Assistant Professor in Child Studies

**Position Title / Rank**:**Assistant Professor in Child Studies**
**Department**:Family Relations and Applied Nutrition**:
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**Position Description**:
Responsibilities of this position will include:

- Teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, largely within our Child Studies undergraduate major and within our graduate programs;
- Participating in undergraduate and graduate curriculum development; and
- Building a vigorous research program with a focus on children, including graduate and undergraduate student mentorship and supervision.

**Required Qualifications**
- Registered Early Childhood Educator (RECE) who must meet the eligibility criteria for registration with the Ontario College of Early Childhood Educators; and
- Applied work experience in early years settings (ages 0-6 years).

**Preferred Qualifications**
- The ability to teach in the following identified teaching priority area(s): courses that require RECE qualifications to teach (child practicum courses, administration of programs for children, inclusive practices for children with disabilities and exceptionalities, observation and assessment, program design for children, senior seminar in early education and care), social policies, and child development;
- Demonstrated strengths in teaching, advising, and/or mentorship at the undergraduate/graduate level;
- A demonstrated commitment to accessible and inclusive teaching for all students;
- A strong record of research with professional or post-graduate experience;
- A clearly articulated plan for an independent research program related to children; and
- A strong record of advancing equity, diversity and inclusion in teaching, research, and/or creative activities related to working with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds (e.g., Black, Indigenous and/or people of colour, immigrant, refugee and precarious legal status, disabled, 2SLGBTQIA+, low socioeconomic).

The University of Guelph resides on the traditional lands and territory of the Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee and Huron Wendat. These lands are now home to a rich diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people. We offer our respect and gratitude to our Indigenous neighbours and affirm our responsibility to realize our commitments to reconciliation through ongoing action. We are guided in this work by Bi-Naagward | It Comes into View, the Indigenous Initiatives Strategy.

The University of Guelph is the third largest employer in Guelph, a city of over 144,000 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 more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students across more than 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**

(1) a cover letter;
(2) a curriculum vitae;
(3) a teaching dossier, which must include a statement of teaching philosophy and evidence of teaching effectiveness;
(4) a statement of research interests, and

Please ensure that your cover letter directly addresses every required and preferred qualification listed in this job posting, including how you meet the RECE requirement. Applications should be sent to the attention of:
Dr. Tricia van Rhijn
Chair
Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition
University of Guelph
Guelph, ON N1G 2W1

**Date Posted**: 02/07/2025

This position is represented by the University of Guelph Faculty Association (UGFA).

The University of Guelph commits to fostering inclusive excellence through promoting Indigenization, equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. Inclusion is a core pillar of Our Time, our strategic plan, which pledges to “transform our human resources, governance and student services and practices across the University to enable us to recruit a diverse student, faculty and staff body and support them in achieving their personal, professional and scholarly goals.” The University commits to creating and maintaining “equitable work environments that empower us in our pursuit of student, faculty and staff success, research excellence, innovation and impact.”