School of Social Work
The School of Social Work, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University, invites applications for a one-year contractually limited appointment at the level of Sessional Assistant Professor in Social Work to commence July 1, 2017. Candidates must have a BSW or MSW degree, and a PhD (or near completion) in Social Work or a related discipline. Substantial practice experience in social work, social policy, and/or community engagement is required (recent experience is preferred), as is experience working with diverse and marginalized populations. The School is seeking candidates to teach BSW- and MSW-level core courses from a critical perspective. The School of Social Work is committed to educating social workers in practices that further the goal of social justice. The successful candidate will demonstrate a substantive analysis of systemic oppression, and engagement with the mission statement of the School in their teaching and scholarship. Applicants must demonstrate excellence or the promise of excellence in teaching and a record of recent scholarly research. Candidates who have strong connections within Indigenous communities and who will bring Indigenous knowledges and pedagogies to the School are preferred. Pedagogical innovation in high priority areas such as experiential education and technology enhanced learning is an asset. The appointment will carry a teaching load of three full courses or the equivalent.
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. Temporary entry for citizens of the U.S.A. and Mexico may apply per the provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) or citizens of Chile may apply per the provisions of the Canada Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA).
Applicants should submit, in hard copy, a signed letter of application, an up-to-date curriculum vitae, and a teaching dossier, and arrange for three confidential letters of recommendation to be sent directly. Please include samples of published work and copies of student teaching evaluations in your application package. Apply to: Professor Andrea Daley, Director, School of Social Work, South 880 Ross Building, York University, 4700 Keele St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3J 1P3.
The deadline for applications is March 10, 2017. All York University positions are subject to budgetary approval.
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