Hello,

Please find below details of a one-year position in Urban Studies at York University, Toronto.   The 
programme's website can be found at: 

http://www.arts.yorku.ca/sosc/urbanst/index.html

I would be happy to answer any queries about the position or the programme.
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Lisa Drummond
Associate Professor 
Coordinator, Urban Studies Programme
Division of Social Science, Arts
York University
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ont  CANADA M3J 1P3

1 416 736-2100 x77792
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http://www.arts.yorku.ca/sosc/urbanst/index.html



Urban Studies

York University, Faculty of Arts, Division of Social Science invites applications for a one year 
contractually limited appointment at the assistant professor level commencing July 1, 2006.  The 
Division is a department within the Faculty of Arts, mandated to provide undergraduate general 
education, as well as a number of specialized interdisciplinary programs, including Urban Studies. 
Information about the Urban Studies program can be found at http://www.arts.yorku.ca/sosc/ 

The successful candidate will hold a Ph.D. (or be close to completion) in one of the social sciences 
and will show promise of excellence in research and publication in the field of urban studies.  He 
or she must demonstrate a strong competence in undergraduate teaching, and an ability to teach 
in an interdisciplinary program.  The candidate will teach the equivalent of three full-year courses 
from among the following:  AS/SOSC 2710 9.0 City Lives and City Forms: An Introduction to Urban 
Studies, AS/SOSC 3700 6.0 Urban Analysis, AS/SOSC 3710 6.0 Theory and Practice of Urban 
Planning and AS/SOSC 3746 3.0F Cities as Neighbourhoods and Communities.

York University is an Affirmative Action Employer. The Affirmative Action Program can be found on 
York’s website at www.yorku.ca/acadjobs/index.htm or a copy can be obtained by calling the 
affirmative action office at  416-736-5713. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; 
however, Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents will be given priority. Temporary entry for 
citizens of the U.S.A. and Mexico may apply per the provisions of the North American Free Trade 
Agreement (NAFTA).

Candidates are asked to submit a curriculum vitae, a statement of research and teaching interests, 
and a sample publication, and to have three referees send letters of reference to: 

Darryl Reed, Chair
Division of Social Science 
S756 Ross Building 
4700 Keele Street 
Toronto, M3J 1P3
Telephone: 416-736-5056
Fax: 416-736-5574
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All York University positions are subject to budgetary approval.

Deadline:  May 15, 2006