Description

About the Position 

The Faculty of Social Sciences invites applications for an Instructional Limited Term Appointment position for one year in the Department of Applied Disability Studies at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning July 1, 2026. 

The successful candidate will teach graduate courses in our ABA specialization, participate in department affairs, and fulfill service commitments to the Department and the University. The successful applicant will be expected to teach eight half-credit courses in various locations across Ontario (as assigned). Teaching can occur during the day, evenings, or weekends and may include in-person, online synchronous and/or asynchronous classes, as well as blended or hybrid offerings. More information about the Department of Applied Disability Studies is available at www.brocku.ca/ads.

The workload of an Instructional Limited Term Appointment Faculty shall normally be 80% teaching and 20% service.

Requirements

Qualifications 

We seek candidates for the Department of Applied Disability Studies with a completed Ph.D. in a relevant discipline within Social Sciences (e.g., Applied Behaviour Analysis, Psychology, Child and Youth Studies, Disability Studies), Education, Social Work, or other relevant discipline by the appointment start date or shortly thereafter and be eligible for registration as a Registered Behaviour Analyst in Ontario and must possess a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA©) or Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral (BCBA-D™) designation. The applicant must provide evidence of successful teaching, research, and professional experience in behaviour analysis. 

Instructions

All documents must be submitted in electronic format (a single well-organized PDF document is preferred) via the online application system. (Note: file maximum of 5MB per attachment upload).

Applications must include: 

a)     Academic Cover Letter (indicating file number stated above) 

b)     Statement of teaching interests and philosophy (no more than 3 pages)

c)     Statement of research interests (no more than 2 pages)

d)     Curriculum Vitae 

e)     Selected reprints/preprints of publications 

f)      Evidence of effective teaching (e.g., sample course outlines, teaching evaluations, teaching awards), professional experience (can be indicated on the applicant’s curriculum vitae), and research in the field of behaviour analysis (can be indicated on the applicant’s curriculum vitae)

g)     Name, affiliation, and contact info of three (3) academic referees providing letters. If applicable, references from previous academic appointments should be provided (See instructions below). 

Additional

Although not required, we invite candidates to highlight evidence of successful teaching, research, and professional experience in the field of disability studies in their applications.