Assistant Professor, Teaching & Program Coordinator – Integrative Arts, AMPD

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Department of Computational Arts, School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design

The Department of Computational Arts in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design at York University invites highly qualified applicants for an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream position in Integrative Arts. The successful candidate will be appointed as Program Coordinator, Integrative Arts with an initial three-year term, with the possibility of renewal upon successful review. This is a teaching-centred, tenure-track appointment to commence July 1st, 2026.

The successful candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate-level courses and to provide creative educational leadership in enhancing teaching and learning through curricular and pedagogical innovation in the classroom and at the program level. As Program Coordinator the successful candidate will be responsible for course development, program administration, recruitment/retention and collaboration with faculty across the School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design.

Integrative Arts https://ampd.yorku.ca/integrative-arts/ is a pan-faculty program in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design that combines artistic and technological skills with an emphasis on artistic and creative methodology, transdisciplinary study of the arts, and engagement in the creative industries, all taking place within a social justice and decolonial framework. The program responds to changing student demand and industry needs by facilitating individualized student pathways through the program and culminating in collaborative capstone projects.

Candidate Qualifications:
• A PhD, or a PhD equivalent (such as an MA/MFA with a substantial record of professional experience) in integrative arts as defined above, or a related field, is required.
• An active creative practice with a teaching focus on artistic and creative methodologies in emerging technologies and transdisciplinary study of the arts is required.
• A record or evident promise of excellence in teaching at the university level (e.g., teaching accomplishments, pedagogical innovations, student and/or peer evaluations).
• A record or evident promise of making valuable contributions through administrative and committee service, as well as coordinating the Integrative Arts Program is required.
• Strong commitment to pedagogy and student success, the capacity to bring a theoretical and practical orientation to integrative arts teaching, learning and program design, and evidence of good judgment and a reflective approach to innovation in teaching. Experience with curriculum development, program design and inclusive approaches to teaching and assessment is preferred.
• Engagement in the creative industries with experience in leadership in social justice and decolonial pedagogical development is preferred.

We acknowledge that within higher education, traditional or conventional academic pathways in research can reinforce biases in the filling of faculty posts. Applications are encouraged from candidates that may not fit all the above qualifications and that challenge our ideas of teaching, scholarship and research of which we may be unconscious. We are particularly interested in candidates who bring experience in facilitating equity, diversity and inclusion practices within their teaching and curricular development and leadership.
Hiring Policies:
• Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
• All York University positions are subject to budgetary approval.
• York University is an Affirmative Action (AA) employer and strongly values diversity, including gender and sexual diversity, within its community. The AA Program, which applies to women, members of racialized groups, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and those who self-identify as 2SLGBTQ+, can be found here https://www.yorku.ca/vpepc/faculty-affairs/affirmative-action/ or by contacting Aqsa Ahmed, EDI Program Manager ([email protected]).
• York welcomes and employs scholars from all over the world. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
• York University has a policy on Accommodation in Employment for Persons with Disabilities http://secretariat-policies.info.yorku.ca/policies/accommodation-in-employment-for-persons-with-disabilities/ and is committed to working towards a barrier-free workplace and to expanding the accessibility of the workplace to persons with disabilities. Candidates who require accommodation during the selection process are invited to contact Associate Professor Dr. Mark-David Hosale ([email protected]).

Application Components:
• Due date for completed applications: November 25, 2025.
• Required components: 1) current CV; 2) cover letter including descriptions and evidence of teaching and leadership/administrative service; 3) teaching dossier with evidence of or promise of excellence; 4) contact information for three professional references.
• Provide required information regarding your Canadian work status and optional self-identification for Affirmative Action purposes as part of the online application at this link: YUWorkAA.
• Direct questions about the position to Associate Professor Dr. Mark-David Hosale ([email protected]).
• Submit your materials: by email to Revill Villanueva, Undergraduate Program Support Assistant, [email protected].

Learn More About York:
• York University generates and shares knowledge through our research, teaching and engagement with communities around the world. The 2023-2028 Strategic Research Plan https://www.yorku.ca/research/strategic-research-plan-2023-2028/ showcases the depth, breadth and ambition of research at York.
• York’s commitments to social justice are laid out in our Decolonizing, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy https://www.yorku.ca/dedi-strategy/, the Framework & Action Plan on Black Inclusion https://www.yorku.ca/abr/ and the Indigenous Framework for York University https://indigenous.yorku.ca/framework/.
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