"Assistant Professor in Public Policy and Law"

The Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) invites applications for one full-time tenure stream position in Public Policy and Law. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2026.

Candidates must have earned a PhD degree in Political Science or a related area by the time of appointment, or shortly thereafter, with a demonstrated record of excellence in research and teaching specializing in Canadian and/or Comparative Public Policy and its relationship to Law. The successful candidate will teach courses in Public Policy and in Law and Policy at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and will also be expected to contribute courses relevant to our new certificate program in Politics, Law and Social Justice (https://utm.calendar.utoronto.ca/program/ercer2015).

We seek candidates whose research and teaching interests complement and deepen our existing departmental strengths. The successful candidate will be expected to pursue innovative and independent research, and to establish an outstanding, competitive, and externally funded research program.

The successful candidate will undertake undergraduate teaching responsibilities at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) campus and will also become a full member of the Graduate Department of Political Science, with graduate teaching and supervision at the St. George campus. Candidates are encouraged to review the research and teaching profiles of current faculty members at the UTM campus and the tri-campus Graduate Department.

Candidates must provide evidence of research excellence which can be demonstrated by a record of publications in top-ranked and field relevant journals or forthcoming publications meeting high international standards, presentations at significant conferences, the submitted research statement, awards and accolades, and strong endorsements from referees.

Evidence of excellence in teaching will be provided through teaching accomplishments, the teaching dossier submitted as part of the application, as well as strong letters of reference.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

All qualified candidates are invited to apply online. Applicants must submit a cover letter; a current curriculum vitae; a research statement outlining current and future research interests; a recent writing sample; a teaching dossier including a teaching statement, sample course materials, and teaching evaluations.

Applicants must provide the name and contact information of three references. All application materials, including recent reference letters, must be received by November 6, 2025.