March 28, 2024 (updated April 3, 2024)
The UBC Vancouver Campus, School of Social Work is located on the unceded, traditional and ancestral territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ speaking xʷməθkʷəy̓əm people.
The School of Social Work at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver campus, invites applications for a full-time tenure-stream position at the rank of Assistant Professor commencing either July 1, 2024, or January 1, 2025. We are principally interested in applications from First Nations, Métis, or Inuit (FNMI) scholars. Applicants are required to have a PhD in Social Work or related disciplines and at least three years social work practice experience. An emerging record of scholarship and teaching are assets as is experience with reserve-based or urban Indigenous peoples.
The School of Social Work’s Indigenous Strategic Plan sets out our commitment to Indigenizing and decolonizing our programs. The School’s commitment is nested in the broader commitments of UBC’s Indigenous Strategic Plan, demonstrated by being the first university in North America to commit to implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
We invite applicants who share these visions and commitment to Indigenization, decolonization and transformative justice and the School’s mission of social justice and ethics of care. We invite candidates with scholarly and practice expertise relevant to Canadian Indigenous communities including decolonization and Reconciliation. We welcome applications from those whose scholarship and teaching may not fit traditional academic conventions. We are seeking candidates with the promise of excellence in research and scholarly activities; ability and interest in high quality, innovative teaching; and a record of, or capacity to establish, effective relationships with B.C. Indigenous communities. Experience in program coordination is also an asset.
The successful candidate will be expected to develop an active program of research, publication, teaching and student supervision at the graduate (MSW, PhD) and undergraduate (BSW) levels. UBC Vancouver offers BC’s only Social Work PhD program.
The School of Social Work at UBC-Vancouver is a member of the Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE). Both the BSW and MSW programs are fully accredited by the Board of Accreditation of CASWE. For further information, visit: socialwork.ubc.ca.
UBC-Vancouver’s Point Grey Campus is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Musqueam people, with whom UBC shares a framework Memorandum of Affiliation. For information relating to Indigenous initiatives that are available at UBC, visit the UBC Vancouver Indigenous portal at: http://indigenous.ubc.ca/.
Applications are to be submitted online by May 3, 2024 through the School of Social Work at: https://socialwork.ubc.ca/about/job-opportunities/. Applicants should upload the following documents in the order listed: 1) a letter of application; 2) curriculum vitae; 3) statement of research; 4) statement of teaching philosophy; 5) a one-page statement identifying your contribution, or potential contribution, to Indigenization and decolonizing work and diversity including your ability to work with a culturally diverse student body; 6) a sample publication if available; and 7) evidence of teaching effectiveness, such as sample syllabi, student evaluations of teaching, etc.
In addition, applicants should arrange to have three signed, confidential letters of reference sent to sowk.dir@ubc.ca by the same deadline. Review of applications will begin soon after May 3, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled.
Enquiries may be directed to: Dr. Lea Caragata, Director, School of Social Work, The University of British Columbia, 2080 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z2. Email: sowk.dir@ubc.ca.
This position is subject to final budgetary approval. The expected pay range for this position is $9,583/month – $10,833/month. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
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, Métis, Inuit, or Indigenous person. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.