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TheDalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH) and its Institute of Health PolicyManagement and Evaluation (IHPME) at the University of Toronto, inviteapplications for a tenure stream position at the rank of Associate Professor inthe area of Health Systems and Clinical Public Health in Asia. This is a joint appointment between the DLSPH (51%)and the IHPME (49%). The expected start date is January 1, 2020, orshortly thereafter.

The Dalla Lana School of Public Health and itsInstitute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation at the University ofToronto are seeking a scholar with an outstanding demonstrated ability to lead andsustain research and training initiatives on critical healthcare systems andpopulation health questions in Asia. This position relates directly to thediverse set of opportunities for research and training that are emerging basedon collaborations being formed with institutions in China and other countriesin Asia with mandates to address the pressing needs for health professionalsand health systems transformation. 

Candidates must have either a PhD in PublicHealth, Systems Research or a related field, or equivalentadditional credentialing at the doctoral level in a public health related field,such as an MD, with a demonstrated exceptional record of excellence in researchand teaching. We seek candidates whose research and teaching interestscomplement and strengthen our existing strengths (see http://www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/). Candidates will have anestablished international reputation and will be expected to sustain and leadinnovative and independent research at the highest international level and tomaintain an outstanding, competitive, and externally funded research program.

Candidatesmust provide evidence of research excellence as demonstrated by a record ofsustained high-impact contributions and publications in top-ranked and fieldrelevant journals, the submitted research statement, presentations atsignificant conferences, distinguished awards and accolades, and othernoteworthy activities that contribute to the visibility and prominence of thediscipline, as well as strong endorsements from referees of high standing.

Evidenceof excellence in teaching will be provided through significant teachingaccomplishments, the teaching dossier, a teaching statement, sample coursesyllabi, and the teaching evaluations submitted as part of the application, aswell as strong letters of reference.

Thesuccessful applicant will have extensive knowledge of and experience inresearch in primary care, clinical epidemiology, population health, healthpolicy, control of communicable and non-communicable disease, and the use oflarge transactional and other types of data sets generated by healthcareinformation systems and/or observational cohort studies and registries toproduce evidence that has relevance to policy. Experience in interventionalstudies (e.g., quasi-experimental studies and randomized controlled trials) inprimary care settings that involve the training of health professionals andpatients is especially valued in this search. The successful applicant willdemonstrate excellence in leadership in research and training in healthcare andhealth policy with a focus on the critical sector of primary care. Thesuccessful applicant will also have the demonstrated ability to communicatewith senior academics, healthcare administrators, clinical leaders, and healthpolicy-makers in Asia.

It is expected that the successful applicantwill lead joint initiatives between the School and partners in Asia, includingacademic, government, and health services partners to establish an intellectualand practical framework for the development of new research and trainingcollaborations that will generate evidence on best practices related to primarycare and primary care systems, as well as models for training generalpractitioners that meet current needs, such as the initiative developing inChina to train 300,000 general practitioners over the coming decade. Thesuccessful applicant will also lead a pedagogical program in primary careevaluative and comparative health systems research based at the Institute andSchool including leading course design and delivery in the establishment anduse of data for decision making and the use of such data in health policy inAsian health systems. They will also lead and help deliver course design tosupport clinician education around the use of data, health services research,and clinical epidemiology, engage in graduate teaching and supervision, as wellas have the ability to develop continuing education programs in Asia.

Salarywill be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Established by Royal Charter in 1827, theUniversity of Toronto is the largest and most prestigious research-intensiveuniversity in Canada, located in one of the world's great cities. TheUniversity has more than 19,000 faculty and staff, some 73,000 studentsenrolled across three campuses, an annual budget of $1.8 billion, including$376 million in externally funded research, an additional $469 million inresearch funding in the affiliated teaching hospitals, and one of the premierresearch libraries in North America. 

The Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH; http://www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/) has an illustrious historythat began in the 1920’s and continued with a recent renaissance beginning in2008 (see synopsis at http://www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/about/). The most prominent School ofPublic Health in Canada, the DLSPH now has a roster of over 800 students, andgreater than $27 million in annual research expenditures. It houses theInstitute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, the Institute for GlobalHealth Equity & Innovation, the new Waakebiness-Bryce Institute forIndigenous Health, major initiatives related to Healthy Cities, Big Data forHealth, Quality Improvement, and Clinical Public Health, partnerships withinstitutions throughout Toronto that comprise the largest health-scienceresearch complex in Canada, alliances with multiple international partners anda central location in one of the most dynamic, multi-ethnic, and cosmopolitancities in the world. 

All qualified candidates are invited to applyonline. Applications must include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teachingdossier (including a statement of teaching philosophy, sample course syllabi,and teaching evaluations), up to three sample publications, and a statementoutlining current and future research interests. For questions regarding thisposition, please contact acadsearch.dlsph@utoronto.ca.

Applicants should also ask three referees tosend letters (signed and on letterhead) directly to Konstantina Kollias, viaemail to acadsearch.dlsph@utoronto.caaby the closing date.

All application materials, including letters orreference, must be submitted online and received on or before May 1, 2019.

Submission guidelines can be found at: http://uoft.me/how-to-apply. We recommend combiningattached documents into one or two files in PDF/MS Word format.

For more information on the Dalla Lana School ofPublic Health and the Institute for Health Policy Management & Evaluation,please visit our website at: http://www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/ and http://ihpme.utoronto.ca/.

The University of Toronto is strongly committedto diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications fromracialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal Peopleof North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and others who maycontribute to the further diversification of ideas. 

As part of your application, you will be askedto complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any informationdirectly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by searchcommittees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated forinstitutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP. 

All qualified candidates are encouraged toapply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Job Field: Tenure Stream
Department: Public Health, Dalla Lana School of
Campus: St. George (downtown Toronto)
Job Posting: Mar 25, 2019
Job Closing: May 1, 2019