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Post by Hah. on Feb 20, 2017 11:33:16 GMT -5
"they explicitely say preference is given to Canadian citizens/permanent residents"
This is a legal requirement and it means virtually nothing at all.
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Post by Party on Jul 1, 2017 17:51:58 GMT -5
Canadian criminology outside of UBC and SFU is not like American criminology. They are much more critical, similar to British criminology (see BJC and E&S). Canadian criminologists tend to avoid American criminology and sociology journals completely. That being said, certain departments are very American in orientation, but if you want a job in criminology at a Canadian university you should at least engage with that field.
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Post by anony on Jul 14, 2017 7:19:57 GMT -5
"they explicitely say preference is given to Canadian citizens/permanent residents" This is a legal requirement and it means virtually nothing at all. This is wrong. Most schools definitely prefer Canadians (trained in CA or elsewhere) because of the legal requirement to justify going with a non-Canadian/permanent resident. If a Canadian school wants to hire an American (for example), it must justify this in writing. This adds another layer of administrative hassle that most rational actors avoid if they can. Thus, you'd have to be a better fit than all Canadian applicants, which is unlikely. Do not get me wrong, schools are willing to do the extra justification for a candidate they really want, and a few schools are willing to do this regularly (UBC being the main one), but most universities in Canada won't bother when there are good Canadian/permanent resident applicants. Additionally, it is true that Canadian criminology tends to be more critical/British and as a result a lot of American criminology is seen as boring and conservative (often referred to as "rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic" or "bean counting for the state"), as well as fetishising (quant) methods over political context. But there are a few exceptions, so as an American you might be best off identifying and applying to those places. Basically, being a non-Canadian does hurt your chances at most schools in the country. A few won't care and most would be willing to make the justification if they feel like you are their best viable option. My advice is to assess whether your approach to criminology fits with the kind of work happening in the departments you are interested in, and then try to see if that department has a history of hiring Americans (though this can be hard to determine bc a lot of Canadians get degrees from US schools). Good luck.
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