Faculty Employment Opportunities

Position Information
Position Rank: Full Time Tenure Stream - Assistant/Associate/Full Professor
Discipline/Field: Real Estate and Infrastructure
Home Faculty: Schulich School of Business
Home Department/Area/Division: Real Estate and Infrastructure
Affiliation/Union: YUFA
Position Start Date: July 1, 2017
 

Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto Canada

Consistently ranked in the top tier of the world's best business schools and #1 in Canada, the Schulich School of Business is known for its global reach, innovative programming and the diversity of its student body, faculty and staff. Schulich enrolls some 3,000 students in undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate business degree programs leading to careers in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. Located in Toronto, Canada, the School's multimillion-dollar, award-winning complex is on York University's main campus. Schulich's downtown Miles S. Nadal Management Centre is situated in the heart of the city's financial district.

The City of Toronto enjoys the benefits of a large and robust real estate and infrastructure sector and is recognized internationally as home to among the largest global investors in real estate and infrastructure. Toronto consistently ranks among the top cities in the world in overall quality of life measures.

Tenure-Stream Appointment in Real Estate and Infrastructure

The Brookfield Centre for Real Estate and Infrastructure, Schulich School of Business seeks an outstanding scholar and educator for a tenure-stream position effective July 1, 2017, or as soon as possible thereafter. The rank is open, depending on qualifications. Salary and benefits are competitive. The successful candidate must be eligible for prompt appointment to the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

The successful applicant will have a PhD in a field related to real estate or infrastructure. We seek an individual with a proven track record of outstanding teaching and applied research in real estate at the graduate level. The teaching and research shall reflect a sound understanding of real estate from both an academic and an industry perspective. Preference will be given to those applicants who have a proven ability to link theory and practice; have established close relationships with industry through their research and teaching; and are resourceful in creating extra-curricular learning opportunities for their students. Applicants must have the ability to design and deliver courses from a global perspective that will enrich the experience of students in the Brookfield Centre. This individual will take a leadership role in the one-year Master of Real Estate and Infrastructure degree as well as be involved in the MBA specialization. Applicants must present an active record of applied research or related accomplishments in the real estate industry in addition to published papers in recognized journals in their field.

All York University positions are subject to budgetary approval. York University is an Affirmative Action (AA) employer and strongly values diversity, including gender and sexual diversity, within its community. The AA program, which applies to Aboriginal people, visible minorities, people with disabilities, and women, can be found at www.yorku.ca/acadjobs or by calling the AA office at 416-736-5713. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.

Applicants should send an electronic application, including an application letter, curriculum vitae, and three signed letters of reference, to Professor James McKellar, Academic Director, Program in Real Estate and Infrastructure, at jmckellar@schulich.yorku.ca.

The application deadline date has been extended to December 1, 2016.

 

Posting End Date: December 1, 2016