Instructor (part-time term appointment) Indigenous Community Planning

Instructor (part-time term appointment)

 
Indigenous Community Planning

School of Community Planning

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, Point Grey Campus

The School of Community Planning (SCARP) is seeking to recruit a part-time Instructor (term) who will teach an Indigenous Community Planning Practicum within our Masters degree in Planning. The School is introducing an Indigenous Community Planning stream in Fall 2012. Second year students in this stream will spend half of their course time in the program working under the guidance of this Instructor. The practicum will be in an Aboriginal (First Nations, Metis or Inuit) community, and is intended to assist students in acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary to work with/in indigenous communities in BC and beyond.

The successful applicant should have a Masters degree in Planning and significant documented community development and/or planning experience working with Aboriginal communities in rural, urban and peri-urban settings, and in both self-governing and non-self-governing contexts. Reference letters will be expected from at least three such communities.

This position involves supervising a Practicum (Final Project) as a piece of community-based research and community-based action learning. Specifically, the Instructor will be experienced in Comprehensive Community Planning processes, or equivalent social planning, economic development, land use planning, governance and infrastructure planning with/in indigenous communities. They will be familiar with the relevant legislation (provincial and federal) as well as having demonstrated interpersonal and intercultural skills. They will be comfortable in a mentoring role in introducing students into an indigenous community and helping students build and navigate relationships and protocols. They must be able to spend blocks of time during each year with the students in the specific community or communities in which the practice project is located, and co-facilitate mutual student-community learning agreements. They will also be expected to work with indigenous communities in identifying and developing relevant projects for SCARP students over a 12-month period. The Instructor will be responsible for organizing collaborative review processes, and for reviewing and evaluating completed projects.

The anticipated start date is July 1, 2012. The Instructor will be appointed one year at a time for an anticipated 5-year appointment.

For more information on our Indigenous Community Planning curriculum initiative, see www.scarp.ubc.ca or contact Leonie Sandercock (leonies [at] exchange [dot] ubc [dot] ca)

Nominations are strongly encouraged and should be sent to: gurstein [at] exchange [dot] ubc [dot] ca

The closing date for applications is 15 December 2011; applications will be processed as soon as they are received. Applicants should submit a CV and three reference letters from Aboriginal communities with whom they have worked.

Applications should be sent to:

Dr. Penny Gurstein,

Director School of Community & Regional Planning/ Centre for Human Settlements

University of British Columbia

433 - 6333 Memorial Road

Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2

Ph: 604-822-6065; FAX: 604-822-3787

e-mail: gurstein [at] exchange [dot] ubc [dot] ca

SCARP: www.scarp.ubc.ca / CHS: www.chs.ubc.ca

UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, however, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority. UBC is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. Please indicate your legal status to work in Canada

Indigenous Community Planning Press Release