April 7, 2025
The Faculty of Arts at the UBC Vancouver campus invites applications from internal faculty members within UBC. Applicants must hold a PhD and be at the rank of Professor or Associate Professor, with the expectation to be promoted to Professor within one or two years for a SSHRC Tier 1 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Indigenous Textual Sovereignties. Tier 1 Chairs, tenable for seven years and renewable once, are for outstanding researchers acknowledged by their peers as world leaders in their fields. The successful candidate will be a leader in their field of research with a distinguished track record in the study of Indigenous literary and expressive cultures whose work is internationally known for engaging the relationship between Critical Indigenous Studies, Indigenous literary studies, forms of Indigenous sovereignty (including citizenship).
The Faculty of Arts is a Faculty of distinction and excellence in both teaching and research and home to over twenty Canada Research Chairs across a wide range of humanities, social sciences, and creative and performing arts. The Chair in Indigenous Textual Sovereignties will be co-located in the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies and the Department of English Language and Literatures. The Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies is widely recognized as a key site for grounded and wide-reaching work that emerges from, and extends, multi-layered interdisciplinary conversations in Indigenous Studies globally. The Department of English Language and Literatures stands out among Canadian universities for its emphasis on diverse approaches to literary study, with a particular strength in Indigenous literary and textual studies.
Canada Research Chairs are expected to maintain an outstanding program of research, to teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels, to attract and supervise undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows, and to contribute to service at all levels within the University and to the profession.
Applicants must meet the eligibility requirements for a Tier 1 CRC position. Tier 1 CRC nominees must be Professors or Associate Professors who are expected to be promoted to the Professor rank within one or two years of the nomination. The Canada Research Chairs Program supports outstanding researchers whose scholarly profile and proposed research program demonstrate an excellent fit with an institution’s strategic goals and strategic research plan. All Chair nominations are subject to review and final approval by the CRC Secretariat. Please consult the Canada Research Chairs website https://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca for full program information and further details on eligibility criteria.
Applications must be submitted electronically at: https://ardo.air.arts.ubc.ca/?p=8441. Please be prepared to provide the following items:
- Curriculum vitae
- One sample of published research
- Description of your most significant research accomplishments (1 page)
- Research program proposal for Tier 1 CRC in Indigenous Textual Sovereignties (PDF document, up to 6 pages, excluding references) which should include:
- Program objectives
- Research methodology
- Engagement with research users and communication of results
- Proposed training strategies and potential contributions to creating/advancing a culture of equity and inclusion
- The names and contact information of three referees who meet the CRC program’s conflict of interest requirements per https://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/program-programme/referees-repondants-eng.aspx.
The closing date for applications is 11:59 pm, May 10, 2025. Only complete applications will be considered by the committee. Inquiries about the position and/or proposed nomination can be sent to Professor Christiane Hoppmann at artsad.rc@ubc.ca. The Chair is expected to begin as early as April 1, 2026.
In accordance with the 2019 Addendum to the 2006 Canadian Human Rights Settlement Agreement, UBC’s CRC Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Action Plan [https://research.ubc.ca/federal-research-chair-programs/canada-research-chairs/ubcscommitment-equity-diversity-and], and pursuant to Section 42 of the BC Human Rights code, the selection will be restricted to members of the following federally designated groups: Indigenous Peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, and women and gender equity-seeking groups. Applicants to CRC positions are asked to complete this equity survey https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6WJHol7SfPxRMu9 as part of the application, and candidates from these groups must self-identify as belonging to one or more of the federally designated groups to be considered for the position. As the search is limited to those self-identifying as members of designated equity groups, candidates must also provide their name in the survey to be considered.
Personal information is collected under the authority of sections 26(a), 26(c) and 26(e) of the BC Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The information you provide will be used to determine whether you qualify for participation in this restricted process, and to advance accessibility, equity, and fair adjudication in this process. Data will be collected by the Equity & Inclusion Office and only the names of those eligible for the search process will be shared confidentially with the search committee. All responses will be stored in a secure database.
UBC recognizes the legitimate impact that COVID-related research interruptions and eligible leaves (e.g., maternity, parental, medical, bereavement) can have on a candidate’s record of achievement. These leaves will be taken into careful consideration during the assessment process.
The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible work environment for all members of its workforce. Within this hiring process we will make efforts to create an accessible process for all candidates (including but not limited to disabled people). Confidential accommodations are available on request by contacting Vicki Ferguson, Director, Research Development, Faculty of Arts at vicki.ferguson@ubc.ca.
If you have any questions regarding accommodations or accessibility during the recruitment and hiring process or for more information and support, please visit UBC’s Centre for Workplace Accessibility website at https://hr.ubc.ca/health-and-wellbeing/working-injury-illness-or-disability/centre-workplace-accessibility or contact the Centre at workplace.accessibility@ubc.ca. To learn more about how the university is working to create a more inclusive working and learning environment, see the Strategic Equity & Anti-Racism (StEAR) Framework’s goals related to recruitment and retention (https://equity.ubc.ca/stear-framework-and-roadmap-for-change/).
UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. All qualified persons are encouraged to apply. Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.