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Dalhousie University’s Department of Community Health &
Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine invites applications for a
tenure stream position as an Assistant/Associate Professor in
patient-centered outcomes research. The successful candidate
must demonstrate experience in research methods and statistics
in the substantive areas of public health, public policy,
health administration or other health-related areas. The
candidate will benefit from, and strengthen, established
relationships among patients, healthcare providers,
policy-makers and researchers across the region through the
Maritime Strategy for Patient Oriented Research SUPPORT Unit.
The incumbent will be called upon to develop a collaborative
and impactful research program that is complementary to and
strengthens patient-centered outcomes research within the
Faculty of Medicine. Engagement with local, national and
international research networks is expected.
Applicants must have a PhD (or
equivalent) and a strong track record of conducting research
in the areas of epidemiology or health services to be
considered for this position. Applicants are expected to have
experience in engaging community-based partners, and
demonstrated expertise in an area of population or public
health research, such as health disparities, rural health, or
primary care health outcomes. The ideal candidate will have
university teaching experience and strong background or
training in population health or health services research;
excellent quantitative research skills; strong methodological
skills including epidemiology, statistics, or health
economics; and a demonstrated track record of research funding
or a demonstrated potential to build a research portfolio. Key
personal traits include a collaborative and entrepreneurial
spirit, and the ability to work in multidisciplinary research
teams. Clinical experience and training, research
post-doctoral fellowship training, and evidence of knowledge
translation experience are desirable assets. The candidate is
expected to have excellent communication
skills.
This position will be based at
Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick (DMNB) in Saint John, NB.
DMNB delivers the Dalhousie four-year MD curriculum to 30
students per year who are based in New Brunswick, and 80 who
are based in Halifax. DMNB is located on the Saint John campus
of the University of New Brunswick (UNB). Dalhousie University
and UNB will collaborate to provide a robust, stimulating
academic environment to support this position including
research and teaching opportunities. The successful candidate
will be expected to collaborate with UNB colleagues on both
the Saint John and Fredericton campuses, and to develop
research activities that integrate well with those at UNB.
The application deadline is
midnight on January 2, 2018, or until the position is filled.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however,
Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Please send a curriculum vitae, a two-page research statement,
a one-page description of teaching philosophy, examples of
evaluations of your teaching, and the names and contact
information of three referees to:
Lorie de Varennes
Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick
100 Tucker Park Road
P.O. Box 5050
Saint John, New Brunswick E2L 4L5.
A complete application also includes a completed Self- Identification
Questionnaire, which is available at
www.dal.ca/becounted/selfid
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Dalhousie University is committed
to fostering a collegial culture grounded
in diversity and inclusiveness. The university
encourages applications
from Aboriginal people, persons with a
disability, racially visible persons, women, persons of
minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and
all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our
community.
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