Call for Applications! for the post of Assistant Professor – Sociolegal Studies! at St. George !

Job Category: Faculty – Tenure Stream (continuing)
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

The Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Toronto invites applications for a full-time tenure-stream position in the area of Sociolegal Studies. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2025.

Applicants must have earned a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in the social sciences, humanities, or law, with a focus on sociolegal studies, Indigenous studies, law and society, sociology of law, criminology, legal anthropology, critical security studies or a closely related field by the time of appointment, with a demonstrated record of excellence in research and teaching. We seek candidates whose research and teaching interests complement and enhance our existing departmental strengths. In particular, we seek a candidate whose areas of expertise span the study of law and society, with a focus in at least one of the following: law, colonialism and decolonization, property and dispossession, culture and power, science and technology studies, critical urbanism, border studies, environmental justice, new technologies (eg. artificial intelligence and surveillance strategies) and social disparities. The successful candidate must have strong communication skills as well as demonstrated success in the latest developments in the field of sociolegal studies. The successful candidate will be expected to pursue innovative and independent research at the highest level and to establish an outstanding, competitive, and externally funded research program.

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