Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work (FIFSW) - Targeted Posting
March 17, 2025
The Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work (FIFSW) at the University of Toronto invites applications for nomination to a Canada Research Chair, Tier 1, in research areas that align with the subject matter eligibility of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). Applicants must be full-time tenured Full or Associate Professors in the FIFSW.
In order to address the underrepresentation of groups who experience systemic barriers in the CRC Program (as identified by the Tri-Agency Institutional Programs Secretariat), this special call is open only to individuals who self-identify as women, as defined by the Employment Equity Act, or as trans, non- binary or Two-Spirit. The identification of outstanding candidates from these designated groups supports the University and Faculty commitments to equity, diversity, and inclusion, and our public mission for the pursuit of excellence and equity, as well as the institutional capacity to fulfill the objectives of the University’s Canada Research Chairs Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan.
Tier 1 Chairs are for outstanding established scholars. To meet the selection criteria of the program, nominees must be outstanding and innovative world-class researchers whose accomplishments have made a major impact in their fields; be recognized internationally as leaders in their fields; have superior records of attracting and supervising graduate students and postdoctoral fellows (taking into account different practices in the relevant field or discipline) and, as Chairholders, be expected to attract, develop and retain excellent trainees, students and future researchers; and be proposing an original, innovative research program of the highest quality.
Applications should include in their application: 1) a 3-5 page letter of interest describing your qualifications and research plans for the position, with reference to the selection criteria for Tier 1 Chairs outlined above; and 2) a curriculum vitae.
All materials should be submitted to FIFSW Strategic Research Development Officer, Sean Kinnear (sean.kinnear@utoronto.ca) by Thursday, May 1, 2025.
For more information about this employment opportunity, please contact sean.kinnear@utoronto.ca.
For further information on the federally endowed Canada Research Chairs Program, open to all nationalities, including eligibility criteria, please consult the Canada Research Chairs website. For more information about the CRC nomination process at the University of Toronto, contact Judith Chadwick, Assistant Vice-President, Research Services, at crc@utoronto.ca.
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. Nomination 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 embraces diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We welcome applications from members who self-identify as women & gender minorities who also self-identify as racialized minorities, Indigenous Peoples and persons with disabilities as well as those with diverse sexual orientations.
The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible, and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities. Requests for workplace accommodations and related issues can be addressed to the office of Health & Wellbeing Programs and Services.
The Canada Research Chairs Program requires institutions to collect self-identification data from all applicants, following the program’s best practices. All applicants to this opportunity are required to complete this self-identification form. The data collected via this form will be held confidentially, separate from all other employment or personal data, and will be accessed only by the University’s Research Equity and Diversity Strategist. This information will be reported only in aggregate to the selection committee chair and equity officer, as well as a small number of designated individuals in the Division of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation. No individual information will be shared with the committee members or others. Data collected via this form will be used solely for the purposes of this competition and may not be accessed or used for any other purpose.
