Assistant or Tenured Associate Professor in Social Justice and International Studies in Education

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Assistant or Tenured Associate Professor in Social Justice and International Studies in Education

Job Identification 3388

Posting Date 12/24/2025, 10:01 PM

Apply Before 2/5/2026

Job Schedule Full Time

Locations

Edmonton, AB, Canada
(On-site)

Category Type Education – Higher Education (study of)

Position Type Faculty (Includes Asst. Professors, Associate Professors)

College/Administrative Portfolio College of Social Sciences + Humanities

Faculty/Department Education

Annual Salary Range

About the Team

About the Team
The https://www.ualberta.ca/en/education/index.html is consistently ranked among the top faculties of education in Canada and globally. It is home to award-winning educators, internationally recognized researchers, and socially engaged scholars. With a commitment to inclusive excellence, the faculty supports K-12 education, professional development, and advanced scholarship, shaping the next generation of teachers, leaders, and policymakers who make a difference in classrooms and communities.

Description

This position is part of the Association of the Academic Staff of the University of Alberta (AASUA).

The successful candidate will be offered a tenured or tenure-track appointment with the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, which is in accordance with the https://www.ualberta.ca/en/human-resources-health-safety-environment/media-library/my-employment/agreements/schedule-a-academic-faculty-members-2020-2024.pdf, and offers a comprehensivehttps://www.ualberta.ca/en/human-resources-health-safety-environment/benefits-and-pay/benefits-and-pension/benefits-overview/index.html

Location – This role is in-person at North Campus Edmonton.

The Faculty of Education, Social Justice and International Studies in Education specialization, at the University of Alberta, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or tenured Associate Professor in International Education. The start date is July 1st, 2026.

We are committed to fostering community, belonging, and equitable access and believe that is integral to academic excellence. Relatedly, we value the lived experiences and epistemologies of racialized and colonized peoples in local and international contexts, as an asset.

The candidate will be joining a globally recognized research Faculty that serves teacher candidates at the undergraduate level and draws graduate students and emerging scholars from a range of fields, including K-12 education systems, government, higher education, the non-profit sector, community organizations, and social movements.

We seek to hire a scholar with a demonstrated and innovative program of research and teaching committed to community-based, anti-colonial praxes and critical, interdisciplinary, and transnational approaches to theory and methodology. The successful candidate will be expected to pursue innovative and independent research, and to establish an outstanding, competitive, and externally funded research program.

Responsibilities

The day-to-day responsibilities of the successful candidate include:

• Research and undergraduate and graduate teaching. We are looking for a candidate with demonstrated commitment to research, teaching, and community service in any of the following areas of education:
• International Political Economy of Development, Critical Pedagogy, Social Justice and Social Movements, and Theories and Methodologies of the Global South.
• Contribute to teaching (2-2 course load)
• Supervise graduate students
• Contribute to administrative functioning as well as developing the existing strengths and horizons of the specialization of Social Justice and International Studies in Education
• Contribute to the administrative functioning of the Faculty of Education
• Participate in outreach in relevant scholarly fields (e.g. conferences) and community

Qualifications

Required Qualifications (commensurate with experience):

• The successful candidate will have a doctoral degree (successfully defended by July 1st, 2026) in disciplines such as (or a combination thereof) education, sociology, history, anthropology, cultural studies, political studies, gender studies, racial and ethnic studies, development studies and other related disciplines.
• Demonstrated and innovative, independent program of research and teaching grounded in community-based, anti-colonial praxes and critical, interdisciplinary, and transnational approaches to theory and methodology.
• Proven ability to establish an outstanding, competitive, and externally funded research program.
• Demonstrated experience in critical, interdisciplinary, and transactional approaches to theory and methodology.
• Scholarship and teaching focused on areas such as the international political economy of development and education, critical sociology of education, community-based political education, racial capitalism, and social movement learning in the Global South and its diasporas.
• We will give special consideration to those whose work is rooted in anti-/de-colonial South Asian, Black, Indigenous, and/or women of colour feminist, and/or disability justice frameworks.

About Social Justice and International Studies (SJI)

Research and teaching in the Social Justice and International Studies in Education specialization at the University of Alberta draws on a range of disciplines, including sociology, history, philosophy, political science, comparative/international education, South Asian Studies, Black Studies, gender, race, and ethnic studies, and cultural studies. Our faculty focus on relationality across global and local contexts, policies, and processes that shape education in the diverse places it occurs, including schools, universities, communities, social movements, and non-governmental organizations, among others. Research and coursework in this area focuses on enabling students to understand, critically explain, and address educational problems, contexts, issues, policies, and practices in order to elicit educational transformations toward equity and social justice within and beyond formal education systems.

Greater Edmonton, Amiskwacîwâskahikan, is situated on Treaty Six Territory. With a population of approximately 1.5 million people, Edmonton is the sixth largest metropolitan area in Canada. Edmonton’s diversity includes the second largest Indigenous population (6.5%) and the fourth largest Black population (6%) of any Canadian city. Nearly 9% of Edmonton’s population is of South Asian origin and 12% of East and Southeast Asian origin (including 6% Filipino), with growing numbers of Edmontonians of Latin American, West Asian and North African origins. The Edmonton public school system offers bilingual education for children in American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Hebrew, and Spanish. At least two high schools, Amiskwaciy Academy and Victoria School of the Arts, offer Cree and Blackfoot as a high school credit and have started an Indigenous Ways of Knowing program in junior high school.

Application Instructions

Candidates should submit a letter of application, a C.V., two-page research program statement, copies of three recent or representative publications (peer-reviewed and/or up to one public-facing piece of writing), a teaching dossier, and contact information for three referees who have agreed to provide three letters of recommendation. Consideration of applications will commence on the posting close date and will continue until the position is filled.

About Us
The University of Alberta acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 6 territory, and respects the histories, languages and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and all FirstPeoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community.
The University of Alberta is a community of knowledge seekers, change makers and world shapers who lead with purpose each and every day. We are home to over 14,000 faculty and staff, more than 40,000 students and a growing community of 300,000 alumni worldwide.
Your work will have a meaningful influence on a fascinating cross-section of people – from our students and community members, to our renowned researchers and innovators, making discoveries and generating solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger and more just. https://www.ualberta.ca/en/careers.html.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. If suitable Canadian citizens or permanent residents cannot be found, other individuals will be considered.
At the University of Alberta, we are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible hiring process for all candidates. If you require accommodations to participate in the interview process, please let us know at the time of booking your interview and we will make every effort to accommodate your needs.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.
All University employees have a responsibility to foster a workplace that prioritizes safety in all its forms – physical, cultural, and psychological. This is achieved by promoting a safe environment, adhering to all safety laws, policies and procedures, completing all required safety training, identifying hazards and implementing controls, reporting incidents, and contributing to a culture of belonging and respect, while endeavoring to ensure that all colleagues feel valued and safe to express their thoughts, perspectives and concerns.
The University of Alberta is committed to creating a university community where everyone feels valued, barriers to success are removed, and thriving connections are fostered. We welcome applications from all qualified persons. We encourage women, First Nations, Métis and Inuit persons, members of visible minority groups, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and expression, and all those who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas and the University to apply.
L’Université de l’Alberta s’engage à créer une communauté universitaire où chaque personne se sent valorisée, où les obstacles à la réussite sont éliminés et où des connexions enrichissantes peuvent se développer. Nous accueillons les demandes de toutes les personnes qualifiées. Nous encourageons les femmes; Premières nations, Métis et Inuits; membres des groupes minoritaires visibles; personnes handicapées; personnes de toute orientation sexuelle ou identité et expression de genre; et toutes les personnes qui peuvent contribuer à la diversification des idées et à l’université à postuler.

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