The Raymond Pryke Chair in the Margaret MacMillan Trinity One Program

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Academic Employment Opportunity

Position Title: Raymond Pryke Chair in the Margaret MacMillan Trinity One Program

Rank: Assistant Professor

Deadline: March 15, 2014

Job Description:
Trinity College invites applications for the Raymond Pryke Chair in the Margaret MacMillan Trinity One Program at the Assistant Professor level commencing July 1, 2014. This is a three-year appointment and is renewable.

The chair holder will be the director of the Trinity One program and will work towards its development and growth. He or she will teach in the program and will be its public face.

The Margaret MacMillan Trinity One program provides first- and second-year students with the opportunity to explore major issues and ideas pertaining to human life and world affairs, while in a small-group environment conducive to deep discussion and interaction. The program has an International Relations stream, an Ethics stream, a Public Policy stream, a Science of Health stream, and a Health Science and Society stream, each comprising two full-year seminar courses and a co-requisite course. All are at the first-year level, except for the Science of Health and Health Science and Society streams which occur over the first two years. For generic descriptions of the seminar courses, and for further information about the program, visit www.trinity.utoronto.ca/trinityone.

The chair holder will teach two full-course equivalents in the program, or one full-course equivalent in the program and one full-course equivalent in another Trinity program, such as the Ethics, Society, and Law program, or the International Relations program.

The chair holder will become a Fellow of Trinity College.

Qualifications:
Applicants must have a Ph.D. or the equivalent. Area of specialization should be in one of the following areas: ethics and literature, or ethics and political theory (Ethics stream), history or political science of international affairs (International Relations stream), public policy and the public good, or public policy in practice (Public Policy stream). The College is seeking applicants with superior teaching abilities and with experience teaching in the humanities or social sciences at the university level, preferably including first-year-seminar teaching. Candidates with experience in the administration of an academic program at the university level are preferred. Evidence of competence in research will also be considered.

Applications:
Applicants should ask three referees to send a letter of recommendation under separate cover to the address below. These letters must be received by the application deadline. Applicants should also send a curriculum vitae, a teaching dossier, a summary of qualifications, and a statement of interest in the position to:

Professor Alberto Martin
Trinity College – University of Toronto
6 Hoskin Avenue
Toronto, ON
M5S 1H8 Canada
The closing date for applications is March 15, 2014
Inquiries should be addressed to artsdean [__at__] trinity [dot] utoronto [dot] ca

Trinity College is committed to employment equity in all forms.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.

Deadline for Applications: 
March 15, 2014
E-mail: 
artsdean [__at__] trinity [dot] utoronto [dot] ca
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