Posting Details
Position Information
Job Title
Assistant Professor of Women and Gender Studies
About the University
It's your time to shine! Work where the world comes to create, discover and learn. We are one of Canada's top universities and leading research institutions. With more than 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students, two campuses (Lethbridge and Calgary), seven faculties and schools, and more than 2,500 employees, ULethbridge is Lethbridge's second largest employer. Faculty and staff come together to contribute, each in their own way, to establishing ULethbridge as Canada's destination university. In 2022, Lethbridge was recognized as one of Canada's top small cities.
Rank
Assistant Professor
Tenure Information
Tenure Track
Position Details
The University of Lethbridge is hiring a tenure track Assistant Professor to teach core and senior level courses in our Bachelor of Arts, Women and Gender Studies [WGST] program and in our Cultural, Social and Political Thought [CSPT] interdisciplinary M.A. and Ph.D. program. There will also be the opportunity to supervise M.A. students in the WGST program. The successful candidate will be assigned to a disciplinarily appropriate home department in the Faculty of Arts and Science. The start date of the appointment is July 1, 2025, subject to budgetary approval.
The University of Lethbridge offers competitive benefits; the annual hiring salary will range from $79,132 -- $94,000, commensurate with qualifications and experience.
The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in Women and Gender Studies or a related field. While the discipline and area of expertise are open, applications from scholars whose research focuses on feminist approaches to disaster, migration, and borders or popular culture would be particularly welcome. Candidates must demonstrate a research program that can attract external funding, have experience in teaching Women and Gender Studies courses, and interest in community engagement and student mentorship at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
In addition to their home Department, the successful candidate will be part of the newly established Centre for Feminist Research [CFR]. We are currently hiring a Director of the CFR who will work to facilitate innovative interdisciplinary feminist scholarship by emerging and established scholars across campus. The aim of the CFR is to generate a hub for feminist research at the University of Lethbridge. Providing University of Lethbridge undergraduate and graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and faculty who have a feminist research program and/or praxis with a collaborative and supportive home, the CFR will elevate feminist scholarship on campus and engage and work meaningfully in partnership with local, regional, and global communities outside of academia.
Our Values
The University of Lethbridge recognizes that diversity enriches our campus and community and is fundamental to teaching, learning, and research excellence. The University as a whole embraces equity as a core value to build strong and vibrant communities of belonging where students, faculty and staff feel welcome, are treated equitably, and can thrive.
Accessibility, Belonging and Community for all are key strategic priorities for the University of Lethbridge. This is reflected in our commitment as a signatory to the Scarborough Charter , where we continue to work towards eliminating anti-Black racism and to advance Black inclusion in Canada's post-secondary sector. We are committed to responding to the Calls to Action outlined by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, and as the first post-secondary signatory of the Buffalo Treaty , we take our responsibilities in education and research (Articles V and VI respectively) very seriously. As an institution, we are deeply committed to Universities Canada's Inclusive Excellence Principles (see principles 1 and 3). All qualified applicants are welcome to apply for this position and to further our values, commitments, and strategic priorities of the University of Lethbridge, we also strongly encourage applications from racialized and Indigenous candidates with lived experiences and established connections with Indigenous, Black, and/or diverse ways of knowing, students, and communities. We encourage all applicants to self-identify in their application.
Our Application Process
All applications must be submitted online and should include a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests, a statement of teaching experience and philosophy, past contributions and ongoing commitment to the advancement of anti-racism and decolonial approaches in teaching, research and/or service within post-secondary or community-based settings, and contact information for three references (references will be contacted directly for short-listed candidates). Academic and community-based references are welcome, and a minimum of two of the three references must be academic. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, but consideration of complete files will commence on March 10, 2025.
For inquiries about the position, please contact the Chair of the Search Committee, Dr. Susan Dieleman at **************@uleth.ca or Associate Dean Janay Nugent, Faculty of Arts and Science at ********@uleth.ca.
Required Documents
- Curriculum Vitae
- Letter of Application
- Statement of Research Interest
- Contact Information for References
- Past contributions and ongoing commitment to the advancement of anti-racism and decolonial approaches in teaching
- Research and/or service within post-secondary or community-based settings
- Statement of teaching experience and philosophy
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.
