LIMITED-TERM FACULTY POSITION IN GERONTOLOGY

Candidates must have completed a PhD degree by the start date of the appointment. Relevant teaching and research experience will be an asset. The successful candidate will have the following essential qualifications:

• A PhD in Gerontology, or in a related field.
• Extensive experience in teaching courses related to aging, the life course, and older adults, theories and methods of research in gerontology; areas of further thematic specialization in gerontology are open.
• Evidence of the ability to effectively teach undergraduate courses with a commitment to pedagogical and academic excellence, promoting a safe, inclusive, and welcoming
learning environment, and advancing Laurentian University’s bilingual and tricultural mandates.
• Actively engaging and participating in teaching and research, the successful candidate will have a strong presence on-campus, contributing to the School, Faculty, University, and broader community. The candidate will engage primarily in online asynchronous teaching with the option to lead an on-campus course, and will play a key role in the preparation of internal quality assurance documentation for the Gerontology program (Online).
• The successful candidate will engage actively on-campus in our culture of research and teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate level, contributing to the School, Faculty, University, and broader community. The candidate will participate in program development and oversight of hybrid and online learning, all in a collegial campus environment.
• Evidence of relevant research and scholarship with the potential to work collaboratively with colleagues and build internal and external interdisciplinary or intersectoral collaborations.
Commitment to promoting a diverse, inclusive, and vibrant academic and work environment.
• Though the teaching for this position is in English, the selected candidate is expected to have active knowledge of both official languages (functional bilingualism) or passive comprehension of the French/English languages (receptive bilingualism).

Since the Gerontology program is located in the School of Social Sciences, the successful candidate will participate actively, and on site, in the administration of the program and the supervision of students. In addition to active engagement and participating in teaching, the incumbent will be expected to make contributions through service to the School, Faculty, University, and broader community.

With bilingual and tricultural faculty, the School of Social Sciences offers programs in English and French. Apart from undergraduate programs in Criminology; Economics; Equity, Diversity and Human Rights; Gerontology; Psychology; and Sociology; the School offers a MA Interdisciplinary Master of Arts in Relational Studies, and a PhD in Human Studies and Interdisciplinarity.

Laurentian University, located on Atikameksheng Anishnawbek territory in Sudbury, Ontario, serves over 8000 students and is one of two bilingual universities in the province of Ontario. Committed to its bilingual, tricultural mandate, Laurentian University offers an outstanding university experience in English and French with a comprehensive approach to Indigenous education. Laurentian’s beautiful, forested campus is surrounded by fresh-water lakes, conservation lands and hundreds of kilometers of cross-country and hiking trails while situated in the geographic center of Greater Sudbury, northern Ontario’s major urban center (population 160,000). Laurentian University has close and productive ties to Science North, SNOLAB, NOSM University, Health Sciences North, and multiple post-secondary institutions.

Application Requirements
A complete application includes the following:

• A cover letter (including one of the two statements about citizenship/resident status specified below);
• An up-to-date curriculum vitae;
• A statement of current and prospective teaching experience, specializations, and interests;
• A statement of current and prospective research interests;
• Other examples of student and community engagement such as symposia, activism, etc.;
• The names and contact information for three academic references.

The application package, inclusive of all documents, should be submitted electronically as single PDF file to:
Office of Provost and Vice-President Academic at [email protected] with the following subject line: Application to Limited Term position in Gerontology. The deadline for receipt of applications is June 10th, 2024 or until the position is filled.

Laurentian University is an inclusive and welcoming community committed to employment equity. Applications are encouraged from members of equity-seeking communities including women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions. Laurentian University’s bilingualism policy (Section 7.3.b) provides a provision regarding the language requirement for persons self-identifying as First Nations, Métis or Inuit. (https://laurentian.ca/bilingualism) The successful candidate will be part of the Laurentian University Faculty Association (LUFA). Candidates are encouraged to consult the Collective Agreement at www.lufappul.ca.

Laurentian University is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier free experience to applicants with accessibility needs. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage during the recruitment process. Please contact the Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic for more information ([email protected]).

All qualified persons are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.
To comply with federal laws, the University is obliged to gather statistical information as to how many applicants for each job vacancy are Canadian citizens / permanent residents of Canada. Applicants need not identify their country of origin or citizenship; however, all applicants must include one of the following statements: “I am a Canadian citizen / permanent resident of Canada”; OR, “I am not a Canadian citizen / permanent resident of Canada” in their cover letter. Applications that do not include this information will be deemed incomplete.

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