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Job Details

Position Title: Chair, Early Childhood Studies

Status: Full Time

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Program/Department: University of Guelph-Humber

Campus/Location: The University of Guelph-Humber (Humber Polytechnic’s North Campus at 207 Humber College Blvd, Toronto, Ontario) is located within the traditional and treaty lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit.

Minimum Starting Salary: $144,930; starting salaries are determined based on qualifications and years of related experience.

Timeline: Screening of applications will begin the week of October 19, 2026.

The Chairs Role

In this role, the incumbent provides academic leadership and manages the academic and administrative affairs of the Early Childhood Studies program. The Chair is accountable for the overall operational planning/management of the program and for maintaining relevancy, competitiveness, and currency in the field of study and ensuring industry needs are met. The Chair is responsible for the management of the physical, financial, and human resource requirements of the program.





Collaboratively with the Office of the Vice-Provost, the Chair supports strategic directions that advance the university’s commitment to academic and scholarly excellence and student-centered supports. In this role, the incumbent works collegially and collaboratively with chairs and department heads across the university and liaises with and supports the strategic directions of partner institutions, the University of Guelph and Humber Polytechnic, where appropriate.

Academic and Scholarly Excellence

- Leads/participates in academic and university initiatives/events to achieve University priorities and goals.
- Teaches within their discipline expertise as per the Office of the Vice-Provost-established semester guidelines.
- Engages in other assigned academic related activities (i.e., Study Abroad, Independent Study) as per the Office of the Vice-Provost-established semester guidelines.
- Participates in scholarship through professional activities and creative contributions that advance the incumbents field of study and fosters an enhanced profile and positive reputation of the program and university.
- Participates in research or scholarly activities in the incumbent’s field of study and produces work that advances their field of study and fosters an enhanced profile and positive reputation of the program and university.




- Mentors students in their research endeavors and/or pursuit of graduate school or their employment aspirations after graduation.

Academic Program Management and Leadership

- Leads the development and implementation of a vision for the program that ensures relevancy, competitiveness, and currency in the field of study and ensuring industry needs are met, with an emphasis on the quality of the student experience.
- Is accountable for the overall operational planning/management of the program (e.g., course planning that is fiscally responsible, recommendations for instructor/faculty appointments, appropriate and consistent application of academic rules and regulations).
- Continuously develops curriculum to maintain quality and relevance through assessment, applied research or scholarly activities.
- Leads the curriculum development/revision/renewal process for courses according to established University practice and process.
- Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to ensure quality and relevancy of the program content.
- Chairs program committees as required (e.g., Curriculum Committee, hiring committees).
- Participates in University committees as required (e.g., Academic Management and Programs Committee, University Operations Committee).
- Responsible for initiatives that support student engagement and success.
- Responsible for resolving complex student matters.

Academic Rules and Regulations/University – Polytechnic Policies and Procedures

- Interprets the academic rules and regulations, University of Guelph, and Humber Polytechnic policies and procedures, and translates these into proposed actio

📌 Chair, Early Childhood Studies (Toronto)
🏢 Humber College
📍 Toronto