Faculty Employment Opportunities

Position Information
Position Rank: Full Time Tenure Stream - Assistant Professor
Discipline/Field: Business and Society
Home Faculty: Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
Home Department/Area/Division: Social Science
Affiliation/Union: YUFA
Position Start Date: July 1, 2014
 

Department of Social Science
Business & Society

Applications are invited from qualified candidates for a full-time tenure-stream Assistant Professor position in the area of Business & Society. Applicants must hold a PhD (or completion by July 1, 2014) in one of the social sciences, an interdisciplinary social scientific program or a related field (e.g., ethics, political philosophy, history, critical management studies). Applicants should have an ongoing program of interdisciplinary research which focuses critically on the conduct and regulation of business, economic affairs and their social implications. Demonstrated excellence or the promise of excellence in both teaching and in research and publication is expected in at least one of the following areas: social economy; law, governance & policy; ethics in economics & business; heterodox economics; sustainable business & alternative economic development; business, inequality & social exclusion. In addition, applicants should have the breadth and versatility to teach the core courses of the Business & Society undergraduate program. The successful candidate must be suitable for prompt appointment to the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

The start date for this position is July 1, 2014. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. All York University positions are subject to budgetary approval.

York University is an Affirmative Action Employer. The Affirmative Action Program can be found on York's website at www.yorku.ca/acadjobs or a copy can be obtained by calling the affirmative action office at 416-736-5713. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents will be given priority.

The deadline for applications is October 31, 2013.

Candidates should submit a signed letter of application, a curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching and research interests, samples of scholarly writing, and a teaching dossier including institutional teaching evaluations (where available), and arrange for three confidential letters of reference to be sent directly to: Professor Kimberley White, Chair, Department of Social Science, S734 Ross Building, York University, 4700 Keele St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3J 1P3.

 

Posting End Date: October 31, 2013