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Assistant/Associate Professor (Tenure-Track) - FSW Indigenous Field of Study (IFS) - Kitchener, CA Faculty/Academic Area: Faculty of Social Work Employee Group: WLUFA Position Overview The Lyle S. Hallman Faculty of Social Work (FSW) at Wilfrid Laurier University invites applications for one Assistant Professor or Associate Professor tenuretrack First Nations, Mtis, or Inuit (FNMI) scholar faculty position commencing July1,2026, subject to budgetary approval. The position is based at Lauriers Kitchener site and includes teaching (4 courses per academic year), research, and service responsibilities within the Master of Social Work (MSW) Indigenous Field of Study (IFS). The successful candidate will join a growing community of Indigenous faculty across Lauriers campuses and within the IFS. The MSWIFS is the first MSW program in Canada rooted in a wholistic Indigenous worldview and contemporary social work practice. The IFS currently has an entirely Indigenous faculty. The program centres Indigenous ways of knowing and learning, including Indigenous Elders; traditional circle processes; Indigenous ceremonies, and Indigegogy as central to delivery. We offer fulltime and parttime programs. The program is currently delivered in a hybrid format, with inperson culture camp and reflection camp, and select inperson weeklong courses at the Kitchener site or other locations. Other courses are delivered through virtual synchronous delivery using circle pedagogy. During 201819 and 202223, the FSW piloted an Indigenized PhD in Social Work designed for FNMI learners. Building on this seminal work, the IFS has a vision toward developing an Indigenous PhD program centred on Indigegogy. Position The successful candidate will contribute to teaching in the area of Indigenous wholistic social work practice and embrace Indigegogy. We are particularly interested in candidates whose research and practice seek wholistic wellbeing and social justice with First Nations, Mtis, and Inuit communities. Demonstrate the ability to teach Indigenous wholistic courses and apply contemporary Indigenous approaches to current social work contexts. Have lived experience and demonstrated engagement with Indigenous FNMI communities from a wholistic perspective (i.e., direct wholistic practice, community practice, decolonial and indigenist approaches and relational accountability practices). Be strongly rooted in their FNMI Indigenous identity, culture, and practice. This includes ongoing, lived relationships with Indigenous knowledge systems, teachings, community, ceremony, and cultural responsibilities that inform their teaching, research, and social work practice. Candidates are expected to carry Indigenous knowledge in an embodied way, grounded in their own Nation(s), community relationships, and cultural practices, and to engage in their academic work with relational accountability to Indigenous peoples, lands, and communities. Demonstrate an understanding of wholistic practice, including analysis of how lived experiences of Indigenous identity, race, class, culture, gender identity and expression, disability, sexual identity, and other social locations are shaped by colonial, systemic, cultural, and racist inequalities. This includes the ability to bring ceremony, landbased learning, and cultural practices to the students in circle pedagogy. Qualifications The successful candidate will: hold a PhD or have a scheduled defense date; hold at least one degree in social work; have a minimum of three years of social work practice with Indigenous communities; an understanding of landbased practices; have teaching experience in social work utilizing Indigegogy with a demonstrated record of excellence appropriate to rank; and have a program of research evidenced by publications and funding appropriate to rank. Application Materials A letter of application highlighting accomplishments and strengths in relation to the position description and requirements, as well as a list of IFS courses the applicant could teach, given their teaching interests and expertise. Teaching dossier consisting of a teaching philosophy (up to two pages), two samples of course syllabi developed and used by the applicant (please note if developed by the candidate), and evidence of teaching effectiveness which may include peer teaching evaluations, unsolicited student feedback, community feedback, reflections from Elders/Knowledge Keepers, and/or examples of professional teaching development. A 12page statement of research highlighting current and future research program, noting particularly Indigenous communitybased research and Indigenous research methodologies, as well as any works in progress (i.e. community scholarship and engagement, publications, conference presentations etc.). Two samples of scholarly outputs. Two academic letters of reference that should be sent in confidence by the candidates referees to by the application deadline. Candidates can direct their referees to send their letter to the attention of the FSW IFS Search Committee Chair, Dr. Lori Hill ( ). To Apply Submit the application package through the Wilfrid Laurier University job portal by clicking on the APPLY NOW button (top right, bottom right). The full application package should also be sent to no later than the deadline. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 pm EST on April 8, 2026. Anticipated Salary Range: Assistant Professor: $89,919 - $115,000. Associate Professor: $110,356 - $135,000. Actual salary to be commensurate with experience. Diversity and creating a culture of inclusion is a key pillar of Wilfrid Laurier Universitys Strategic Academic Plan and is one of Lauriers core values. Laurier is committed to increasing the diversity of faculty and staff and welcomes applications from candidates who identify as Indigenous, racialized, having disabilities, and from persons of any sexual identities and gender identities. Indigenous candidates who would like to learn more about equity and inclusive programming at Laurier are welcome to contact the Office of Indigenous Initiatives at . Candidates from other equityseeking groups who would like to learn more about equity and inclusive programming at Laurier are welcome to contact Equity and Accessibility at . All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, as per Canadian immigration laws, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. To comply with the Government of Canadas reporting requirements, the University is obligated to gather information about applicants status as either Permanent Residents of Canada or Canadian citizens. Applicants need not identify their country of origin or current citizenships however, all applicants must include one of the following statements in their cover letter: Yes, I am a current citizen or permanent resident of Canada No, I am not a current citizen or permanent resident of Canada Applicants are encouraged to address any career interruptions or special circumstances that may have affected their record of research and teaching, in accordance with SSHRC and NSERC definitions and guidelines. #J-18808-Ljbffr