Eligibility
Applicants must have earned a PhD in indigenous studies, education, anthropology, psychology, social work, health studies, or a related field.
Description
The Department of Community, Culture and Global Studies at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan is accepting applications for a Research Chair in Health, Healing, and Community Revitalization: Indigenous Approaches with a start date of July 1, 2022.
The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching introductory survey sociology courses as well as teaching and developing upper-level courses in their area of expertise. This Chair will support efforts in Indigenous communities to heal from the harmful impacts of colonization, the reestablishment of inter-generational approaches to the promotion of well-being, and revitalizing Indigenous languages and culture. The Chair will partner with Indigenous Peoples, people, communities, and/or associations, employ Indigenous approaches, protocols, and methodologies to their research, and will seek transformation of health (or health-related) systems and/or determinants. The Chair will also be expected to teach at the undergraduate and graduate level.
Apply
For complete application requirements, please visit the posting webpage. Please contact Mike Evans at [email protected] with any questions.
