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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.

 

 

   
     
     


The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education


of the University of Toronto
252 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M5S 1V6
Telephone: (416) 923-6641
FAX: 416-926-4725

Last update: 00.03.22