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Ontario Institute
for Studies in Education
of the University of Toronto (OISE/UT)
Tenure-Stream
Positions
On July 1, 1996, the Ontario
Institute for Studies in Education merged with the Faculty of
Education, University of Toronto to become the Ontario Institute
for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto (OISE/UT).
With its strong links to Canadian and international education
communities, the new institution offers exciting teaching and
research opportunities.
Applications are invited for
five tenure-stream positions in three OISE/UT departments, as
described below. Preferred candidates will possess a doctoral
degree and a proven record of scholarly publication, and will
be expected to make a strong contribution to preservice teacher
education and graduate education.
Adult Basic
Education
The sucessful candidate
will have an academic background in adult education. Area of
specialization is open, but preference will be given to applicants
who have an established track record of research and university
teaching in: adult basic education; adult literacy; or principles
and methods of adult learning and teaching. Knowledge of critical,
feminist, anti-racist, anti-colonialist, indigenous, environmental,
workplace or arts-informed perspectives is an asset. (Department
of Adult Education, Community Development and Counselling Psychology)
Early Child
Development and Education
The preferred candidate
will have an active research program relevant to early child
development. Area of specialization is open, but preference will
be given to candidates with demonstrated interest and strong
research potential in one or more of the following: education,
prevention and/or intervention studies, quantitative analysis
of population data, family and community effects on early child
development. (Department of Human Development and Applied Psychology)
Evaluation
The successful candidate
will possess a doctoral degree in educational measurement and
evaluation, or a related discipline (e.g., policy analysis, psychometrics)
with advanced training in educational statistics, including a
specialization such as multilevel analysis, and in program evaluation.
Preference will be given to candidates with an interest in classroom
assessment. Candidates are expected to be knowledgeable about,
and sensitive to, issues relating to equity, and cultural and
linguistic diversity.
(Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning)
Physical and
Health Education
This area of specialization
involves commitment to the scholarship of discovering, preserving,
teaching and applying knowledge as it pertains to human movement,
active living, and health promotion. The successful candidate
will have: a doctoral degree in physical or health education
and relevant teaching experience; a research program related
to the area of physical and health education as it pertains to
school populations and systems in urban communities; and the
ability to work with interdisciplinary research teams.(Department
of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning)
School and
Child Clinical Psychology
The preferred candidate
will have an active research program and extensive publication
record in the area of school and/or child clinical psychology.
The candidate must be eligible for registration as a psychologist
in Ontario. (Department of Human Development and Applied Psychology)
Responsibilities of positions
will include: research; teaching; supervision of master's and
doctoral theses; and supervision of student teaching. Rank and
salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Appointments will commence on July 1, 2001.
Applications, which must include
full curriculum vitae, should be submitted by January 15, 2001,
to Professor Michael Fullan, Dean, OISE/UT, 252 Bloor Street
West, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1V6. Three confidential letters of
reference should be sent directly to Dean Fullan by the same
date. The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity
within its community. The University especially welcomes applications
from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons,
persons with disabilities, and others who may contribute to further
diversification of ideas.
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