Department of Anthropology – University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

December 17, 2019 

The Department of Anthropology in the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position in anthropological archaeology with a focus on Eastern North America. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, and will commence on July 1, 2020, or shortly thereafter.

An appropriately qualified individual may be nominated for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair. For information regarding eligibility criteria, please consult the CRC website: https://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/program-programme/index-eng.aspx  

Tier 2 Chairs are intended for exceptional emerging scholars. Nominees should be within ten years of receiving their PhD. Applicants who are more than 10 years from having earned their highest degree (and where career breaks exist, such as maternity, parental or extended sick leave, clinical training, etc.) may have their eligibility for a Tier 2 chair assessed through the program’s Tier 2 justification process (https://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/program-programme/nomination-mise_en_candidature-eng.aspx#s3).

Applicants must have earned a PhD in Anthropological Archaeology by the date of appointment, or shortly thereafter, with a demonstrated record of excellence in research and teaching. We seek a scholar with an innovative research program in the archaeology of Eastern North America with an ongoing field program, who is theoretically and substantively engaged in research that complements or strengthens interests of current faculty, particularly in areas such as material culture, environmental archaeology, public archaeology, and/or archaeology of descendant communities. Please visit our home page: Department of Anthropology at UTM, https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/anthropology. We seek scholars who are able to integrate Indigenous knowledge/Indigenous ways of knowing and Indigenous methodologies, as well as research and teaching methods, into the classroom.

Candidates must provide strong evidence of research excellence of an internationally competitive calibre, as evidenced by the submitted research statement, a record of contributions or publications in leading journals in the field or forthcoming publications meeting high international levels, presentations at significant conferences, accolades or awards, and strong endorsements by referees of high standing. Candidates must demonstrate research and professional work that engages with collaborative/collective knowledge building with Indigenous communities. Evidence of excellence in teaching is required and is demonstrated by a teaching dossier that includes a strong statement of teaching philosophy, teaching accomplishments, sample course syllabi, and teaching evaluations, as well as strong endorsements from referees. We seek candidates whose teaching demonstrates an engagement with Indigenous knowledges, epistemologies, and methodologies.

This position is part of the University of Toronto’s response to the calls to action in Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Report. Preference will be given to candidates who self-identify as Indigenous. Recognizing that there are a variety of terms that potential candidates may use to self-identify, the University uses the term “Indigenous” in this search to encompass the people of Turtle Island, including those who identify as First Nations, Métis, Inuk (Inuit), Alaska Native, Native American, and Native Hawaiian people.

The University of Toronto Mississauga has an interdisciplinary commitment, a multicultural student body, and a modern and spacious campus. The successful applicant will be expected to develop and maintain an active, outstanding, innovative, independent and externally funded program of research, to pursue excellence in teaching in the UTM Anthropology undergraduate program (http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/anthropology/), and to participate actively in the tri-campus University of Toronto Anthropology Graduate Program (http://www.anthropology.utoronto.ca/graduate/). 

For further information on these federally endowed chairs, open to all nationalities, including eligibility criteria, please consult the Canada Research Chairs website (https://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/program-programme/index-eng.aspx). For more information about the CRC nomination process at the University of Toronto, contact Judith Chadwick, Assistant Vice-President, Research Services - crc@utoronto.ca.

Salary to be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

All qualified candidates are invited to apply online by clicking the link below. Applicants must submit a cover letter; a current curriculum vitae; a research statement outlining current and future research interests; up to three sample publications; and a teaching dossier to include a teaching statement, sample course syllabi, and teaching evaluations.

Applicants must also arrange to have three letters of reference sent directly by the referee via email (on letterhead, signed and dated) to secretary.utmanthro@utoronto.ca, addressed to Professor Esteban Parra, Chair of the Department of Anthropology, and with the Subject line “Anthropological Archaeology Hire”. In addition to their reference letters, candidates should include one or more letters of support from Indigenous elders, leaders, or organisations describing their collaborative work or involvement with Indigenous communities.

We ask that candidates combine requested documents into one or two files in PDF/MS Word files in the following format:

1. Letter, CV, research statement and teaching dossier, titled: 1904871-YourSurnameFirstname application.pdf (or .doc)
2. Publications can be a separate document if too large to bundle with the above; if a separate document, please title as: 1904871-YourSurnameFirstname publications.pdf (or .doc). Documents too large to be submitted to the online system will not be accepted (8.3MB max file size).

Submission guidelines can be found at http://uoft.me/how-to-apply.  We recommend combining attached documents into one or two files in PDF/MS Word format.

If you have questions about this position or the program, please contact Professor Esteban Parra at anthrochair.utm@utoronto.ca. 

All application materials, including reference letters, must be received by the closing date of February 18, 2020.

The University recognizes that scholars have varying career paths and that career interruptions due to personal circumstances can be part of an excellent academic record. Search committee members have been instructed to give careful consideration to, and be sensitive to the impact of, career interruptions in their assessments.

The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons/persons of colour, women, Indigenous/Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment, and selection processes as accessible as possible, and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities. If you require any accommodations at any point during the application process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca. In addition, the office of Health & Wellbeing Programs and Services assists with providing accommodation to persons with disabilities in the workplace.

The Canada Research Chairs Program requires institutions to collect self-identification data from all applicants, following the program’s best practices. This data is important to the University’s ability to ensure that researchers from diverse groups are able to benefit from participation in the program. As part of your application, you will be required to submit a brief Diversity Survey, accessed via the online application system. Applicants are encouraged to self-identify in any of the groups where applicable. While completion of the survey is required, providing answers to the individual survey questions is voluntary, and applicants can log a response indicating that they decline the survey. For more information, please see http://UofT.me/UP.      

Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Aggregated and anonymized data regarding the applicant pool will be reported only to the chair of the selection committee, the committee’s equity advisor, and a small number of staff members in the Division of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation, for purposes of program administration and to meet reporting requirements.

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