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Robert MacArthur Shields Henry Marshall Tory Endowed Chair and Professor, Sociology / City-Region Studies Centre. Faculty of Extension University of Alberta. 2-185 20130 Jasper Ave, Edmonton Alberta Canada. Tel. +1 780.243.0489 [email protected] www.ualberta.ca/~rshields www.spaceandculture.com Citizenship Canada, United Kingdom. Born, June 9 1961. Married with 1 daughter, Sophie. 1. Education 1989-90 Postdoctoral Fellow Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada at University of Lancaster with Scott Lash and John Urry and at Centre d’Etudes sur l’Actuel et le Quotidien, Université de Paris V, Sorbonne with Prof. Michel Maffesoli. Audited seminars with Jean Baudrillard, and a seminar given jointly by Etienne Balibar and Immanuel Wallerstein. 1989 D.Phil. Urban and Regional Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, U.K. Commonwealth Scholar. Thesis with Peter Saunders, Supervisor; Derek Gregory, External Examiner. Audited philosophy courses with Gillian Rose. 1986 M.A. Sociology, Carleton University, Ottawa. Thesis with Charles Gordon and John Harp. 'Notes Toward a Theory of Social Spatializations: Henri Lefebvre, the Problem of Space and the Postmodern Hypothesis' 10 October, 1985. Including: International Summer Institute in Semiotic and Structural Studies, University of Toronto. May-June 1984 Completed credit course with Frederick Jameson. Audited course with Paul Ricoeur. 1984 B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies (Architecture and Northern Development Planning), Carleton University, Ottawa. 2. Employment a) Academic employment July 2004– Henry Marshall Tory Chair and Professor, Sociology, University of Alberta, Edmonton Canada. -April 2016- Academic Director, City-Region Studies Centre and Centre for Public Involvement Faculty of Extension (see Section 4 below). -July 2009-June 2014 Director, City-Region Studies Centre Faculty of Extension (see Section 4 below). Joint Appointment to Faculty of Extension and Faculty of Arts, January 2011– -July 2009- Jan. 2011 Director, Intermedia Research Centre Dept. of Sociology (see Section 4 below). March 2014-Aug. 2014 City of Vienna Visiting Professor, SKuOR Arbeitsbereich für Stadtkultur und öffentlicher Raum, TU Wien Technische Universitat Wien, Vienna Austria. July 2013-2014 Sabbatical Researcher, Centre d'Etudes sur l'Actuel et le Quotidien, Université de Paris V La Sorbonne, Paris France. -July 1991-2004 Professor, Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University, Ottawa. Early Promotion to Full Professor July 2000. July 1994-July 2000 Associate Professor. Tenure: July 1995. July 1991- July 1994, Assistant Professor (Tenure Track). R.Shields 2019 1 -1998-99 Acting Director, Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, Carleton University (Sabbatical Replacement 1998-1999). Head of Department. Director, Directed Interdisciplinary Studies B.A. Programme, Administrative responsibility for Cognitive Science Ph.D. July 1995-July 1997 Lecturer , Culture and Communication, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, U.K. (Leave of Absence from Carleton University, Sept. 1995-Sept. 1997); Recommended for promotion to Reader (May 1997). Jan. 1990-May 1990 Postdoctoral Researcher, Centre d'Etudes sur l'Actuel et le Quotidien, Université de Paris V La Sorbonne, Paris, France. Part-time Sessional Lecturer, Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University (1990-1991) Oct. 1989-Dec. 1989 Part-time Tutor, Cultural Studies M.A. and Sociology Part I, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, U.K. 1989. Jan. 1989-May 1989 Part-time Sessional Lecturer, Sociology, Trent University. Oct. 1987-June 1988 Part-time Lecturer, GCSE Geography, Brighton College of Technology, Brighton, U.K. b) Other Employment Summer 1984 Draughtsman, Energy Building Group, Ottawa. Summer 1983 Assistant Policy Analyst, Nepean Development Consultants, Ottawa. Summers 1981-82 Architectural Draughtsman, Murray, Murray, Griffiths, Rankin, Architects and Town Planners, Ottawa. Summers 1979-1980 Art Instructor Boy Scouts of Canada, Camp Opemikon, Perth Ontario 1978-85 Piano teacher (Self employed, part-time) c) Community Outreach, Voluntary Service 2016- Academic Director, Faculty of Extension PLACES Platform on Cities Engagement and Spaces including City Region Studies Centre and Centre for Public Involvement, a legal partnership between City of Edmonton and University of Alberta. 2009-13 Notable outreach as Director of City-Region Studies Centre: -Strip-Appeal.com International Design Competition to reimagine the strip mall (October- Jan 2011-12). -Unwrap-the- Research.ca Community-academic conference in Fort McMurray (Alberta Oil Sands, Oct. 22-24 2010). -Reshaping our Region Symposium for planners and elected officials (Edmonton, June 25 2011). Curb planning Magazine founder (3 issues annually). -Edmonton on the Edge Alley of Light downtown revitalization. -Regional Planning Speakers Series, videocast interviews 2011-13 Board Member, Youth Centres Canada / Centres Jeunesse Canada. National organization of street youth centres. R.Shields 2019 2 2008 Organizer, iHuman Youth Centre session by visiting H.M. Tory Chair Visiting Speakers, UK artists ‘Proboscis.’ Edmonton. 2006- Founding Board Member, City Region Studies Centre, University of Alberta Faculty of Extension. Edmonton Alberta. Active in outreach to corporate and community partners, research program. 2007 Organizer with MADE (Media Art and Design in Edmonton), public lecture at Art Gallery of Alberta H.M. Tory Chair Visiting Speaker Dr. Tom Gieryn. 2004 Informal mini-courses on urban design approaches for individual Edmonton City Councillors. 1998-2003 Volunteer Member, Ad Hoc Advisory Group on the Surveys of Innovation in the Canadian Construction Industry, Science Technology and Electronic Information Division, Statistics Canada, and National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Research on Construction. 1992-95 Volunteer, TYPS (Town Youth Participation Strategies) Youth Group, Spencerville Ontario. 1983-86 Co-founder, Vice President Program, INPAX International Youth Year Conference (1984- 85), Pax Humana Group, registered charity. Ottawa Ontario. 3. Professional Honours and Visiting Positions 2019 Great Supervisor Award. Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Alberta. 2017 Minister of Municipal Affairs Alberta, Award for Partnership in Planning with City of Leduc 2016 Honorary Visiting Professor, Institute of Cultural Studies, Capital Normal University, Beijing. 2014 City of Vienna Visiting Professor. SKuOR A rbeitsbereich für Stadtkultur und öffentlicher Raum, TUWien Vienna Technical University, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Austria. 2010 Top 25 Website Award-Sociology category for Space and Culture. ww w .spaceandculture.o r g 2009 Academic Staff Award (for Graduate Student Supervision). Graduate Students Association, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. July 2004- Adjunct Research Professor, Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. Renewed 2007, 2010. 2004 Henry Marshall Tory Chair, University of Alberta. Indefinite, with annual research fund. Open competition across all fields at the University. 2004 ‘Leader of the Future Award’, Partnership Group in Science and Engineering, Ottawa. R.Shields 2019 3 2002 Visiting Professor, Centre for Urban and Regional Studies, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland. Funded by Nokia. Sept.-Dec. 1999 Visiting Professorship, Dept. of Sociology, International Summer School, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland. June. 1999 Visiting Professorship, Dept. of Geography Summer School, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland. July. 1998 Honorary Visiting Scholar, Dept. of Sociology, University of Lancaster, Lancaster UK. 1996 Visiting Professorship, School of Architecture, Aarhus, Denmark. 1996 Visiting Professorship, Finnish Cultural Studies Network Advanced School, University of Joensuu, Joensuu, Finland. 1995 Visiting Professorship in Social Organization, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark, Nov. 1994 University Visiting Professorship, Dept. of Human Geography, University of Oslo, Norway. Oct. 1991 Visiting Faculty Critic, Banff Centre for the Arts Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff, Alberta, June. 1990 Outstanding Publication of the Year Award: Places on the Margin. Awarded by Library Choice. Sept. 1988-July 1989 Visiting Scholar, Urban and Regional Planning, School of Policy Studies. Queen's University Kingston Canada. 1985-88 Commonwealth Scholarship, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK. 4. Selected Administrative Responsibilities a) University Member, Master of Arts in Communication and Technology (MACT) Admissions Committee Faculty of Extension, University of Alberta, 2005-. Elected Member, Facilities Development Committee of General Faculty Council, University of Alberta (responsible for all new environmental standards, design and construction on University's campuses), 2007-10; 2014–17. Member, University of Alberta Workshop on CIRCE Canada-India Research Centre of Excellence Letter of Intent, Jan. 2012. Member, Committee on the Learning Environment of General Faculty Council, University of Alberta (responsible for teaching and all aspects of pedagogy), 2009-10. Founding Member, Ad hoc committee to create a City Region Studies Centre, University of Alberta Faculty of Extension (see also Outreach to Community, above), 2006. R.Shields 2019 4 Faculty of Arts Representative to Faculty of Extension Faculty Council, 2005-09. University Committee on Culture and the Arts, Carleton University, 1993-95. b) Faculty Faculty Evaluation Committee, Faculty of Extension, University of Alberta
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