Department of Social Science
The Department of Social Science, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University, invites applications for a joint tenure-stream professorial-stream position in Criminology and International Development Studies at the rank of Assistant Professor to commence July 1, 2019. More information about the Department can be found at http://sosc.laps.yorku.ca/. Information about the International Development Studies Program can be found at http://idst.sosc.laps.yorku.ca/, and the Criminology Program at http://crim.sosc.laps.yorku.ca/. Further details about the affiliate graduate program in Socio-Legal Studies can be found at http://slst.gradstudies.yorku.ca/, and information about the MA program in Development Studies can be found at http://dvst.gradstudies.yorku.ca.
The successful candidate must have a Ph.D in a relevant social science discipline or interdisciplinary degree program related to the social sciences. The successful candidate will demonstrate excellence or promise of excellence in the areas of teaching, research, and service, and have publications appropriate to their stage of career. We are seeking an interdisciplinary scholar whose research specialization and expertise is located at the intersection of the fields of critical development studies and global criminology. The successful candidate will have demonstrated expertise in the area of human security from a developmental policy and institutional perspective, and its specification and concretization through different geographical regions within the Global South. Areas of interest related to human security, crime and development should include one or more of the following empirical research foci: corruption, organized crime, civil war and war crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity, transitional justice, international trials, land theft/land grabbing, policing and protest, and post-conflict development.
Candidates will demonstrate an ongoing program of interdisciplinary research in the Global South, and preference will be given to candidates with first-hand experience conducting fieldwork in the Global South. The successful candidate must be suitable for prompt appointment to the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Pedagogical innovation in high priority areas such as experiential education and technology enhanced learning is preferred. Salaries will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. 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 http://acadjobs.info.yorku.ca/ or by calling the AA office at 416-736-5713. Applicants wishing to self-identify can do so by downloading, completing and submitting the forms found at: http://acadjobs.info.yorku.ca/ . Please select the 'Affirmative Action' tab under which forms pertaining to Citizenship and AA can be found. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens, permanent residents and Indigenous peoples in Canada will be given priority.
Candidates should submit a signed letter of application, a curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching and research interests, a sample of scholarly writing (50 pages maximum), and a teaching dossier, including sample course outlines and institutional teaching evaluations (where available), and arrange for three signed confidential letters of reference to be sent by November 15, 2018, directly to Professor Amanda Glasbeek, Chair, Department of Social Science, S754 Ross Building, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University, 4700 Keele St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3J 1P3. Email: soscjobs@yorku.ca (subject line "CRIM/IDS Appointment")
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