The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Dalhousie University invites applications for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Immigrant and Refugee Integration, with a tenure-stream appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor.  The position is open with regard to disciplinary specialization, with a primary appointment in one of the Faculty’s 11 Departments.

The successful candidate must have a PhD and an outstanding research profile for their career stage with an innovative and original research programme. They should be an emerging leader in advancing research on immigrant and refugee integration with specific interests in the intersection of migration, immigration and refugee settlement. The ideal candidate will have expertise in the economic, social and political dimensions of immigrant integration, addressing the challenges facing immigrant and refugee populations in Canada.

The holder of the Chair will be expected to enhance the university’s commitment to community development and its relationship with government and service provider organizations and the non-governmental sector. They will also be encouraged to make connections with cross-faculty initiatives at the university and coordinate projects across academic and non-academic sectors to build successful partnerships and pursue external funding to support them. The successful candidate will have a strong track-record of obtaining external funding; they should also have a demonstrated ability to work co-operatively and can provide leadership in an interdisciplinary environment, develop multi-faceted research projects, and work with graduate students and/or post-doctoral fellows.

Dalhousie University is Atlantic Canada’s leading research-intensive university and a driver of the region’s intellectual, social and economic development. Located in the heart of Halifax, Nova Scotia, with an Agricultural Campus in Truro/Bible Hill, Dalhousie is a truly national and international university, with more than half of our 18,500 students coming from outside of the province. Over 6,000 faculty and staff foster a vibrant, purpose-driven community, that celebrating academic excellence. Further information about the Faculty and the university can be obtained at www.dal.ca/fass.

Full details of this posting can be found here: https://blogs.dal.ca/academiccareers/files/2018/09/3338-FAS-CRCII.pdf. The ad closes October 26.