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 Positions (Anglophone stream)
The _School of Social Work_ in the_ Faculty of Education and Health _at Laurentian University invites
Assistant Professor in Social Work. The preferred start date is January 1, 2024.

scholarly and research activity, the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and communities, and
will be expected to make contributions through service to the School, Faculty, University, and broader
community. An on campus presence is expected.

Show evidence of an active research program and scholarly expertise in some of the following

areas:
direct practice, social policy and administration, gerontology, mental health, substance
use, practice with Francophone and newcomer populations, people with disabilities, anti-racism
practice, and in Indigenous social work research and practice;

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

on-line) in English;

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 pedagogical and academic excellence, promoting a safe, inclusive, and

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

An 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 - Social Work". The deadline for receipt of

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.

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
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.