| The Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto invites applications for a full-time tenure-stream faculty position in Health Policy Studies, at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning January 1, 2021, or shortly thereafter.
The successful candidate will have disciplinary depth and an interest in working in a collaborative and multidisciplinary environment. Applicants must demonstrate expert knowledge of health policy and health systems issues in the Canadian context, as well as expertise in a body of theoretical work with relevance to health policy studies (e.g., public administration, political sociology, public policy studies, medical sociology, etc.). The position is open with respect to substantive focus in health policy (e.g., healthcare policy, public health policy, health technology policy, health-in-all policy). The successful candidate will have the demonstrated expertise in comparative health systems and health policy research.
Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in a field related to Health Policy Studies, including but not limited to Political Science, Political Sociology or Public Administration, by the appointment date, or shortly thereafter, with a demonstrated record of excellence in research and a commitment to excellence in teaching. We seek candidates whose research and teaching interests complement and strengthen our existing strengths (https://ihpme.utoronto.ca/academics/rd/hsr-mscphd/hsr-emphases-mscphd/hp-emph/). Candidates must demonstrate an excellent research profile that is clearly aligned with the mission of the Institute (https://ihpme.utoronto.ca/community/about-us/), and the emerging ability to significantly advance the field. Candidates must demonstrate a commitment to collegial service and an interest in collaboration, including with those outside their discipline.
Candidates must provide evidence of research excellence as demonstrated by a record of publications in top-ranked and field relevant journals or forthcoming publications meeting high international standards, the submitted research statement, presentations at significant conferences, awards and accolades, and strong endorsements from referees of high standing.
Evidence of excellence in teaching will be provided through teaching accomplishments and innovations, the teaching dossier, including a teaching statement, teaching evaluations, and sample course materials, as well as strong letters of reference.
The successful applicant will contribute to the Institute’s graduate educational programs, notably the emphasis in Health Policy within the MSc/PhD concentration in Health Services Research, as well as other research and professional programs; the candidate may also have the opportunity to be involved with undergraduate teaching. The successful applicant will be expected to teach introductory and upper-level courses, including courses such as Canada’s Health Systems, Health Policy Comprehensives, and Comparative Health Systems.
Responsibilities will include research, teaching and supervision at the graduate level, and taking an active role in the life of the Institute. The new faculty member will be expected to: establish and maintain a strong, active, robust, independent, innovative, externally-funded research program at the highest international level; take an active role in teaching and mentoring students; collaborate with colleagues and other university departments, partners, and the community; and be committed to equity, diversity and inclusion.
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The selected candidate will be eligible to participate in an internal competition for a subsequent Canada Research Chair nomination.
Established by Royal Charter in 1827, the University of Toronto is the largest and most prestigious research-intensive university in Canada, located in one of the world’s greatest cities. The University has more than 19,000 faculty and staff, some 73,000 students enrolled across three campuses, and annual budget of $1.8 billion, including $376 million in externally funded research, an additional $469 million in research funding in the affiliated teaching hospitals, and one of the premier research libraries in North America.
The Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME) is one of the largest units of its kind in Canada. It is internationally competitive in the fields of health policy and governance, organizational management and leadership, performance management, comparative health systems, health services research, clinical epidemiology and health care research, knowledge transfer, health economics, quality improvement, and patient safety. It offers rigorous research and professional graduate degree programs, as well as continuing education. Multidisciplinary and collaborative, the Institute’s more than 300 faculty members represent a wide range of disciplines including health policy, economics, law, clinical epidemiology, innovation, e-health and technology, sociology, and political science. This Institute—unique in Canada—brings together leading researchers from across the world and from a wide variety of disciplines to develop and to translate innovative ideas into evidence-informed practices that improve the planning, delivery and outcomes of health care. The current Director, Professor Audrey Laporte, was appointed January 1, 2020. For detailed information on the Institute, visit its website at http://www.ihpme.utoronto.ca/.
With its secretariat located at IHPME, the North American Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (NAO) conducts comparative health systems and policy research in Canada, the United States and Mexico with a focus on subnational jurisdictions. Working with numerous health system governments and stakeholders, the NAO employs a number of IHPME doctoral students in the Health Services Research concentration.
The Institute is located within the Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH). This School was founded in 1927 and has grown to be the largest and most productive cluster of public health scholars in Canada. The Dalla Lana School of Public Health (http://www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/) has an illustrious history that began in the 1920’s and continued with a recent renaissance beginning in 2008 (see synopsis at http://www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/about/). The most prominent School of Public Health in Canada, the DLSPH now has a roster of over 800 students, and greater than $27 million in annual research expenditures. It houses the Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, the Institute for Global Health Equity & Innovation, the new Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health, major initiatives related to Healthy Cities, Big Data for Health, Quality Improvement, and Clinical Public Health, partnerships with institutions throughout Toronto that comprise the largest health-science research complex in Canada, alliances with multiple international partners and a central location in one of the most dynamic, multi-ethnic, and cosmopolitan cities in the world. The current Dean, Professor Steini Brown, was appointed July 1, 2018.
All qualified candidates are invited to apply by clicking on the link below. Applications must include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching dossier (including a statement of teaching philosophy, teaching evaluations, a record of teaching accomplishments and innovations, and sample course materials), up to three sample publications/working papers, and a statement outlining current and future research interests. Applicants must ask three references to send letters (signed and on letterhead) directly to the Institute via e-mail to ihpme.director@utoronto.ca.
All application materials, including letters of reference, must be received on or before August 31st, 2020.
Submission guidelines can be found at http://uoft.me/how-to-apply. We recommend combining documents into one or two files in PDF/MS Word format. If you have questions about this position, please contact ihpme.director@utoronto.ca. CLICK HERE TO APPLY: https://utoronto.taleo.net/careersection/10050/jobdetail.ftl?job=2000944&tz=GMT-04%3A00&tzname=America%2FToronto The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous/Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. |
