Assistant Professor - Indigenous Education

Job Type: Academic Regular

Faculty/Department: Formation à l'enseignement_FT

This position is a designated hire restricted to First Nations, Metis, and Inuit (FNMI) candidates. While all qualified individuals are encouraged to apply, priority in selection will be given to candidates who identify as First Nations, Métis, or Inuit. Applicants are invited to identify as First Nations, Metis, and/or Inuit in their cover letter by highlighting their lived experiences, connections to community, and research praxis. Shortlisted candidates will be required to submit documentation according to the university's Policy 135 for FNMI membership/citizenship verification for all appointments, awards, and funding opportunities for faculty, staff, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows prior to interviewing.

INDIGENOUS EDUCATION - Assistant Professor (English Program)

As part of our commitment to reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, our dedication to Indigenous Research Excellence and the expansion of our research and teacher education programs, the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa invites applications for one tenure track position in Indigenous Education.

The Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa is located on the ancestral territories of the Algonquin people, in the heart of the nation's capital. With more than fifty professors, it offers an exceptional intellectual environment for its students, researchers and professors. Open to the world, the Faculty is committed to providing students with a rich and stimulating experience and to promoting excellence in research.

This recruitment reflects the current Faculty of Education's strategic plan, which emphasizes social and ecological justice, well-being, and excellence and innovation in teaching and research.

This position is a designated hire restricted to First Nations, Metis, and Inuit (FNMI) candidates. While all qualified individuals are encouraged to apply, priority in selection will be given to candidates who identify as First Nations, Métis, or Inuit. Applicants are invited to identify as First Nations, Metis, and/or Inuit in their cover letter by highlighting their lived experiences, connections to community, and research praxis. Shortlisted candidates will be required to submit documentation according to the university's Policy 135 for FNMI membership/citizenship verification for all appointments, awards, and funding opportunities for faculty, staff, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows prior to interviewing.

We are seeking an Indigenous researcher with expertise in Indigenous education and experience collaborating with Indigenous communities in Canada. This individual will also provide leadership in rebuilding, redesigning, and relaunching our Indigenous Teacher Education Program, in partnership with communities and under faculty direction.

Overall duties

The overall duties of the position include, in varying proportions and in accordance with the Collective Agreement in effect between the University of Ottawa and The Association of Professors of the University of Ottawa (APUO):

• teaching activities
• scholarly activities in the form of research, artistic or literacy creation, or professional work
• academic service activities
• supervision of graduate students

This individual will also serve as program director of the Indigenous Teacher Education Program (ITEP) and lead the process of rebuilding, redesigning and relaunching ITEP through community partnership. The successful candidate will primarily teach in the Faculty's English-language programs.

Terms

New tenure-track position (Assistant Professor), starting on July 1st, 2027.

Wage

Salary scale for an Assistant Professor starts at $99,377 (as of May 1, 2025).

Benefits package

• long-term disability insurance
• basic group life insurance
• health insurance
• University of Ottawa pension plan
• optional life insurance
• reimbursement of eligible relocation expenses

Skills requirements

• Education: Ph.D. in Education or equivalent in a field related to the position.
• Work Experience: A demonstrated excellent track record of research in Indigenous Education in collaboration with Indigenous communities in Canada. A demonstrated ability to teach at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels in a context of interdisciplinary collaboration. Ability to teach hybrid and on-line courses. Passive knowledge of the other official language in Canada is a requirement for tenure. An Indigenous language is considered an asset to this position.