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Description

The University of Saskatchewan College of Law invites outstanding candidates who have made distinguished contributions to research or practice in human rights to apply for the Ariel F. Sallows Chair of Human Rights.The successful candidate for the Chair will possess academic credentials suitable for academic appointment including an established record of scholarly achievement. He or she will reside in Saskatoon during his or her tenure in the Chair and will be expected to enliven the intellectual life of the faculty by pursuing a research program, teaching one or two courses or seminars, giving a public lecture and possibly overseeing the planning of a conference. Appropriate administrative and financial support will be provided to the chair holder, especially concerning research and outreach activities. A position at the University of Saskatchewan comes with a very competitive benefits package which includes life insurance (compulsory and voluntary), academic long-term disability, sick leave, travel insurance, death benefit, dental plan, extended health and vision care plan, employee assistance program and flexible health spending account.  The successful candidate will be appointed to a one year term at the assistant, associate professor or professor level (the salary bands for this position are as follows: Assistant Professor $86,844 - $104,357, Associate Professor $104,357 - $121,871 and Professor $121,871 -   ).  Tenure will normally be for one year, but in any event no longer than two years. The appointment date is flexible, but may be as early as July 1, 2015. Applications will start being considered on January 5, 2015.
Please see law.usask.ca for further information.