Assistant Professor - Food Studies

id="offer-description" class="ecl-u-type-heading-2 ecl-u-mt-none ecl-u-mb-l">Offer Description POSITION DESCRIPTION . The Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences (DPES) at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) invites applications for a full-time tenure-stream position in the field of Food Studies. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2027. REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS . Candidates must have earned a PhD degree in Food Studies or a related discipline by the time of appointment, or shortly thereafter, with a demonstrated record of excellence in research and teaching in Food Studies. We seek candidates whose research and teaching interests complement and enhance our existing departmental strengths. The proposed position would add to the existing departmental research performed within the Food and Environmental Studies discipline. This discipline incorporates a humanities and social science focus within the broader science department. Demonstrated commitment to the interdisciplinary field of Food Studies through scholarship, teaching, and professional activity is essential. We look for a scholar conducting culturally aware, community-engaged research with global scope. Candidates must provide evidence of research excellence which can be demonstrated through a record of publications in top-ranked Food Studies journals or forthcoming publications that meet high international standards; the submitte