Assistant Professor
University of Ottawa — Main Campus
Posted 2026-09-23
Posting Reason: New Position Job Family: Academic Leadership and Faculty Union affiliation: APUO Faculty/Department: Department of Modern Languages and Literatures_FT Campus: Main Campus Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD): 2026/09/23 Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD): The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the University of Ottawa invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor or Associate Professor (subject to qualifications and experience) position in Arab Studies. We seek a dynamic researcher whose work advances critical, interdisciplinary approaches to research questions in the Arabic-speaking world. The ideal candidate will contribute to existing expertise at the University of Ottawa by undertaking research initiatives that examine contemporary cultural questions and social issues in regions of the Arabic-speaking world, and they will have experience in the field of Arabic as a Foreign Language (AFL). The candidate selected will also be considered for appointment to hold a Faculty of Arts Research Fellowship; for details on the Fellowship please see below. The intent of the Fellowship is to encourage interdisciplinary research and i