University of Windsor
Location
Ontario | Canada
Job description
Location: Ontario
Date posted: 2024-02-28
Advertised until: 2024-03-27
Position # 002549ADM60-2024-SWKThe candidate must be qualified to be appointed to a tenured or permanent position at the rank of Associate, Full Professor, Learning Specialist, AAS III, or Learning Specialist, AAS IV in the School of Social Work at the University of Windsor and must be qualified to fulfil the duties and responsibilities of Director as stipulated in Schedule A of Senate Bylaw 5.
The School of Social Work is committed to social justice and equity, diversity, inclusion, Indigeneity, anti-Black racism and decolonization in its research, scholarship, and accredited training. The School offers unique and exciting education and scholarship across Bachelors, Masters, and PhD levels featuring a cutting-edge MSW for working professionals program. Courses and programs are offered both in-person and online. The School of Social Work in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (FAHSS) has 29 full-time faculty with broad research interests across a variety of sub-disciplines. For further details about the School of Social Work including its mission and values visit our website at https://www.uwindsor.ca/socialwork/.We are searching for a scholarly and administrative leader who supports our commitment to internal and external community engagement, high-quality research, student-centred education, maintaining a successful accreditation process, and who can foster an environment of shared governance, collegial collaboration, and democratic participation across all programs and sites of operation. Our ideal candidate will have: a clear innovative vision for extending our School’s high-quality Social Work training in an increasingly competitive provincial and national market; our regional, national, and international reach in research; a commitment to supporting and enhancing teaching and impactful local community engagement; experience in attracting external research funding; a demonstrated commitment to innovative classroom and hands-on student experience at the Undergraduate and Graduate levels; a demonstrated track record of national and international research; a vision for mentoring colleagues; a commitment to supporting and enhancing Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Decolonization initiatives within the School in all of its academic and non-academic work; and a vision for team-focussed leadership and supports that maintain a healthy, collegial, and rewarding work environment.
This hire aligns with the bold imperatives of the University of Windsor strategic plan, Aspire: Together for Tomorrow, ratified Spring 2023. The University embraces a people-first philosophy grounded in a culture of academic excellence and deep belonging. Among key strategic priorities are advancing the journey towards truth and reconciliation; building a just, equitable, diverse, and inclusive university; ensuring a high-quality teaching, learning, and student experience; engaging in impactful research, scholarship, and creative activity; fostering a safe, welcoming, and sustainable campus; and engaging in local and global partnerships. The University has already made significant strides on many of these key files, and we are seeking applicants interested in working alongside us to advance them even further. Driven by the University’s commitment to anti-racism, the Black Studies Institute was established in 2023 supported by a historic cohort hiring initiative that has brought thirteen Black scholars to UWindsor across several of our faculties. The recent cohort of new faculty joining the University (over 50) is among the most diverse in our history.
Our campus is situated on the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations: the Ojibwa, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi. We are making steady progress on the Indigenization of academic programming, an Indigenous Strategic plan, and a cohort hire of Indigenous faculty in 2018-19 followed by additional hiring. Our students mirror the extraordinary cultural richness of our region, one of the most diverse in all of Canada. And we have strong global partnerships and commitments, which are reflected in the increasing number of graduate and undergraduate students we attract from across the world. The University is a signatory to the Scarborough Charter, participates in the Federal 50/30 Challenge, and endorses the Government of Canada’s Dimensions Charter.
The University of Windsor is a Canadian public, comprehensive research university enrolling over 16,000 students, including 5700 graduate students. It offers more than 280 academic programs and certificates, including 70 master’s and doctoral degrees across its nine faculties: Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences; Business; Education; Engineering; Graduate Studies; Human Kinetics; Law; Nursing; and Science. It also houses a medical program through the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at Western University. Tenured and tenure-track faculty number about 600.
Application Requirements
We particularly encourage and will prioritize persons who identify as Black, Indigenous, or racialized who apply. The short-listed candidates may be invited to provide further information in support of their applications. To ensure full consideration, complete an online application (http://www.uwindsor.ca/facultypositions) found on the job advertisement by March 27, 2024. Applications may be considered after the deadline date; however, acceptance of late submissions is at the discretion of the appointments committee.
Any questions may be sent to:
Dr. Cheryl Collier, Chair, Director Search Committee, School of Social Work
Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Windsor
Email: [email protected]
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. This position is subject to final budgetary approval.
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