Assistant Professor – Interdisciplinary Health Studies Program

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The appointment will be made at the rank of Lecturer or Assistant Professor and is expected to commence on July 1, 2025, subject to budgetary approval. Applicants must possess a Ph.D., or be near completion, by the time of appointment.

The Interdisciplinary Health Studies program at Mount Allison University offers an Bachelor of Arts & Science degree, in addition to a program Minor, which allows students to combine relevant areas of interest in health studies. This program is highly interdisciplinary and aims to be holistic and creative in content and delivery. We invite prospective candidates to review our course offerings on the MTA website and consider how they might contribute. Background disciplines might include (but are not limited to) Critical Health Studies, Sociology, Disability Studies, Public Health, Feminist and Gender Studies, Bioethics, and Philosophy.

Mount Allison is a teaching-intensive primarily undergraduate university, and as such candidates should demonstrate a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching alongside a promising research profile, and the potential to secure research funding.

The successful candidate will teach core courses in the Health Studies program, as well as supporting student research and advising senior Health Studies students.

Candidates with expertise or experience in the following areas will be prioritized: critical health studies; qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods in health research; applied health research; issues facing the Canadian healthcare system; local or global issues related to health equity; health knowledge translation and mobilization; population health models, and/or research areas that fall under the jurisdiction of SSHRC, CIHR or PHAC. Experience working with undergraduate students as research trainees, teaching assistants or as research project supervisors is an asset.

Application Process
Applications shall include: (i) a letter of application; (ii) a curriculum vitae, (iii) a brief (1-2 pages) statement about applicants’ approach to pedagogy, and (iv) a brief (1-2 pages) statement about applicants’ research programme. Applications must be submitted as a single, merged PDF file to healthstudies@mta.ca.

Longlisted applicants will be contacted to submit three letters of reference, official or unofficial graduate-level transcripts (or list of graduate courses taken), a teaching portfolio, and a sample of writing.

Questions concerning the position may be addressed to Dr. Christiana MacDougall, Interim Director of the Health Studies program, at healthstudies@mta.ca

Review of applications will begin on Jan. 3, 2025 and continue until a suitable candidate is found.

Mount Allison University recognizes the undeniable impact that career interruptions and personal circumstances (e.g., pregnancy, early childcare, eldercare, illness, etc.) can have on a candidate’s record of research achievement. Career interruptions will be taken into careful consideration during the assessment process.

At Mount Allison, we are committed to ensuring your interview experience is as comfortable and accessible as possible. If you require any accommodations or adjustments during the interview process, please do not hesitate to contact the People and Culture Department at hr@mta.ca. Your needs are important to us, and our dedicated team is here to support you.

Mount Allison University is committed to diversity and inclusiveness. We encourage applications from members of racialized communities, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual and gender identities. We seek candidates with qualifications and knowledge to contribute to the further diversification of our campus community.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Canadian and permanent residents should indicate their citizenship status in their application.

Mount Allison University acknowledges, honours, and respects that the land named Sackville, NB is part of the unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People who are the historic inhabitants, custodians, and dwellers on the land where our University is built and confirms its commitment to strengthening relationships with all Indigenous people.

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