Assistant
Professor


Faculty
of
Community
Services,
School
of
Early
Childhood
Studies


TENURE
TRACK
POSITION
–
Assistant
Professor




The
 School
 of
 Early
 Childhood
 Studies
 at
 the
 Faculty
 of
 Community
 Services,
 Ryerson
 University
 (http://www.ryerson.ca/ecs)
 in
 Toronto
 invites
 applications
 for
 a
 Tenure
 Track
 position
 at
 the
 rank
 of

Assistant
Professor
effective
July
1,
2015,
subject
to
final
budgetary
approval.




The
successful
candidate
will
be
expected
to
contribute
to
the
teaching
and
research
agenda
of
the
 School,
and
engage
in
service
activities
that
further
the
mandate
of
the
School,
Faculty
of
Community
 Services
and
of
the
University.





The
 successful
 candidate
 must
 have
 a
 completed
 PhD
 or
 EdD
 in
 Early
 Childhood
 Studies
 or
 a
 related
 field.
 The
 candidate
 must
 have
 a
 strong
 interest
 and
 background
 in
 early
 childhood
 studies
 with
 a
 particular
 expertise
 in
 early
 learning
 curriculum,
 family
 support,
 and/or
 early
 childhood
 professional
 issues
 and
 policy.
 S/he
 must
 demonstrate
 high‐quality
 teaching
 in
 a
 post‐secondary
 environment,
 a
 strong
 track
 record
 in
 research,
 grant
 writing
 and
 publications
 as
 well
 as
 the
 capacity
 for
 collegial
 service.
 Demonstrated
 experience
 in
 practice,
 as
 well
 as
 research,
 with
 children
 and
 families
 would
 be
 an
asset.




The
 School
 of
 Early
 Childhood
 Studies,
 consisting
 of
 18
 full
 time
 faculty
 members,
 prides
 itself
 both
 on
 the
quality
of
its
teaching
and
the
breadth
and
excellence
of
its
research.
The
School
of
Early
Childhood
 Studies
is
the
oldest
of
its
kind
in
Canada
with
a
proud
history
and
an
excellent
reputation
nationally
and
 internationally.
 The
 School
 offers
 a
 four‐year
 Bachelor
 of
 Arts
 (BA)
 program,
 a
 degree
 completion
 program
 for
 graduates
 of
 two‐year
 community
 college
 diploma
 programs,
 and
 a
 Master
 of
 Arts
 (MA)
 program
 with
 a
 focus
 on
 diversity
 and
 inclusion.
 Faculty
 advise
 and
 supervise
 graduate
 students
 in
 the
 School’s
MA
program,
as
well
as
in
other
graduate
programs
offered
at
Ryerson.
In
Fall
2014,
the
School
 in
partnership
with
the
Faculty
of
Education,
York
University
began
offering
a
concurrent
BA
in
ECS
and
a
 BEd
(Primary/Junior
Certification)
program.
Two
laboratory
schools
serving
children
and
families
provide
 practice
teaching
experience
for
students
and
serve
as
research
venues
for
faculty
and
students.
Faculty
 members
 of
 the
 School
 are
 actively
 involved
 in
 teaching,
 research,
 and
 community
 outreach
 –
 locally,
 nationally,
and
internationally.




Located
 in
 the
 heart
 of
 Toronto,
 the
 largest
 and
 most
 culturally
 diverse
 city
 in
 Canada,
 Ryerson
 University
 is
 committed
 to
 diversity,
 equity
 and
 inclusion.
 The
 university
 is
 known
 for
 innovative
 programs
 built
 on
 the
 integration
 of
 theoretical
 and
 practically
 oriented
 learning.
 Our
 undergraduate
 and
graduate
programs
are
distinguished
by
a
professionally
focused
curriculum
and
strong
emphasis
on
 excellence
 in
 teaching,
 research
 and
 creative
 activities.
 Ryerson
 is
 also
 a
 leader
 in
 adult
 learning,
 with
 the
largest
university‐based
continuing
education
school
in
Canada.




 


Please
note
that
applications
by
fax
or
e‐mail
will
not
be
accepted.

All
confidential
inquiries
should
be
 sent
to
Dr.
Elaine
Frankel,
Chair
of
the
Departmental
Hiring
Committee
(efrankel@ryerson.ca).
To
 ensure
full
consideration,
candidates
must
apply
by
December
15,
2014,
however,
late
applications
may
 be
considered
until
the
position
is
filled.
Please
indicate
in
your
application
if
you
are
a
Canadian
citizen
 or
a
permanent
resident
of
Canada.
Applications
must
include
a
curriculum
vitae,
two
recent
writing
 samples,
results
of
teaching
surveys
(or
equivalent
evidence
such
as
a
teaching
dossier)
and
the
names
 and
contact
information
of
three
references.
Applications
can
be
uploaded
by
applying
below
by
clicking
 on
"Start
Application
Process"
online
via
our
Faculty
Recruitment
Portal
 (https://hr.cf.ryerson.ca/ams/faculty/).




This
position
falls
under
the
jurisdiction
of
the
Ryerson
Faculty
Association
(RFA).
The
RFA
collective
 agreement
can
be
viewed
at:
http://www.ryerson.ca/teaching/agreements/index.html.
The
RFA’s
 website
can
be
found
at:
http://rfa.ryerson.ca/.
A
summary
of
RFA
benefits
can
be
found
at:
 http://www.ryerson.ca/hr/benefits/benefits_by_group/rfa/index.html.



Ryerson
University
is
strongly
committed
to
fostering
diversity
within
our
community.
We
welcome
 those
who
would
contribute
to
the
further
diversification
of
our
staff,
our
faculty
and
its
scholarship
 including,
but
not
limited
to,
women,
visible
minorities,
Aboriginal
people,
persons
with
disabilities,
and
 persons
of
any
sexual
orientation
or
gender
identity.
Please
note
that
all
qualified
candidates
are
 encouraged
to
apply
but
applications
from
Canadians
and
permanent
residents
will
be
given
priority.