Assistant Professor in Nutrition, Exercise and

1 week ago

Guelph, Ontario, Canada University of Guelph Full time

In the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences and the College of Biological Science, we value diversity and inclusivity because we know that diversity in experiences and perspectives is vital to advancing innovation, critical thinking, complex problem solving, and the creation of a modern, representative academic community.

The Department is committed to developing and maintaining a culture that is positive, collegial, and respectful of all members, and in which wellness and healthy work-life balance are valued along with and contribute to excellence in research and teaching.

To develop an inclusive and vibrant departmental culture, the Department maintains standing committees focused on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and Mental Health and Wellness and has developed specific recommendations for faculty hiring that incorporate these important issues.

Read the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Science's EDI statement.

Qualifications:

  • Ph.
D. in an area consistent with the fields of nutritional sciences, exercise physiology, metabolism, or human health

  • Postdoctoral scholarship/research experience
  • University teaching and training experience

Distribution of Effort:

  • 70% teaching
  • 20% scholarly/research activity
  • 10% service

Teaching:

  • Demonstrated commitment to effective and innovative teaching at the undergraduate level.
  • Able to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in the Department of Human Health & Nutritional Sciences (HHNS) and, more broadly, in the College of Biological Science.
  • Potential development and/or revision of courses, including collaboration with other faculty and staff for the development and/or revision of courses.
  • Experience in curricular design, review and revision.
  • Teaching statement (4 pages max):
  • Describe an overall teaching philosophy.
  • Describe all previous formal and informal education training and experience.
  • Provide examples of specific teaching strategies that have been used effectively in previous courses and/or plan to use in future courses.
  • Describe any experiences with experiential/workintegrated learning.
  • Describe potential teaching contributions to the department.

Scholarship/Research:

  • Evidence of strong potential to develop and contribute to scholarship and research in HHNS.
  • Be able to recruit and mentor diverse HQP interested in engaging in scholarship/research including undergraduate and graduate students.
  • Employ any number of scholarly approaches and innovative methodologies in fields relevant to HHNS which may include, but are not necessarily limited to, the scholarship of teaching and learning and the scholarship of knowledge translation and transfer, curricular development, methods of delivery and assessment, etc.
  • Scholarship/research statement (2 pages max):
  • Present a vision of the short and long-term goals of the scholarship/research activities.
  • Explain how the scholarship/research activity plan will promote interdisciplinarity and collaboration within the Department.
  • Describe how HQP will be included in scholarship/research activities.

EDI and Collegiality:

  • Commitment to a departmental culture that is positive, collegial, and respectful of all members, and in which wellness and healthy worklife balance are valued.
  • Diversity statement (1 page max):
  • Describe history of advocacy and commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion in teaching, scholarship/research and mentorship.
  • Describe strategies to ensure the applicant's scholarship/research, teaching, and mentorship activities will provide equitable opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds and will foster a welcoming and inclusive environment in their courses and research group.


The University of Guelph is the third largest employer in Guelph, a city of approximately 130,000 people, located about an hour drive west of Toronto, Ontario.

University of Guelph is a top-ranked comprehensive university in Canada with an enrolment of over 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students across over 40 academic units.

The University is known for its commitment to student learning, innovative research, and collaboration with world-class partners. It is a unique place, with transformative research and teaching and a distinctive campus culture.

People who learn and work here are shaped and inspired by a shared purpose:
To Improve Life.

Reflecting that shared purpose in every experience connected to our university positions us to create positive change, here and around the world.

Our university community shares a profound sense of social responsibility, a drive for international development, and an obligation to address global issues.


Application Process:

The teaching statement (4 pages max) should describe an overall teaching philosophy, provide examples of specific teaching strategies that have been used effectively in previous courses or that you wish to employ in future courses, and summarize potential t

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