Access, Community and Belonging (ACB) Lead Officer

Competition 2575

This position is part of the Association of the Academic Staff of the University of Alberta (AASUA).

The successful candidate will be offered an appointment, which is in accordance with the Faculty Service Officer Agreement. This position has a comprehensive benefits package and an annual salary range of $100,458 to $140,802.

Location - Work primarily takes place at North Campus, Edmonton.

Working at the University of Alberta

The University of Alberta acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 6 territory, and respects the histories, languages and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community.

The University of Alberta is a community of knowledge seekers, change makers and world shapers who lead with purpose each and every day. We are home to over 14,000 faculty and staff, more than 40,000 students and a growing community of 300,000 alumni worldwide.

Your work will have a meaningful influence on a fascinating cross-section of people — from our students and community members, to our renowned researchers and innovators, making discoveries and generating solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger and more just. Learn more.

Working for the Faculty of Education

As part of the University of Alberta's College of Social Sciences and Humanities, the Faculty of Education is home to award-winning teachers, internationally recognized researchers, educational innovators, and community leaders. When you join the Faculty of Education, you are joining one of the world's top faculties of education, consistently ranked among the top four faculties of education in Canada and top 100 in the world. At heart, we are a supportive, welcoming academic community of highly engaged, socially conscious, diverse scholars, students, and staff. Our work impacts K-12 students, their families, communities, and partners in education and other professions. We advance the careers of future researchers, teachers, professionals, and policymakers as active and contributing citizens.

The Faculty of Education is deeply committed to community, access, and belonging through excellence in teaching, research, service and administration. Given our vision to be a flourishing, diverse and sustainable Faculty of Education that excels, innovates, and transforms society, the Access, Community and Belonging  (ACB) Lead Officer will guide the work of the Faculty in this respect. The Faculty Service Officer (FSO) position guides and supports faculty, students, and staff across disciplines to advance equity commitments in their teaching, learning, research, service, and administrative work.

Duties

The ACB Lead Officer provides expert leadership, knowledge, experience, education and coordination in support of faculty and institutional goals, while working within resource parameters to conduct the following activities:

Teaching:

• Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses with an anti-oppressive focus.
• Working across the Faculty to support incorporating ACB principles into all teaching practices and course designs.
• Mentoring graduate students, particularly those conducting ACB-related research.
• Serving as a member of graduate supervisory committees.
• Engaging in curriculum development and enhancement to ensure inclusivity and representation of diverse perspectives.
• Supporting the Faculty to advance ACB commitments through teaching and learning activities.
• Developing and coordinating ACB professional learning and development opportunities for faculty, staff, and students.

Research:

• Contributing to research in the area of access, community, belonging, and justice, and providing specialist support for research projects.
• Seeking out external funding opportunities to support ACB research initiatives, and managing funding.
• Participating in knowledge mobilization activities, including publishing in professional and peer-reviewed journals and presenting at regional, national and international conferences.
• Collaborating with colleagues within and outside the Faculty on interdisciplinary ACB research projects.
• Translating research findings into actionable recommendations for educational policy and practice.
• Collaborating with Faculty Centres and Institutes to advance ACB through research.
• Analysis of data related to ACB within the Faculty to inform decision-making and policy development.

Administrative:

• Providing strategic leadership in the areas of diversity, inclusion, equity and justice across the Faculty of Education.
• Providing expertise and support to the Faculty of Education to implement both the Faculty and institutional strategic plans and to advance related projects/initiatives including but not limited to policy development, policy review and renewal; teaching and learning enhancement; curriculum integration and innovation.
• Leading the development of ACB communities of practice that include students, staff and faculty at all ranks and stages of career, including those who hold formal leadership roles.
• Working with research centres and institutes within the Faculty to incorporate ACB strategies, principles and commitments into the operational structure and associated projects.

Service:

• Serving on Faculty committees focused on ACB and racial justice and representing the Faculty on College and  institutional committees with an ACB focus.
• Engaging with external communities and stakeholders to foster partnerships that advance ACB goals.
• Serving as an expert resource for faculty, staff and students with the provision of specialist support in access, community and belonging and advancing justice for equity denied individuals and groups.

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in Education, preferably with an equity, diversity, inclusion and/or anti-oppressive, justice focus.
• Minimum of five years post-secondary teaching and/or related or translatable experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge and sustained commitment to the principles of equity, and the associated body of scholarly work in the discipline of education.
• Professional experience working with organizations to advance ACB initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to undertake and lead collaborative research projects, including seeking and managing funding.
• Ability to interact in a manner that positively contributes to a collaborative atmosphere, and to participate as a team member in advancing the mission, vision and goals of the Faculty.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to interact in a manner that positively contributes to a collaborative and inclusive atmosphere for all faculty, staff and students, and to participate as a team member in advancing the mission, vision and goals of the faculty in a respectful manner.
• Ability to find creative and innovative solutions to problems, and to manage conflict in productive and constructive ways.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative.

Application Instructions

Please submit your cover letter and resume in one document. In addition, please summarize your key experiences related to the job responsibilities in your cover letter.