affiliated with Western University with its main campus located in London, Ontario, midway between Toronto and Detroit. The School also has three executive teaching facilities: Ivey’s Donald K. Johnson Centre located in the Exchange Tower in Toronto’s financial district, at the Spencer Leadership Centre in London, Ontario, and the Cheng Yu Tun Management Institute in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.