Canada Research Chair (Tier 2), Indigenous Knowledges and Transformational Education

About the role

The Department of Educational Foundations, College of Education at the University of Saskatchewan invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Knowledges, Community-led Partnerships and Transformational Education. Only Indigenous candidates will be considered, and verification of Indigenous membership or citizenship is a condition of employment. The Chair leads research grounded in Indigenous epistemologies, knowledge stewardship, community-led partnerships and land-based, intergenerational learning, using strengths-based, healing-focused and decolonizing approaches.

Key responsibilities

• Lead a research program focused on Indigenous knowledges, community-led education research, identity resurgence and community well-being, using land-based, strengths-based and trauma-informed approaches.
• Mentor students and junior colleagues in Indigenous methodologies, land-based practices and community-engaged research, and collaborate with established researchers and community knowledge keepers.
• Catalyse interdisciplinary collaboration across the university, building on the emerging Indigenous Knowledges Research Hub and existing centres such as the Centre for Indigenous Scholarship, the kihci-okāwīmāw askiy Knowledge Centre, the Waniska Centre and SK-NEIHR.
• Build reciprocal, respectful relationships with Indigenous communities based on protocols and principles of knowledge stewardship.

Required profile

• PhD with a focus on Indigenous epistemologies, knowledges or land-based intergenerational learning, and experience in community-led partnerships.
• Promising record of high-quality, impactful research, scholarly and artistic work, and evidence of leading an externally funded research program.
• Leadership in supervising graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, and ability to secure competitive external research funding.
• Experience and/or familiarity with Indigenous knowledge systems and cultural competencies, including Indigenous languages, kinship and relational systems, land-based learning, communication protocols and ceremonial practices.
• Meaningful relationships with Indigenous communities and understanding of knowledge stewardship, ethical engagement, reciprocity and relational accountability.