Sociology
Tenure Stream Faculty Position
Deadline to Apply: Friday January 15, 2010
The Department of Sociology in the Faculty of Arts at Ryerson University invites applications for a tenure-stream position at the Assistant Professor level subject to final budgetary approval. We are seeking a colleague who can make a two-fold contribution to our program course offerings. The candidate must have (a) expertise in and a demonstrated capacity to teach research methods – qualitative and/or quantitative, including potentially statistics – and (b) expertise in and a demonstrated capacity to teach in at least one of the following areas: immigration and citizenship; city communities and everyday life; and/or First Nations Studies.
The position commences August 1, 2010. Applicants must have a completed PhD in Sociology or a related field prior to the commencement of this position, a record of effective teaching at the undergraduate level, and a publication record of note or promise with a research plan.
Ryerson’s Sociology degree program offers a curriculum requiring a substantial commitment to research methods and social theory, with emphases on diversity, media, and the contemporary urban experience. Members of the Department work from a range of theoretical perspectives.
Applications must include a current curriculum vitae. In addition, please highlight specific courses taught with full academic responsibility, and provide summary evaluations of teaching, and the names, addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses of three academic referees, at least one of whom is clearly identified as being able specifically to assess the applicant’s classroom teaching. Application letters must also include a statement of teaching preferences as outlined above. (Please do not send referee letters at this time; short-listed applicants will be requested to forward letters at a later date.) Applications must be received by January 15, 2010.
Send applications to:
Ms. Elizabeth Johnson
Department of Sociology
Jorgenson Hall (JOR 302)
Ryerson University
350 Victoria Street
Toronto, Ontario M5B 2K3
Alternatively, applications can be delivered by hand to Ms. Johnson at the same address. The Department will not accept applications by email or fax.
For further information about the Department, consult our web page at www.ryerson.ca/sociology.
This position falls under the Ryerson Faculty Association (www.ryerson.ca/~rfa) jurisdiction. For details on the Ryerson Faculty Association Collective Agreement and the University’s RFA Benefits Summary, please visit www.ryerson.ca/hr/working/docs/rfa_collective_agreement_09.pdf and www.ryerson.ca/hr/working/etoolkit/benefits/rfa/ respectively.
Ryerson University has an employment equity program and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities and women. Members of designated groups are encouraged to self-identify. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
