Anthropology - Assistant Professor
Mount Royal University
Location: Alberta
Date posted: 2012-01-11
JOB TITLE: Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Competition Number: 8714AS
Position Type: Limited Term
Department: Sociology & Anthropology
Competition Closes: March 15, 2012
Description:
The Department of Sociology & Anthropology invites applications for a
one-year limited-term position at the level of Assistant Professor, which
will commence August 15, 2012, subject to final budgetary approval.
The Department of Sociology & Anthropology currently offers a
baccalaureate degree program in Arts with a major, minor, and Honours in
Sociology & Anthropology.
Limited-term faculty are hired into the teaching/service (TS) pattern,
which focuses on teaching and service only.
The successful applicant must be qualified to teach ANTH 2229:
Anthropology of "Race", a biologically based historical and critical
approach to the study of race. S/he will also be able to teach
introductory courses in anthropology and senior-level courses in
biological anthropology. The successful applicant must also be involved in
course, program, discipline, and department affairs.
A Ph.D. in Anthropology or a related discipline is preferred; a Master's
degree is required. Preference will be given to candidates with
demonstrated teaching excellence.
Since opening in 1910, Mount Royal has embraced change in order to meet
the needs of the people and community it serves. At Mount Royal students
experience high quality education enhanced by smaller class sizes,
personalized learning and a single-minded dedication to premier
undergraduate learning. Mount Royal is known for its collegial working
environment.
A complete dossier including a letter of intent, curriculum vitae, three
academic reference letters, and evidence of teaching excellence, should be
submitted quoting competition #8714AS to:
MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
4825 MOUNT ROYAL GATE S.W.
CALGARY, AB T3E 6K6
Fax: 403.440.6629
Email: webapply@mtroyal.ca/b>
For further information concerning the position please contact Bruce
Foster, Acting Chair, Department Sociology & Anthropology at 403.440.5948
or bfoster@mtroyal.ca
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Children and Global Development - Tier 1 Canada Research Chair
Dalhousie University
Location: Nova Scotia
Date posted: 2012-01-03
CANADA RESEARCH CHAIR IN CHILDREN AND GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) at Dalhousie University
invites applications for a Tier I Canada Research Chair on "Children and
Global Development." The appointment will be at the rank of Professor and
will be conditional on the successful applicant being approved as a Tier 1
Research Chair by the CRC secretariat. The position is open with regard to
disciplinary specialization, with a primary appointment in one of the
Faculty's Departments (Classics, English, French, German, History,
International Development Studies, Music, Philosophy, Political Science,
Russian Studies, Sociology and Social Anthropology, Spanish and Latin
American Studies or Theatre). A research emphasis on the area of children
and conflict would be an asset. Dalhousie University has growing strength
in the broad area of "Children in Challenging Contexts", including
researchers in the School of Social Work and the Faculty of Medicine as
well as FASS. This strength is reflected, for example, in a new Network
Centres of Excellence Knowledge Mobilization grant on Children in
Challenging Contexts and the Centre for Foreign Policy Studies Child
Soldier/Conflict Affected Youth initiatives. The successful candidate will
be expected to sustain a strong research program of their own, and in so
doing actively contribute to intra- and inter- faculty collaborations in
this area of emphasis.
Candidates must have a PhD, an outstanding research profile, and an
innovative and original research programme; a strong track-record of
obtaining external funding; and the ability to work co-operatively,
provide leadership in an interdisciplinary environment, develop
multi-faceted research projects, and work with graduate students and/or
post-doctoral fellows. Although this is primarily a research appointment,
the appointee will be expected to teach at the graduate and undergraduate
level.
The Canada Research Chairs (CRC) Programme has been established by the
Government of Canada to enable Canadian universities to foster research
excellence and enhance their role as world-class centres of research
excellence. More information about the Canada Research Chairs Programme is
available at: http://www.chairs.gc.ca. Please note that the CRC
nominations are subject to review and final approval by the CRC
Secretariat.
Dalhousie is the leading graduate and research university of Atlantic
Canada, with more than 17,000 students from over 100 countries (more than
3500 in graduate programmes). It is located in Halifax - the major centre
in the scenic Atlantic region and a city widely known for its high quality
of life. Further information about the Faculty and the university can be
obtained at http://www.dal.ca/fass. Dalhousie University is an Employment
Equity/Affirmative Action employer. The University encourages applications
from qualified Aboriginal people, persons with a disability, racially
visible persons and women.
Applications should include a detailed curriculum vitae, a two-page
summary of the candidate's proposed research programme, a statement of
research and teaching interests and philosophies, and three confidential
letters of reference forwarded by the referees. All application materials
should be sent in hard copy.
Deadline: 16 March 2012
Chair, CRC Tier 1 Appointments Committee
Office of the Dean
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Dalhousie University
6135 University Avenue, Suite 3030
PO BOX 15000
Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2
Fassdean@dal.ca
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Education - Associate or Assistant Professor (Indigenous Education)
University of Victoria
Location: British Columbia
Date posted: 2012-01-13
University of Victoria
Faculty of Education
The Faculty of Education at the University of Victoria seeks applications
for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of Associate or Assistant
Professor in Indigenous Education. The successful applicant will
contribute leadership and expertise 1) to implement the new Bachelors and
Masters Degrees in Indigenous Language Revitalization, and 2) to other
opportunities to integrate Indigenous knowledge into all academic areas
within the Faculty and across the University. The position starting date
is July 1, 2012.
The University of Victoria includes a large and diverse representation of
Indigenous faculty and staff from around the world. The Indigenous
Education team currently includes three Indigenous faculty, one holding a
Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Knowledge and Learning, along with
four staff who share responsibility for program development and student
support. Together we are committed to working with Indigenous communities
to develop high quality and responsive educational programs and research.
The successful candidate will have:
• Indigenous ancestry with lived experience in Indigenous communities,
cultures and traditions;
• A demonstrated commitment to community-based collaboration and partnership;
• An earned doctoral degree completed at the time of appointment;
• Knowledge of an Indigenous language;
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching and research.
Previous teaching experience in a public, private or band school and
experience doing community-based cooperative research would be assets.
Responsibilities for this position include:
• Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses on Indigenous Language
Revitalization and Indigenous education.
• Supervising graduate students conducting research on Indigenous language
revitalization and mentoring undergraduate students.
• Establishing and supporting consultation with educational agencies and
Indigenous communities to facilitate constructive relationships with the
Faculty.
• Maintaining an active research and publication program
• Contributing to department, faculty and university service activities.
Rank and salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.
In accordance with the university's equity plan and pursuant to Section 42
of the BC Human Rights code, the selection will be limited to Aboriginal
and Indigenous peoples. Candidates from these two groups are encouraged to
self-identify.
Applications must include: a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, a
letter of support from an Indigenous community leader, Indigenous
government or Indigenous organization representative, and the names of
three referees. Letters of reference are not required at this time.
Application packages are to be submitted by March 31, 2012 to:
Dr. Robert Anthony, Chair
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Faculty of Education, University of Victoria
PO Box 3010, STN CSC, Victoria BC V8W 3N4
Fax: 250 721-7598
E-mail: cichair@uvic.ca
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Educational Studies - Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Race, Inequalities
and Global Change
The University of British Columbia
Location: British Columbia
Date posted: 2012-01-09
The Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia invites
applications for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Race, Inequalities and
Global Change that will be located in the Department of Educational
Studies. The Canadian Research Chairs Program (http://www.chairs.gc.ca)
has been established by the Canadian Federal Government with the purpose
of attracting outstanding researchers to the Canadian university system.
The successful candidate will be expected to have a strong record of
scholarship and a commitment to research leadership. Candidates for Tier 2
Chairs are described by the Canadian Research Chairs Program as
'exceptional emerging researchers, acknowledged by their peers as having
the potential to lead in their field'. This is a full-time tenure track
position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor.
The Department of Educational Studies within the Faculty of Education at
UBC is a multi-disciplinary unit that includes a rich, diverse group of
researchers. A major emphasis of the Department is on issues pertaining to
the social sciences and humanities, and global justice and equity across
the spectrum of education, including educational institutions,
communities, the workplace, and other contexts. As a place of scholarly
excellence, we seek to fulfill major commitments to both undergraduate and
graduate programs in education, enrolling large numbers of students at the
magistral and doctoral level. Department graduate programs include
specializations in Higher Education; Adult Learning and Education;
Educational Administration and Leadership; Society, Culture and Politics
in Education; and Indigenous Education.
The Faculty of Education within The University of British Columbia offers
a comprehensive set of programs at the baccalaureate, magisterial and
doctoral levels. In addition to the Department of Educational Studies, the
Faculty includes the Department of Language and Literacy Education, the
Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special
Education, the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, and the School of
Kinesiology, as well as various cross Faculty initiatives including the
Centre for Cross Faculty Inquiry. The Faculty is a leader in Indigenous
Education. For further details about the Faculty, please visit our website
at http://www.educ.ubc.ca.
We are seeking candidates who can contribute to multiple programmatic
areas and who come with a broadly critical orientation. Specifically,
candidates should be able to contribute to contemporary debates on the new
social, political, cultural and economic configurations of racial
inequality and the cultural and economic politics of racism in the context
of globalization. We encourage applications from scholars representing a
wide range of ideological, theoretical, methodological, and
interdisciplinary approaches, whose expertise spans the following areas:
1) The study of racial inequalities and formations as inseparable from
other social formations (e.g. class, gender, dis/ability, age, and
sexuality);
2) Cultural studies of educational policies, practices and/or pedagogies;
3) Critical policy studies illuminating the cultural and ideological
struggle in which education is located.
Applicants' proposed research program should address one or more of the
priority areas noted above as well as the related goals and strategic
strategies contained in UBC's strategic statement, 'Place and Promise'
(http://strategicplan.ubc.ca/).
UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. All
qualified persons are encouraged to apply. All Canada Research Chair
positions are subject to review and final approval by the Canada Research
Chair Secretariat. Canada Research Chairs are open to individuals of any
nationality; offers will be made in accordance with Canadian Immigration
requirements associated with the Canada Research Chairs program.
Interested individuals should send a CV, list of publications, description
of proposed research and interests, and the names, contact information and
qualifications of six referees to Dr. Blye Frank, Dean, Faculty of
Education, the University of British Columbia, 2125 Main Mall, Vancouver,
BC V6T 1Z4, Canada. The deadline for applications is April 15, 2012.
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Sociology - Assistant Professor
Mount Royal University
Location: Alberta
Date posted: 2012-01-11
JOB TITLE: Assistant Professor, Sociology
Competition Number: D6404AS
Position Type: Limited Term
Department: Sociology & Anthropology
Competition Closes: March 15, 2012
Description:
The Sociology & Anthropology invites applications for a limited-term
position in Sociology, which will commence Aug. 15, 2012, subject to final
budgetary approval.
The Department currently offers a baccalaureate degree program with a
major and a minor in Sociology and Anthropology. The successful applicant
will be able to teach any two of Sociology of Families, Sociology of
Aging, and Sociology of Gender
Since opening in 1910, Mount Royal has embraced change in order to meet
the needs of the people and community it serves. At Mount Royal students
experience high quality education enhanced by smaller class sizes,
personalized learning and a single-minded dedication to premier
undergraduate learning. Mount Royal is known for its collegial working
environment.
New faculty members are hired into one of two work patterns. The
teaching/scholarship/service pattern has a focus on teaching with the
requirement that the faculty member be involved in a research program as
well as service to the Mount Royal community. The teaching/service pattern
has a focus on teaching and service only. There is an option to change
work patterns after tenure. This position is for those on the teaching and
service pattern.
Required credentials include undergraduate education in Sociology and a
Ph.D. (or a Ph.D. near completion) in Sociology; a Master's degree is
required. A complete dossier including a letter of interest, curriculum
vita (CV), teaching dossier (including recent student and peer evaluations
if possible), and three academic reference letters, should be submitted
quoting competition #D6404AS to:
MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
4825 MOUNT ROYAL GATE S.W.
CALGARY, AB T3E 6K6
Fax: 403.440.6629
Email: webapply@mtroyal.ca/b>
For further information concerning the position please contact Bruce
Foster, Acting Chair, Department Sociology and Anthropology at
403.440.5948 or bfoster@mtroyal.ca
