Assistant Professor; tenure-track

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The salary range for this position is $105,000 to $120,000 per year.

Job Position: Assistant Professor, Tenure Track

Location: Kelowna – Okanagan Campus

Faculty of Health and Social Development

Department: Social Work

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Start Date:

July 1, 2026

Salary Range: $105,000 - $120,000 per year

The Faculty of Health and Social Development at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan Campus invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work commencing July 1, 2026, or a mutually agreed time. The position is subject to final budgetary approval.

We are seeking a social work scholar who will contribute to the School’s Indigenous scholarship through research, teaching, and service (including engagement with Syilx Okanagan nation members, urban Indigenous and Métis agencies and community leaders). The successful candidate will have a strong track record of: a) respectful collaboration with, or connections to, local and regional Indigenous communities, organizations and/or institutions; b) an established program of research with a clear focus on issues impacting or practice with First Nations, Innuit and Métis children, adults and families and c) a relevant PhD and either an undergraduate or graduate degree in Social Work (an MSW is preferred).

The ideal candidate will also bring experience working with Indigenous communities and Indigenous peoples in community-based outreach along with expertise in critical anti-colonial and anti-oppressive pedagogies; an understanding of the histories, narratives and social work practices, historical and current, that have impacted and continute to impact Indigenous well-being in Canada and internationally. The candidate will work with the School of Social Work faculty, staff and students regarding the School’s commitment to advancing UBC’s Indigenous Strategic Plan and commitment to the recommendations of the TRC.

This position will facilitate liaison between School of Social Work faculty and staff and local First Nations, urban Indigenous, and Métis organizations and community leaders to enhance the School’s capacity to graduate students with the clinical knowledge and skills to support Indigenous mental, emotional, physical and spiritual wellbeing, individually and collectively.

UBC's strategic plan identifies inclusion as one of our key priorities. We welcome colleagues with the experiences and competencies that can contribute to our principles of inclusion, equity, and diversity throughout campus life. In your application, please include a statement describing your experience working with a diverse student body as well as your past, present and/or future contributions to creating/advancing a culture of equity and inclusion on campus or within your discipline.

Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the BC Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit or Indigenous person.

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

This is a tenure track position in UBC Okanagan’s School of Social Work; a clinically focused, dynamic program. Our faculty’s complementary research and teaching interests have shaped numerous collaborations within and across the School. Within this collaborative, collegial environment, we take seriously our responsibility to provide mentoring and support to faculty such that their successes…