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 functions for a full-time tenure stream place within the space of Indigenous Well being and Indigenous Ecology. The appointment might be on the rank of Assistant Professor, with an anticipated begin date of July 1, 2024.Desire might be given to candidates who self-identify as Indigenous. Recognizing that there are a selection of phrases that potential candidates might use to self-identify, the College makes use of the time period “Indigenous” on this search, which varieties 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 determine as First Nations, Me’tis, Inuk (Inuit), Alaska Native, Native American, and Native Hawaiian individuals.This search aligns with the College’s dedication to strategically and proactively promote variety 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 will need to have their Ph.D. diploma in hand at time of utility in Indigenous Research, Well being Research, Environmental Research or a associated subject, with a demonstrated file 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 current . The profitable candidate might be anticipated to pursue progressive and impartial analysis, and to ascertain an impressive, aggressive, and externally funded analysis program.Candidates should present proof of analysis excellence which could be demonstrated by a file of publications in top-ranked and subject related journals or forthcoming publications assembly excessive worldwide requirements, the submitted analysis assertion, displays at important conferences, awards and accolades, a powerful file 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 growth, and growth of on-line materials/lectures. A demonstrated file of expertise and engagement, together with relationship-building, long-standing relationships, and work with neighborhood leaders and Elders/Data Keepers, is required. Candidates should additionally reveal 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 might be demonstrated by way of reference letters and different utility supplies. Tasks embrace educating giant and small undergraduate programs in Indigenous Research.Proof of excellence in educating might be offered by way of educating accomplishments, the educating file submitted as a part of the applying (with required supplies outlined under), in addition to robust letters of reference.Wage might be commensurate with {qualifications} and expertise.Constructing upon the experience of our school and the intensive assets of the College, the Centre for Indigenous Research homes an interdisciplinary program throughout the School of Arts & Science and is uniquely positioned to nurture vital scholarship and educating. We draw school members and college students from internationally and are located in probably the most 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 under. Candidates should submit a canopy letter; a present curriculum vitae; a analysis assertion outlining present and future analysis pursuits; a current writing pattern; and a educating file together with a educating assertion, pattern course supplies, and educating evaluations. We search candidates who worth variety and whose analysis, educating and repair bear out our dedication to fairness. Candidates are subsequently additionally requested to submit a 1-2 web page assertion of contributions to fairness and variety, which could cowl matters reminiscent of (however not restricted to): analysis or educating that includes a give attention to underrepresented communities, the event of inclusive pedagogies, or the mentoring of scholars from underrepresented teams.Candidates should present the title and call info of three references, together with a minimum of one who can tackle the candidate’s direct Indigenous neighborhood engagement. Candidates should organize to have three letters of reference (on letterhead, dated and signed) despatched immediately by the referee by way of e-mail to by the cut-off date. Reference letters ought to be addressed to Professor Susan Hill, Director, Centre for Indigenous Research.NOTE: This search shouldn’t be utilizing the College’s computerized solicitation and assortment performance for reference letters.Submission tips could be discovered at . Your CV and canopy letter ought to be uploaded into the devoted fields. Please mix further utility supplies into one or two information in PDF/MS Phrase format. When you’ve got any questions on this place, please contact .All utility supplies, together with reference letters, have to be obtained by April twenty third, 2024.All certified candidates are inspired to use; nevertheless, Canadians and everlasting residents might 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 tackle and serve the pursuits of our international neighborhood. We strongly encourage functions from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized individuals, girls, individuals with disabilities, and folks of various sexual and gender identities. We worth candidates who’ve demonstrated a dedication to fairness, variety and inclusion and acknowledge that various views, experiences, and experience are important to strengthening our educational mission.As a part of your utility, you can be requested to finish a quick Range Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any info immediately associated to you is confidential and can’t be accessed by search committees or human assets employees. Outcomes might be aggregated for institutional planning functions. For extra info, please see .Accessibility Assertion
The College strives to be an equitable and inclusive neighborhood, and proactively seeks to extend variety amongst its neighborhood members. Our values relating to fairness and variety are linked with our unwavering dedication to excellence within the pursuit of our educational 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 attainable and supply lodging as required for candidates with disabilities.For those who require any lodging at any level through the utility and hiring course of, please contact .

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Toronto, ON

Job date

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 02:07:14 GMT

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