Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream - Physical and Environmental Geography

The Department of Geography & Planning at the University of Toronto, St. George Campus, invites applications for a full-time Teaching Stream Appointment in the area of Physical & Environmental Geography. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, beginning July 1, 2023.

We are particularly interested in candidates whose scholarship includes climate and environmental change associated with human activities.

Candidates must have earned a PhD degree in Physical Geography or related field by the time of appointment, or shortly thereafter. Candidates must demonstrate teaching excellence and have experience teaching at the university undergraduate level (including lecture preparation and delivery, curriculum development, and development of online and in-person material/lectures). The successful candidate will be expected to teach core courses across a range of fields in our Physical & Environmental Geography programs, including Soil Science, Biogeography, Geomorphology, and Field Methods, among others. The successful candidate should also have experience leading both large- and small-classes at lower- and upper-levels of the undergraduate program. Expertise in both lab- and field-based work is a requirement. The successful candidate may have the opportunity to lead graduate courses and/or supervise graduate students.

Additionally, candidates must possess a demonstrated commitment to excellent, novel, and impactful pedagogical methods and a demonstrated interest in teaching-related scholarly activities.

Evidence of excellence in teaching and a commitment to excellent pedagogical inquiry should be made apparent in a teaching dossier which provides a strong teaching statement and outlines teaching accomplishments, grants, awards, accolades, presentations at significant conferences, sample syllabi, and teaching evaluations, as well as strong letters of reference from referees of high standing.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The appointment is at the University of Toronto, which is a tri-campus, research-intensive institution. The St George campus is located in the heart of Toronto and offers the opportunity to conduct research, teach and live in one of the most diverse cities in the world. The University also offers opportunities to work in a wide range of collaborative programs and centres of research.

All qualified candidates are invited to apply by clicking on the link below. Applicants should submit a cover letter, a complete current curriculum vitae, and a complete teaching dossier (including a statement of teaching philosophy, sample course syllabi related to the teaching of Physical Geography, a statement regarding career goals, and teaching evaluations). All application materials must be submitted online.

Applicants must provide the name and contact information of three references. The University of Toronto’s recruiting tool will automatically solicit and collect letters of reference from each after an application is submitted (this happens overnight). Applicants remain responsible for ensuring that references submit letters (on letterhead, dated and signed) by the closing date. At least one reference letter must primarily address the candidate’s teaching.

If you have any questions about this position, please contact jobs@geog.utoronto.ca.  

All application materials, including reference letters, must be received by October 18, 2022.

Submission guidelines can be found at http://uoft.me/how-to-apply. Your CV and cover letter should be uploaded into the dedicated fields. Please combine additional application materials into one or two files.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

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As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP.

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The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca.