Assistant Professor

Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at McGill University), do not apply through this Career Site. Login to your McGill Workday account and apply to this posting using the Find Jobs report (type Find Jobs in the search bar). Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Social Demography Assistant Professor Position in Faculty of Arts (Department of Sociology) Position description The Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position, commencing August 1, 2024. Exceptionally qualified candidates may be considered at the Associate level. We are looking to expand our strength in social demography. Within social demography, all research foci are of interest. We seek applicants with strong quantitative skills as demonstrated by a record of applying cutting-edge statistical methods to important questions in social demography. It is expected that the successful candidate will teach demographic methods at the graduate level, mentor graduate students in the Population Dynamics option, and play an active role in the Centre on Population Dynamics. The candidate may also be asked to teach undergraduate statistics. For more information about our Department, visit our website at www.mcgill.ca/sociology. Job Duties Research Teaching Service Qualifications and Education requirements 1) PhD in sociology, demography, or in a related field (includes those who expect to receive their PhD by the start of the position); 2) A strong emerging record of publications and independent program of research; 3) Experience in teaching as lecturer or teaching assistant is beneficial. The language of instruction at McGill is English; however, a working knowledge of French is an asset for complete integration into Quebec society. JOB DETAILS Job Type: Tenure-track Rank: Assistant Professor. Exceptionally qualified candidates may be considered at the Associate level. Salary: Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Application deadline: September 18, 2023 APPLICATION PROCESS Applications must be submitted online to McGill's employment portal, Workday. This system is easiest to navigate if all required documents are combined into 1 single pdf. The following supporting documents are required: A cover letter Curriculum vitae One writing sample Candidates selected for the long list will be contacted at a later date to add the names and contact information for three referees. For more information on the Department, visit our website at www.mcgill.ca/sociology. 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McGill further recognizes and fairly considers the impact of leaves (e.g., family care or health-related) that may contribute to career interruptions or slowdowns. Candidates are encouraged to signal any leave that affected productivity, or that may have had an effect on their career path. This information will be considered to ensure the equitable assessment of the candidate’s record. McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated equity groups to self-identify. It further seeks to ensure the equitable treatment and full inclusion of persons with disabilities by striving for the implementation of universal design principles transversally, across all facets of the University community, and through accommodation policies and procedures. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence, [email protected]. 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WIASN have been commissioned by the EasternArc https://easternarc.ac.uk/about-us/ to better understand what is meant by academic 'mid-career' and how to better support academics in this career stage. The Eastern Academic Research Consortium, or Arc, brings together three radical, interdisciplinary universities on the eastern seaboard of England: the University of East Anglia, the University of Essex, and the University of Kent. This survey is intended to capture the opinions and experience of academic staff who are 1. Currently working in the UK on an academic contract. OR 2. Have left the UK HE system but have significant (more than 2 years) and recent (within the last 2 years) academic experience of UK academia on an academic contract or an independent researcher working on contracts with UK universities or research funders. 3. Have completed their PhD and are at least 2 years from completion OR who are an academic without a PhD but have more than 2 years experience on an academic contract. *We include independent researchers who work on contract for UK universities OR receive(d) grant funding from a UK research funder. Use of personal information / GDPR This survey forms part of a wider consultation. All data will be extracted from the google form, dis-aggregated and anonymised. The Google Doc containing the source information will be deleted once the report is final and signed off (By sept 2023) The findings will be presented as anonymised and generalised themes (with some anonymous quotes where necessary) to EasternArc senior management as well as an outline version / slides EasternArc will share in other forums as evidence of best practice to improve UK research culture. We will collect diversity demographics to surface (where we are able) issues of equity and inclusion (with an intersectional lens). However, this information will be anonymised and presented in themes rather than individual responses. We will not be asking for your name or institution. If you submit names or institutions these will be removed from the data set for confidentiality reasons. There is no expectation that you will complete all of the questions. You have the right to not complete all questions. You have the right to withdraw at any point in the survey process; including after submission to do so please use the contact for this survey (you may have to provide some additional detail so we can ascertain your answers since this is an anonymous survey). Completing this survey you consent to the principles of the collection of data as set out here and confirm your acceptance of our data privacy policy. The consultation report will follow our WIASN Privacy code and data protection policy for conducting consultant and/or research. Available here https://www.wiasn.org/blank-page-2 For any further information about the consultation, this survey or to withdraw your answers please contact Dr Kelly Pickard-Smith [email protected]

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