Job Description

Description:

Department of Women\xe2\x80\x99s and Gender Studies

University of Winnipeg

Tenure Track, Assistant Professor

The University of Winnipeg is in Treaty One territory and is located on the traditional territory of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples and on the homeland of the M\xc3\xa9tis Nation. In giving expression to our Land Acknowledgement, we commit to engaging with, questioning, and challenging colonial formations in ways that support the decolonizing work being done by Indigenous peoples in Manitoba and elsewhere.

We invite applications from women, members of racialized communities, Indigenous persons, disabled persons, and 2SLGBTQ+ persons for a designated tenure-track position in Women\xe2\x80\x99s and Gender Studies, at the rank of Assistant Professor, commencing July 1, 2023, subject to final budgetary approval. We especially seek applications from candidates with scholarly excellence in: Indigenous feminisms, critical race feminisms, and/or transnational feminist approaches. We welcome in particular those whose scholarly work involves culturally-grounded and/or collaborative practices, land-based and community-engaged epistemologies and/or practices, research-creation, and policy development; as well as scholarship that situates Indigenous issues in local, national, and/or international contexts using decolonizing, comparative, and/or relational frameworks. The successful candidate will have a PhD, or be close to completing.

The Department of Women\xe2\x80\x99s and Gender Studies offers three degree options for an interdisciplinary Major in Women\'s and Gender Studies: a 3-Year BA, a 4-Year BA, and an Honours BA. We also offer a Minor. The Department fosters an awareness and appreciation of the realities and diverse experiences of women, men, and 2SLGBTQ+ persons, and fosters a critical consciousness of the societal inequalities affecting people, including those based on gender, race, class, age, disablement, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, and religion. We especially invite scholars who will strengthen our program\xe2\x80\x99s commitment to community-engaged practices, social justice organizing, decolonial and anti-colonial critiques, Indigenous resistance and/or resurgence, public intellectual practices, intersectional feminisms, and critical race scholarship.

The successful candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate courses such as: Introduction to Women\xe2\x80\x99s and Gender Studies, Gender Race, and Nation in Canada, and Indigenous and Critical Race Feminisms. They will have the opportunity to develop Special Topics courses in their field of study. Candidates should have a record of excellence in teaching (critical, Indigenous, and intersectional feminist pedagogies), and experience in undergraduate teaching in the interdisciplinary context of Women\xe2\x80\x99s and Gender Studies, Indigenous Studies, or a related field.

Applicants are requested to submit a complete application that will include (all documents in PDF):

• a cover letter (2 pages) \xe2\x80\x93 please indicate how you identify in terms of the designated groups: women, members of racialized communities, Indigenous persons, disabled persons, and 2SLGBTQ+ persons. Indigenous candidates please articulate your relationships to and with Indigenous nations, governments, and communities, as well as stating if/how you identify as Indigenous (including First Nations, Inuit, and/or M\xc3\xa9tis), and any other materials that you consider relevant to your application.
• full curriculum vitae \xe2\x80\x93 including research, publications, teaching, and community and/or academic service
• a teaching statement (one page)
• a research statement (one page)
• names of three references

Applicants must submit all of the above materials through The University of Winnipeg\xe2\x80\x99s online recruitment system ( ).

Applications must be received by May 1, 2023. Review of applications will begin as soon as possible after that date. Review of applications will continue until such time as the position is filled. We appreciate all applicants\xe2\x80\x99 interest, but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. For additional enquiries about this position, please contact:

Dr. Sharanpal Ruprai, Chair

The Department of Women\xe2\x80\x99s and Gender Studies

The University of Winnipeg is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognizes that a diverse staff and faculty benefits and enriches the work, learning and research environments, and is essential to academic and institutional excellence. In accordance with the University of Winnipeg Employment Equity and Diversity Policy and section 11 of The Human Rights Code, this position is designated for qualified candidates who self-identify as women, racialized persons, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQ+ persons. Please confidentially self-identify at the time of application. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.

If you require accommodation supports during the recruitment process, please contact Elieth Martinez, HR Consultant at or 204-258-2928.

The personal information of applicants is collected under the authority of the University of Winnipeg Act and 36(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. All personal information collected via the recruitment process is used to assess the applicant\xe2\x80\x99s suitability, eligibility, and qualifications for employment, and to otherwise support recruitment activities. This information will be provided to participating members of the recruitment process. Questions regarding the collection of your personal information may be directed to the Director, HR Services, 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3B 2E9 or (204) 786-9066.

The University of Winnipeg has a Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy that requires all those coming to designated indoor campus spaces to provide proof they are fully vaccinated. The Policy was suspended effective May 2, 2022. However, prospective employees should know that the Policy may be reinstated in the future based on changing public health circumstances.

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