Canada Research Chair in European Studies: History, Culture and Thought

Dalhousie University

Canada Research Chair in European Studies: History, Culture and Thought

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Dalhousie University invites applications or nominations for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in European Studies: History, Culture and Thought. The CRC program, established by the Government of Canada, promotes internationally recognized research excellence (please see www.chairs.gc.ca). The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor and will be conditional on the successful applicant being approved as a Tier 2 Research Chair. The position will be filled either as tenured or tenure-tracked, with a primary appointment in one of the Faculty's Departments (Classics, English, French, German, History, International Development Studies, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Russian Studies, Sociology and Social Anthropology, Spanish, or Theatre).

Candidates must have a PhD, an outstanding research profile, and an innovative and original research programme; a demonstrated ability to obtain external funding; and the ability to work co-operatively, provide leadership in an interdisciplinary environment, develop multi-faceted research projects, and work with graduate students and/or post-doctoral fellows. Although this is primarily a research appointment, the appointee will be expected to teach at the graduate and undergraduate level.

Dalhousie is the leading graduate and research university of Atlantic Canada. In addition to departmental responsibilities, the Chair will be expected to take a leadership role in curriculum development and research activities associated with the broadly based, undergraduate European Studies program that combines departmental and inter-disciplinary classes. Applications are, therefore, encouraged from scholars who have both a strong base in a discipline, and a willingness and ability to foster creative links across disciplinary boundaries within the humanities and social sciences.

Further information about the Faculty and the university can be obtained at www.dal.ca/fass. Dalhousie University is an Employment Equity/Affirmative Action employer. The University encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal people, persons with a disability, racially visible persons and women.

Applications should include a detailed curriculum vitae, a two-page summary of the candidate's proposed research programme, a statement of research and teaching interests and philosophies, and three confidential letters of reference forwarded by the referees, should be sent in hard copy.

Prière de soumettre la demande par la poste. 

Deadline: January 15, 2010

Direct applications to: European Studies Chair Search Committee

c/o Dr. Jure Gantar

Office of the Dean

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Dalhousie University

Halifax, NS Canada B3H 4P9