University of Saskatchewan

University of Saskatchewan

CRC Tier 2 in Indigenous Knowledges, Community-led Partnerships, and Transformational Education

Saskatoon, SK, CA · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 6 days ago
ResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring

About the role

  • The Canada Research Chairs Program is the flagship of a national strategy to make Canada one of the world's top countries in research and development. ( http://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca ).
  • Land-based, strengths-based, and trauma-informed approaches will guide the research program, supporting pathways to individual and collective healing.
  • The College's Indigenous Strategy is grounded in relationship, protocol, knowledge and data sovereignty, and Indigenous control of Indigenous education.

Responsibilities

  • Please consult the CRC website for eligibility details or contact the Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives (RASI) unit for more information ( rasi.support@usask.ca ).

Requirements

  • Tier 2 Chairs are intended for exceptional emerging scholars (i.e., candidates must have less than 10 years of experience as an active researcher in their field at the time of nomination).

Benefits

  • This work will revitalize Indigenous knowledges, strengthen identity, enhance community well-being, and transform educational systems.
  • The Department of Educational Foundations and the College of Education's strengths in Indigenous education, reflecting over five decades of Indigenous-led endeavours, will significantly support the work of the Chair.
  • Its ohpahotân | oohpaahotaan Committee, composed of faculty and staff, has led sustained efforts to embed Indigenous perspectives into curriculum, research practices, hiring, governance, and faculty/staff learning.
  • The impact of leaves (e.g., maternity leave, leave due to illness) will be carefully considered when reviewing the candidate's record of research achievement.
  • The successful applicant will be appointed as a tenure-track faculty member at the Assistant or Associate Professor level in the College of Education and will be nominated for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair.
  • A chair stipend is also provided.

Equal opportunity

  • The University of Saskatchewan is committed to supporting employees in need of accommodation in an employment context.
  • For more information on the University of Saskatchewan's accommodation policy, please contact Megan Paul (megan.paul@usask.ca).

Visa & Work Authorization

  • s, we also ask candidates to indicate whether they are Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or are otherwise already authorized to work at this position for the duration of the appointment, with an explanation if this
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