Tenure Track Faculty Position (Family Science)

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The Department of Aging and Family Science offers undergraduate and graduate programs. We provide professional and academic education for entry into professional areas focusing on synergies between family science theories and practices emphasizing diversities in family form and function. We are committed to efforts that advance EDIA (Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility) across all facets of our university and in the community.

The Department is seeking candidates with expertise in the area of Family Science. The successful candidate will have a PhD. in Family Science or its equivalent. Applicants must provide evidence of both research competence in the field of Family Science and of an active research program appropriate to an early career scientist. We are particularly interested in applicants with a research focus on family diversity. Applicants should also have documented, successful teaching experience within a post-secondary setting.

Workload for the position includes research, teaching, curriculum development, and other department responsibilities, as well as collegial service to the university and external communities. Candidates should be prepared to teach a range of courses and topics (such as parent-child relationships, resilient, racialized and LGBTQ families) within the undergraduate and graduate programs, supervise undergraduate and graduate student research, as well as enhance the Department’s links to community-based organizations working with families.

Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching dossier (including teaching philosophy and interests), a statement of current and future research interests, select publications, and contact information for three referees. Interviews for this position will be held on campus.

Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Agreement with the Mount Saint Vincent University Faculty Association. This position is subject to final budgetary approval.

All applicants will be required to return the signed Self-Identification Questionnaire Form to the University Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility Advisor.

Please email applications to the attention of Dr. Janice Keefe, Chair of Aging and Family Science, via Ms. Shannon Fisher, [email protected] .

The Department will begin considering applications on February 15, 2025. The position will remain open until filled.

Inspired by a strong tradition of social responsibility and an enduring commitment to the advancement of women, Mount Saint Vincent University promotes academic excellence and the pursuit of knowledge through scholarship and teaching of the highest quality. Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU) is committed to recruiting exceptional and diverse scholars and teachers and is recognized as a leader in flexible programs, applied research, and a personalized approach to education. The Mount is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Canada’s east coast. Please visit www.msvu.ca for more information.

Mount Saint Vincent University is strongly committed to fostering diversity and inclusion within our community and encourages applications from all qualified candidates including women, persons of any sexual orientations and gender identities and/or expressions, Indigenous persons, African Canadians, other racialized groups, persons with disabilities, and other groups that would contribute to the diversification of our campus. Candidates who identify as being from any of these groups are encouraged to voluntarily self-identify in their application materials. All qualified candidates are welcome to apply; however, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.

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