"Assistant Professor (Instructional Limited Term Appointment), Department of Applied Disability Studies"

About the Position

The Faculty of Social Sciences invites applications for an Instructional Limited Term Appointment position for three years in the Department of Applied Disability Studies at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning July 1, 2026.

The successful candidate will teach graduate courses in our ABA specialization, participate in department affairs, and fulfill service commitments to the Department and the University. The successful applicant will be expected to teach eight half-credit courses in various locations across Ontario (as assigned). Teaching can occur during the day, evenings, or weekends and may include in-person, online synchronous and/or asynchronous classes, as well as blended or hybrid offerings. More information about the Department of Applied Disability Studies is available at www.brocku.ca/ads.

The workload of an Instructional Limited Term Appointment Faculty shall normally be 80% teaching and 20% service.

Qualifications

We seek candidates for the Department of Applied Disability Studies with a completed Ph.D. in a relevant discipline within Social Sciences (e.g., Applied Behaviour Analysis, Psychology, Child and Youth Studies, Disability Studies), Education, Social Work, or other relevant discipline by the appointment start date or shortly thereafter and be eligible for registration as a Registered Behaviour Analyst in Ontario and must possess a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA©) or Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral (BCBA-D™) designation. The applicant must provide evidence of successful teaching, research, and professional experience in behaviour analysis.

Instructions

All documents must be submitted in electronic format (a single well-organized PDF document is preferred) via the online application system. (Note: file maximum of 5MB per attachment upload).

Applications must include:

1. Academic Cover Letter (indicating file number stated above)
2. Statement of teaching interests and philosophy (no more than 3 pages)
3. Statement of research interests (no more than 2 pages)
4. Curriculum Vitae
5. Selected reprints/preprints of publications
6. Evidence of effective teaching (e.g., sample course outlines, teaching evaluations, teaching awards), professional experience (can be indicated on the applicant’s curriculum vitae), and research in the field of behaviour analysis (can be indicated on the applicant’s curriculum vitae)
7. Name, affiliation, and contact info of three (3) academic referees providing letters. If applicable, references from previous academic appointments should be provided (See instructions below).

Additional: Although not required, we invite candidates to highlight evidence of successful teaching, research, and professional experience in the field of disability studies in their applications.

Candidates should also arrange for their three (3) academic letters of reference to be emailed directly from each referee’s institutional email address to:

Brandy Sokoloski
Administrative Coordinator & Academic Advisor
Department of Applied Disability Studies
Brock University
1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way
St. Catharines, Ontario. Canada L2S 3A1
Email: bsokoloski@brocku.ca

The closing date for applications is March 3, 2026 at 12:01 am. The final full day to apply is March 2, 2026. Inquiries should be directed to Priscilla Burnham Riosa, Department Chair, pburnhamriosa@brocku.ca.

The target hiring range for this position is $100,000 to $120,000. The final salary will be determined based on relevant experience, internal equity and budget considerations.

This position is subject to final budgetary approval.