Assistant Professor- Indigenous Health & Indigenous Ecology

Job title:

Assistant Professor- Indigenous Well being & Indigenous Ecology

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College of Toronto

Job description

Date Posted: 03/18/2024
Closing Date: 04/23/2024, 11:59PM ET
Req ID: 32595
Job Class: School – Tenure Stream (persevering with)
School/Division: School of Arts & Science
Division: Centre for Indigenous Research
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)Description:The Centre for Indigenous Research within the School of Arts & Science on the College of Toronto invite purposes for a full-time tenure stream place within the space of Indigenous Well being and Indigenous Ecology. The appointment shall be on the rank of Assistant Professor, with an anticipated begin date of July 1, 2024.Choice shall be given to candidates who self-identify as Indigenous. Recognizing that there are a selection of phrases that potential candidates could use to self-identify, the College makes use of the time period “Indigenous” on this search, which kinds a part of the U of T Response to Canada’s Fact and Reconciliation Fee, to embody the individuals of Turtle Island, together with those that establish as First Nations, Métis, Inuk (Inuit), Alaska Native, Native American, and Native Hawaiian individuals.This search aligns with the College’s dedication to strategically and proactively promote range amongst our neighborhood members ( ). Recognizing that Black, Indigenous, and different Racialized communities have skilled inequities which have developed traditionally and are ongoing, we strongly welcome and encourage candidates from these communities to use.Candidates should have their Ph.D. diploma in hand at time of software in Indigenous Research, Well being Research, Environmental Research or a associated discipline, with a demonstrated document of excellence in analysis and educating. We search candidates whose analysis and educating pursuits communicate to the well being impacts of settler colonialism on the Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island, together with problems with intergenerational trauma and cultural resiliency; and who will complement and improve our present . The profitable candidate shall be anticipated to pursue revolutionary and unbiased analysis, and to determine an impressive, aggressive, and externally funded analysis program.Candidates should present proof of analysis excellence which will be demonstrated by a document of publications in top-ranked and discipline related journals or forthcoming publications assembly excessive worldwide requirements, the submitted analysis assertion, displays at important conferences, awards and accolades, a powerful document in Indigenous analysis methodologies and moral engagement and collaboration with Indigenous communities, organizations, and establishments and powerful endorsements from referees.Candidates ought to have educating expertise in a degree-granting program, together with lecture preparation and supply, curriculum improvement, and improvement of on-line materials/lectures. A demonstrated document of expertise and engagement, together with relationship-building, long-standing relationships, and work with neighborhood leaders and Elders/Information Keepers, is required. Candidates should additionally exhibit long-term expertise and moral engagement with Indigenous organizations and establishments and proof of understanding the significance of consensus-building relationships. Engagement with Indigenous communities shall be demonstrated via reference letters and different software supplies. Tasks embody educating massive and small undergraduate programs in Indigenous Research.Proof of excellence in educating shall be offered via educating accomplishments, the educating file submitted as a part of the applying (with required supplies outlined beneath), in addition to sturdy letters of reference.Wage shall be commensurate with {qualifications} and expertise.Constructing upon the experience of our college and the in depth sources of the College, the Centre for Indigenous Research homes an interdisciplinary program throughout the School of Arts & Science and is uniquely positioned to nurture essential scholarship and educating. We draw college members and college students from internationally and are located in some of the various metropolitan areas in North America, on the normal land of many Indigenous nations, together with the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca (Haudenosaunee), and the Mississaugas of the Credit score.All certified candidates are invited to use on-line by clicking the hyperlink beneath. Candidates should submit a canopy letter; a present curriculum vitae; a analysis assertion outlining present and future analysis pursuits; a latest writing pattern; and a educating file together with a educating assertion, pattern course supplies, and educating evaluations. We search candidates who worth range and whose analysis, educating and repair bear out our dedication to fairness. Candidates are due to this fact additionally requested to submit a 1‐2 web page assertion of contributions to fairness and variety, which could cowl subjects reminiscent of (however not restricted to): analysis or educating that comes with a concentrate on underrepresented communities, the event of inclusive pedagogies, or the mentoring of scholars from underrepresented teams.Candidates should present the title and speak to data of three references, together with at the very least one who can deal with the candidate’s direct Indigenous neighborhood engagement. Candidates should prepare to have three letters of reference (on letterhead, dated and signed) despatched instantly by the referee through electronic mail to by the cut-off date. Reference letters needs to be addressed to Professor Susan Hill, Director, Centre for Indigenous Research.NOTE: This search isn’t utilizing the College’s automated solicitation and assortment performance for reference letters.Submission pointers will be discovered at . Your CV and canopy letter needs to be uploaded into the devoted fields. Please mix extra software supplies into one or two information in PDF/MS Phrase format. When you have any questions on this place, please contact .All software supplies, together with reference letters, should be acquired by April twenty third, 2024.All certified candidates are inspired to use; nonetheless, Canadians and everlasting residents shall be given precedence.Range Assertion
The College of Toronto embraces Range and is constructing a tradition of belonging that will increase our capability to successfully deal with and serve the pursuits of our world neighborhood. We strongly encourage purposes from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized individuals, ladies, individuals with disabilities, and other people of various sexual and gender identities. We worth candidates who’ve demonstrated a dedication to fairness, range and inclusion and acknowledge that various views, experiences, and experience are important to strengthening our tutorial mission.As a part of your software, you’ll be requested to finish a quick Range Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any data instantly associated to you is confidential and can’t be accessed by search committees or human sources workers. Outcomes shall be aggregated for institutional planning functions. For extra data, please see .Accessibility Assertion
The College strives to be an equitable and inclusive neighborhood, and proactively seeks to extend range amongst its neighborhood members. Our values concerning fairness and variety are linked with our unwavering dedication to excellence within the pursuit of our tutorial mission.The College is dedicated to the ideas of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we try to make our recruitment, evaluation and choice processes as accessible as doable and supply lodging as required for candidates with disabilities.If you happen to require any lodging at any level through the software and hiring course of, please contact .

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Toronto, ON

Job date

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 23:31:02 GMT

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