Limited Term Appointment in Art Therapy, Department of Creative Arts Therapies

Concordia University

Situated on the traditional and unceded territory of the Kanien’kehá:ka people, Concordia University is North America’s top university under the age of 50, celebrated for advancing transformative learning, convergent thinking and public impact.

Position Description
The Department of Creative Arts Therapies in the Faculty of Fine Arts at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, invites applications for a 24-month Limited Term Appointment in Art Therapy. Limited-term Faculty members at Concordia are full-time faculty members whose primary duties include teaching and service, with no research obligations.

Qualifications and Assets
The Department of Creative Arts Therapies is seeking candidates who demonstrate an authentic commitment to equity and social justice and to the development and integration of innovative art therapy and health promotion initiatives within all aspects of their teaching, service, clinical, and advocacy endeavours. The successful candidate will be expected to teach courses within our art therapy graduate program; supervise graduate students in clinical work; participate in the annual art therapy admission process; support program development; serve on departmental committees; and perform administrative duties. Other responsibilities include practicum coordination, which involves oversight of practicum sites and graduate student placements as well as the provision of support for practicum supervisors.

Candidates must have, at minimum, a completed MA in Art Therapy. Professional certification as a Registered Art Therapist is required: Registered Canadian Art Therapist (RCAT from Canadian Art Therapy Association), Art Therapist Registered (ATR from Art Therapy Credentials Board, Inc.), or Art Therapist Registered-Board Certified (ATR-BC from Art Therapy Credentials Board, Inc.). Candidates must provide evidence of extensive clinical experience and expertise as an art therapist working with a range of clientele in various settings. Also required is evidence of effective supervision of art therapy graduate students in clinical work. Other required qualifications include demonstrated evidence of, or potential for:

• Outstanding contributions to teaching art therapy courses at the graduate level
• Outstanding contributions to the field of art therapy and to collaborative community and university service activities
• Intentional integration of social justice principles, such as equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility in teaching and supervision

Other assets include:
• A completed PhD (or a PhD near completion)
• Holding a Quebec psychotherapist permit or provincial/state equivalent
• Holding certification as a Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC)

Candidates are encouraged to share any career interruptions or personal circumstances that may have had an impact on their career goals in their letter of application. These will be carefully considered in the assessment process. The Department values diversity among its faculty and strongly encourages applications from those who will contribute to that profile. Concordia University is an English-language institution of higher learning at which the primary language of instruction and research is English. Since this position supports academic functions of the university, proficiency in English is required. As this position will support francophone practicum sites in Montreal and Quebec, an intermediate proficiency in spoken and written French is also required.

How to Apply
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and Permanent Residents will be given priority. To comply with the Government of Canada’s reporting requirements, the University is obliged to gather information about applicants’ status as either Permanent Residents of Canada or Canadian citizens. While applicants need not identify their country of origin or current citizenship, all applicants must include one of the following statements:

• Yes, I am a citizen or permanent resident of Canada; OR
• No, I am not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada.

Applications should be addressed to: Department Chair Dr. Cynthia Bruce, and submitted electronically (as a single PDF file) to creativeartstherapies@concordia.ca on or before June 29, 2025, but will continue to be reviewed until the position is filled. Submissions must include a cover letter clearly identifying the title and position code (25-LTA-CATS-O), a comprehensive curriculum vitae, a teaching statement, evidence of teaching effectiveness (including course syllabi and evaluations), and the names and contact information of three referees. Only short-listed candidates will be notified. The appointment is expected to commence on July 23, 2025.

Concordia University is committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community, and recognizes the importance of inclusion in achieving excellence in teaching and research. As part of this commitment to providing our students with the dynamic, innovative, and inclusive educational environment of a Next‐Generation University, we require all applicants to articulate in their cover letter how their background, as well as lived and professional experiences and expertise have prepared them to teach in ways that are relevant for a diverse, multicultural contemporary Canadian society. Possible examples to demonstrate a diverse experience may include, but are not limited to:

• teaching about underrepresented populations
• mentoring students from underrepresented backgrounds
• committee work
• offering or organizing educational programming
• participation in training and workshops

All applicants will receive an email invitation to complete a short equity survey. Participation in the survey is voluntary and no identifying information about candidates will be shared with hiring committees. Candidates who wish to self-identify as a member of an underrepresented group to the hiring committee may do so in their cover letter or by writing directly to the contact person indicated in this posting.

Adaptive Measures
Applicants who anticipate requiring adaptive measures throughout any stage of the recruitment process may contact, in confidence, the equity office at: equity@concordia.ca.

Information about the Department
The Department of Creative Arts Therapies is unique in Canada. We offer graduate programs in art therapy, drama therapy, music therapy and play therapy, all within a single university department. Our faculty and staff value the arts as an inherent expression of humanity, and the creative arts therapies as essential to individual and collective health and well-being. We believe in experiential education that centers on care and creativity and that is guided by our commitment to equity, accessibility, diversity, and sustainability. Together, we work to prepare future art therapists, drama therapists, music therapists, and play therapists for multiple career pathways in community, school, health care, and mental health care settings.

Meeting educational standards set by the Canadian Art Therapy Association, our art therapy graduate program is designed to offer intensive preparation for high-level professional competence in the use of the studio arts for therapeutic and preventative purposes, for fostering personal growth and change, and for pursuing related research.

We offer our students community-based experiential learning and pre-professional training, specialization, and research education. As leaders in research-creation and community engagement, our faculty members can grow and share their expertise with its affiliated centres and research collective: the Center for the Arts in Human Development (CAHD), the Concordia Arts in Health Centre (CAiHC), and the Arts in Health Research Collective (AHRC). Located in custom-designed spaces, the Department of Creative Arts Therapies offers state-of-the-art studios, equipment, and technical support for faculty, researchers, and students alike.

Information about the Faculty of Fine Arts
With over 4,000 students, faculty, and staff, the Faculty of Fine Arts is among the five largest art and design schools in North America. Nestled in the heart of a pulsing city, embraced by a dynamic research university, the Faculty of Fine Arts benefits from extraordinary access to brilliant practitioners, thriving venues, cross-cultural perspectives, and an extensive network of outstanding facilities for research and production.

Taking advantage of our place within the rich fabric of a research university and our long history as one of the premiere sites in Canada for the study and creation of the arts and arts-based scholarship, the Faculty of Fine Arts is currently engaged in a transformative moment in which pedagogical, conceptual, theoretical, and material practices find resonance with a significant diversity of approaches. In our university community we value equally those practices that embrace aesthetic activism, live performance, historical scholarship, technical experimentation, skills-based production, community fieldwork and education, and therapeutic practices as well as traditional and digital fabrication. In addition to curricular advances, the formation of significant research centres and external partnerships in the Faculty of Fine Arts continue to enrich opportunities for faculty and students alike. For more information on the Faculty of Fine Arts, please visit: www.concordia.ca/finearts.

Information about Concordia
“Concordia is a young, forward-looking university. It’s a unique place where experimentation, innovation and creativity are truly valued. Our community of students, faculty, staff and alumni all contribute to our momentum as Canada’s next-gen university.” — Concordia President Graham Carr.

Building on the skills of our faculty and the strengths of Indigenous, local, and global partnerships, we set our sights further and more broadly than others and align the quality of learning opportunities to larger trends and substantial challenges facing society.

Profoundly global, Concordia is recognized for attracting some of the most talented faculty and students from around the world. We are driven by ambition, innovation and a commitment to reconciliation, research and community engagement.

Information about Montreal
Tiohtià:ke/Montreal is exceptional; safe, vibrant and diverse, with new things to discover around every corner. With a population of 1.7 million, it houses four major universities, several clinical research centres, and has been named the best student city in the world.

Historically known as a gathering place for many First Nations, the city is now home to a diverse population of Indigenous and other peoples, and its residents enjoy the benefits of a thriving multicultural scene. While supporting a significant anglophone population, it is the one of the largest French-speaking cities in the world.

Montreal is famed for its innovative culinary scene and festivals. It was also the first metropolis to be designated a UNESCO City of Design by the Global Alliance for Cultural Diversity. The city is recognized globally as an important centre for commerce, aerospace, transport, finance, pharmaceuticals, technology, design, gaming and film.

Employment Equity
Concordia University is strongly committed to employment equity within its community, and to recruiting a diverse faculty and staff. The University encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including women, racialized persons, Indigenous persons, 2SLGBTQI+ persons, and persons with disabilities; candidates are invited to self-identify in their applications.

Immigration Status
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and Permanent Residents will be given priority. To comply with the Government of Canada’s reporting requirements, the University is obliged to gather information about applicants’ status as either Permanent Residents of Canada or Canadian citizens. While applicants need not identify their country of origin or current citizenship, all applicants must include one of the following statements:

• Yes, I am a citizen or permanent resident of Canada; OR
• No, I am not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada.