The Department of Humanities, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University invites applications for a tenure-track Teaching Stream position, First-Year Experience: Pedagogical Leadership, at the rank of Assistant Professor to commence July 1, 2020. The successful candidate will be expected to teach and develop courses at all undergraduate levels, with a particular focus on the first-year experience. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. All York University positions are subject to budgetary approval.
A PhD or a PhD near completion in Humanities or a relevant discipline, with a substantial record of professional and teaching experience in first-year Humanities and General Education courses is required. We are particularly interested in candidates who have demonstrated a secondary interest in interdisciplinary material cultures. The Department seeks highly qualified candidates with the ability to teach across different disciplines and medial forms (visual art, literature, music, film, and digital media). In other words, the ideal candidate would be someone who is as comfortable talking about contemporary music in a historical / cultural / critical context as they would be about a nineteenth-century literary text. The successful candidate will demonstrate excellence or the promise of excellence in teaching university-level courses with an emphasis on critical skills, and have a strong commitment to pedagogy, student success and cultural diversity. Pedagogical innovation in such priority areas as experiential education, technology-enhanced learning and community-based learning would be an asset, as would experience with curriculum development and universal design. We particularly value experience in first-year general education course design, working with diverse student populations, and teaching multilingual writers. The successful candidate is also expected to provide evidence of service or promise of service in administration.
York University has a policy on Accommodation in Employment for Persons with Disabilities and is committed to working towards a barrier-free workplace and to expanding the accessibility of the workplace to persons with disabilities. Candidates who require accommodation during the selection process are invited to contact Professor David Cecchetto, Chair of the Search Committee at dcecchet@yorku.ca.
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 women, members of visible minorities (racialized groups), Aboriginal (Indigenous) people and persons with disabilities, can be found at http://acadjobs.info.yorku.ca/ or by calling the AA line at 416.736.5713. Applicants wishing to self-identify as part of York University's Affirmative Action Program can do so by downloading, completing and submitting the form found at: http://acadjobs.info.yorku.ca/affirmative-action/self-identification-form/. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens, Permanent Residents and Indigenous peoples in Canada will be given priority. No application will be considered without a completed mandatory Work Status Declaration form which can be found at http://acadjobs.info.yorku.ca/affirmative-action/work-authorization-form.
The deadline for receipt of completed applications is January 25, 2020. Applicants should submit a signed letter of application, outlining their professional and teaching interests, a curriculum vitae, a teaching dossier, and a sample of their written work (no longer than 20 pages) and arrange for three confidential letters of recommendation to be sent directly to Professor Andrea Davis, Chair, Department of Humanities, 206 Vanier College, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3J 1P3; or by e-mail to humachr@yorku.ca (subject line: "First-Year Experience Humanities"). Referees should be advised to address the candidate’s qualifications and experience in relation to the position.
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