Associate or Full Professor and Chair of Sociology - Guelph, Canada - University of Guelph

University of Guelph

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INVITATION FOR APPLICATIONS AND NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY

Applications and nominations are invited for the position of Chair in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology.

The appointment will be for five years, effective May 1, 2023, and is renewable for a second term of up to five years.

An earlier start date may be considered by mutual agreement.

In collaboration with departmental colleagues, the Chair will be expected to guide the future direction and positioning of the department.

The Chair will be expected to maintain and communicate a sense of direction; support individual members of the department through mentoring and facilitation; to act as a responsible advocate for the department; to encourage collegiality and respect for a range of career paths and different forms and fields of scholarship; to foster values of fairness, excellence and collaboration; and to maintain a sense of pride, achievement and community among all members (students, staff and faculty) of the department.

The Chair has overall responsibility that Department practices and processes are formulated, promulgated and followed, that resources are properly allocated, and that college and university policies and procedures are followed.

The University of Guelph is the third largest employer in Guelph, a city of approximately 130,000 people, located about an hour drive west of Toronto, Ontario.

University of Guelph is a top-ranked comprehensive university in Canada with an enrolment of over 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students across over 40 academic units.

The University is known for its commitment to student learning, innovative research, and collaboration with world-class partners. It is a unique place, with transformative research and teaching and a distinctive campus culture.

People who learn and work here are shaped and inspired by a shared purpose:
_To Improve Life_.

Reflecting that shared purpose in every experience connected to our university positions us to create positive change, here and around the world.

Our University community shares a profound sense of social responsibility, a drive for international development, and an obligation to address global issues.

Application Process:

Byron Sheldrick
Acting Dean
College of Social and Applied Human Sciences
University of Guelph
Guelph, ON N1G 2W1

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

The University recognizes that applicants may have had obligations outside of work that have negatively impacted their record of achievements (e.g., parental, elder care, and/or medical).

You are not required to disclose these obligations in the hiring process.

If you choose to do so, the University will ensure that these obligations do not negatively impact the assessment of your qualifications for the position.

The University of Guelph resides on the ancestral lands of the Attawandaron people and the treaty lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and we offer our respect to our Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and Métis neighbours as we strive to strengthen our relationships with them.

If you require a medical accommodation during the recruitment or selection process, please contact Occupational Health and Wellness at x52674.