Assistant Professor - Greater Sudbury, Canada - Laurentian University

Laurentian University

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Greater Sudbury, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

School of Social Work

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position (Francophone stream)
The School of Social Work the Faculty of Education and Health at Laurentian University in Sudbury

of Assistant Professor in Social Work. The preferred start date is January 1, 2024.

research program, teaching excellence at the bachelor's and master's level (on campus and/or online)

and the ability to supervise graduate theses or major essays. In addition to active engagement and

campus, to make contributions through service to the School, Faculty, University, and broader

community.

Evidence of an active research program and scholarly expertise in some of the following areas:

social policy, ethics, Indigenous social work practice, mental health, gerontology, women's
- issues, direct intervention, theory and methods of interventions;

Demonstrated excellence in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels (campus and/or

on-line) in French;

Experience mentoring and supporting graduate students and the ability to undertake thesis

supervision;

Experience working collaboratively in a team environment and an enthusiasm for contributing to

the governance of the school and University as a whole;

Clear commitment to research, pedagogical and academic excellence, promoting a safe,

inclusive, and welcoming learning environment, and advancing Laurentian University's bilingual
- and tricultural mandates;

Ability and willingness to engage in dismantling antiindigenous and antiblack racism and other

oppressive practices that lead to social and health inequities.

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 kilometres of

cross-country and hiking trails while situated in the geographic centre of Greater Sudbury, northern

Ontario's major urban centre (population 160,000). Laurentian University has close and productive ties

to Science North, SNOLAB, Health Sciences North and multiple post-secondary institutions. Laurentian

is home to the Maamwizing Indigenous Research Institute.

Application Requirements

A cover letter (including one of the two statements about citizenship/resident status specified

below)

An uptodate Curriculum Vitae
A statement of current and prospective teaching experience and interests
A statement of current and prospective research interests
The names and contact information for three academic references.

line:
_"Application to tenure-track faculty appointment - École de service social"._ The deadline for

Laurentian University is an inclusive and welcoming community committed to employment equity. _
Applications are encouraged from members of equityseeking 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. _

University is committed to providing an inclusive and barrierfree experience to applicants with _

- accessibility needs. _

Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage during the recruitment process. Please contact _

- 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 _