Assistant Professor Political Science

**Position Title / Rank**:**Assistant Professor Political Science**
**Department**:Political Science**:
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**Position Description**:
The University of Guelph seeks qualified individuals who identify as Black and/or Indigenous (First Nation, Inuit, Métis, Native American, Alaskan Native, or Native Hawaiian). Applicants who self-identify as a Racialized person on the Applicant Tracking Questionnaire will be asked to confirm they self-identify as persons of Black African and/or Caribbean descent through a confidential follow-up process facilitated by Academic Equity and Anti-Racism. Applicants who self-identify as an Indigenous person on the Applicant Tracking Questionnaire will be asked to confirm their Indigenous citizenship and/or ancestral and kinship connections to a recognized and inherent First Nation, Inuit or Métis (some to include Native American, Alaskan Native, or Native Hawaiian) nation, community, treaty, land claim, territory or region through a confidential follow-up process facilitated by Diversity and Human Rights and Indigenous Initiatives.

The Department Political Science offers undergraduate BA degrees in Political Science and Justice and Legal Studies and graduate MA and PhD degrees in Political Science. We also offer, in collaboration with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, a BA and MA in Criminal Justice and Public Policy. The Department participates in other interdisciplinary programs such as Development Studies and One Health.

The Department of Political Science values diversity and inclusivity and is committed to developing and maintaining a culture that is positive, collegial, and respectful of all members. This is consistent with the College’s values of “Equality, inclusion, and respect for all those we serve within our communities and globally.”

Who We Are | Social & Applied Human Sciences

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 brief statement of research (2 pages maximum)

(4) and a teaching dossier that contains a brief statement of teaching philosophy (1 page maximum) and evidence of teaching effectiveness (sample course outlines and assessments, student and/or peer evaluations and so on)

Applications should be addressed to the attention of:
Dr. Troy Riddell

Chair

Department of Political Science

University of Guelph

Guelph, ON N1G 2W1

**Date Posted**: 02/27/2025

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.”