Faculty Employment Opportunities

Position Information
Position Rank: Full Time Tenure Stream - Assistant Professor
Discipline/Field: Health Informatics & Global e-Health
Home Faculty: Health
Home Department/Area/Division: School of Health Policy and Management
Affiliation/Union: YUFA
Position Start Date: July 1, 2016
 

Health Informatics & Global e-Health
Full Time Tenure Stream - Assistant Professor
School of Health Policy and Management

Applications are invited for a tenure stream appointment in Health Informatics & Global e-Health at the Assistant Professor level, to commence July 1, 2016, subject to budgetary approval.

Applicants must specialize in the areas of Health Informatics or Health Information Technology with either a demonstrated expertise in Global e-Health or an interest in developing and supporting Global e-Health expertise and teaching. Expertise in health information management, health indicators, performance measurement and project management would be an asset. The program is particularly interested in recruiting candidates who are eligible for CIHR/SSHRC and external research funding.

Requirements: Candidates must have completed a PhD in either Health Informatics or a related field with a strong Health Informatics focus. Candidates should show excellence or promise of excellence in teaching and scholarly research. The position will involve graduate teaching and supervision in addition to undergraduate teaching. Candidates must be suitable for prompt appointment to the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

Successful teaching experience and demonstrated excellence as a researcher in relevant health-related fields are preferable. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in the further development of the health informatics curriculum.

York University is an Affirmative Action (AA) employer and strongly values diversity, including gender and sexual diversity, within its community. The AA program, which applies to Aboriginal people, visible minorities, people with disabilities, and women, can be found at www.yorku.ca/acadjobs or by calling the AA office at 416-736-5713. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.

A cover letter of application an up-to-date curriculum vitae, a statement of research and teaching interests, three reprints or preprints, and teaching evaluations (if available) submitted by November 15, 2015 to email: shpm@yorku.ca. Arrangements should be made for three confidential letters of reference to be submitted to the same email and addressed to Ms. Domenica Lam, Health Informatics Hiring Committee, School of Health Policy & Management, 406 HNES, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3

 

Posting End Date: November 15, 2015