Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) in the area of Socio-Legal Studies

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Duties and Responsibilities: The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a record of or potential for scholarly research and teaching excellence commensurate with the Assistant Professor rank. The successful candidate will be required to teach core courses in the department as well as courses from the candidate’s specialty. The department has teaching needs in Canadian law, criminal law, criminal procedure, and law and society. Experience working with Indigenous and other diverse populations is also desirable.

The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the scholarly advancement of the department through a productive research agenda, should have some experience pursuing grants and funding from internal and external sources (e.g. CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC), and develop a record of effective student supervision and mentorship. As a member of the Department of Justice Studies, the successful candidate will be expected to actively participate in department, faculty, and university level service consistent with their appointed rank.

Qualifications: Qualified candidates should have in hand or be near completion of a terminal degree in Law, Socio-Legal Studies or a similar cognate discipline, or in a complementary discipline along with a non-terminal Law degree. Work experience with legal services is considered an asset. This competition has been designated as being targeted for self-identified women/gender diverse individuals. As a result, an offer of employment can only be extended to a qualified self-declared woman/gender diverse individual.

Overview of the program: The Department of Justice Studies is home to two distinct, but related programs – a Bachelor of Human Justice and a Bachelor of Arts in Police Studies. Our department has approximately 350 undergraduate majors – 230 Human Justice Majors and 120 Police Studies majors. Faculty in the department draw from pluralistic approaches grounded in the field of criminology and crossing over from various disciplines. Our courses reflect a broad understanding of justice that includes criminal, legal, social and restorative perspectives. For information on our programs and faculty, please refer to https://www.uregina.ca/arts/justice-studies/. For more information on the Faculty of Arts, please refer to https://www.uregina.ca/arts/.

How to apply: As per instructions posted at https://www.uregina.ca/hr/careers/, candidates must electronically submit:
1) a cover letter that clearly articulates the candidate’s teaching, research and service goals and experience (and indicates projected PhD completion date if not yet received);
2) a current curriculum vitae;
3) 3 samples of recent research output;
4) a teaching dossier including a teaching philosophy, a list of courses previously taught, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and sample course materials;
5) unofficial transcripts for their PhD program obtained by the candidate; and
6) the names and contact information of three references.

If your gender is not reflected in the options outlined within our application system, please reach out to arts.deans.office@uregina.ca for further assistance with your application.

The deadline for applications is September 15, 2024. Those candidates contacted for an interview will be asked to have original transcripts and letters of reference sent directly to: Office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, S4S 0A2, or by email to: arts.deans.office@uregina.ca. Academic enquiries should be addressed to: Dr. Stuart Wilson, Head, at js.head@uregina.ca.

The University of Regina is committed to an equitable and inclusive workplace that reflects the richness of the community that we serve. The University encourages applications from all individuals, including individuals within the University’s employment equity categories of women, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities/racialized groups, Indigenous people, individuals of diverse gender and sexual orientation, and all groups protected by the Human Rights Code. However, this particular competition has been designated as being targeted for self-identified women/gender diverse individuals, and we encourage those individuals to apply.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

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