The First Peoples Studies Program at the School of Community and Public Affairs is seeking to hire a limited-term appointment (LTA) professor to teach courses in the BA in First Peoples Studies and the upcoming Microprogram in Land-Based Education. The position will entail teaching courses in land-based education, Indigenous politics, history, and cultures. Limited-term appointment positions at Concordia University are full-time faculty positions of between 9.5- and 12‑month duration (the annual salary is pro-rated in the case of shorter contracts). The incumbent is responsible for teaching six (in the case of a 9.5-month contract) or seven three-credit courses per year, and for some administrative and other service roles within the academic unit. Up to two subsequent 12‑month appointments may be possible, subject to satisfactory job performance, academic unit need, and budgetary approval.

 

 

The successful candidate will have personal life experience with Indigenous communities in northern Turtle Island (Canada). This could include having been raised in an Indigenous community or living/working there for an extended period of time (e.g. over ten years). They will have nation-specific analysis (as opposed to pan-Indigenous understandings). They will have demonstrated success in understandings and applications of an Indigenous worldview, pedagogies, working with creation stories and Indigenous cosmologies, values and methodologies. They will be proficient in teaching approaches and pedagogies that center Indigenous students, Indigenous scholarship, and teaching processes.

 

They will have a profound awareness of the issues facing Indigenous peoples in Canada, approaches related to Indigenous sovereignty, government policies that limit Indigenous movement and participation in civil society (e.g. structural racism, colonial institutions), and an intersectional analysis of violence targeted at Indigenous people on the basis of “race”, gender, ability.

 

The successful candidate must hold an orientation that focuses on equity, human dignity and dignity of all beings and has experience working to create culturally safe and respectful environments, including working with LGBTQ+ and Two Spirit students. Applications should be addressed to:  Dr. Anna Sheftel, Principal, School of Community and Public Affairs, anna.sheftel@concordia.ca, and must include a cover letter clearly identifying the title and position code (22_LTA_SCPA_M), a detailed curriculum vitae, a teaching statement related to teaching in an Indigenous-centered context, and the names and contact information of three referees, including one from an Indigenous community member or leader.  Electronic applications should be submitted by April 15, 2022. Only short-listed candidates will be notified. The appointment is expected to commence on August 1, 2022.

 

Concordia University is strongly committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community, and recognizes the importance of inclusion in achieving excellence in teaching and research. As part of this commitment to providing our students with the dynamic, innovative, and inclusive educational environment of a Next‐Generation University, we require all applicants to articulate in their cover letter how their background, as well as lived and professional experiences and expertise have prepared them to teach in ways that are relevant for a diverse, multicultural contemporary Canadian society.

 

 

All applicants will receive an email invitation to complete a short equity survey. Participation in the survey is voluntary and no identifying information about candidates will be shared with hiring committees. Candidates who wish to self-identify as a member of an underrepresented group to the hiring committee may do so in their cover letter or by writing directly to the contact person indicated in this posting.

 

Applicants who anticipate requiring adaptive measures throughout any stage of the recruitment process may contact, in confidence, Nadia Hardy, Interim Deputy Provost and Vice-Provost, Faculty Development and Inclusion at vpfdi@concordia.ca or by phone at 514-848-2424, extension 4323.