Institute for Health and Social Policy

Junior and Senior Faculty Positions, Faculty Research Chair in Global Health and Social Policy, McGill University

The Institute for Health and Social Policy at McGill University currently has junior and senior faculty positions available, as well as a Canada Research Chair.

The Institute for Health and Social Policy was created to conduct and support world class research into how social conditions impact on health and to promote the translation of research findings into policies and programs on national and global scales that change the social conditions under which the worst off live. Involving dozens of researchers from across all faculties at McGill, the Institute is home to a global social policy data center on 192 countries, as well as in depth studies on 5 continents. Institute policy collaborations are taking place with the WHO, UNICEF, and ILO, as well as with Canadian and US policymakers. More information about the Institute can be found at: www.mcgill.ca/ihsp/.

These full-time positions are collaborative appointments between the Institute and the home faculty department best suited for the candidate. The appointments will be with a department in either the Faculty of Arts or the Faculty of Medicine. These unique faculty openings will also have protected research time. The successful candidate will devote half of his/her time to leading collaborative research and developing policy efforts at the Institute, and the other half will be spent at the home department with a reduced teaching load and a regular tenure or tenure track appointment. The home department will be matched to the applicant’s interests and background.

Because of the strategic role these positions will play in the Institute, as well as in their home departments, experience conducting empirical and comparative studies and conducting directly policy relevant research is important. Expertise on Latin America, Africa, and/or Asia as well as OECD countries is strongly preferred.

Applicants should hold a Ph.D., M.D. or equivalent degree in public policy, public health, sociology, demography, epidemiology, social work, geography, social medicine, history, economics, anthropology, political science, philosophy, or other related field. Candidates should have a strong publishing track record in fields examining how social conditions impact on health.

Salary based on qualifications and experience.

To apply, please send a CV, 3 recent research articles, a statement of research interests and contact information for three referees to the attention of: Erin Bresnahan, Institute for Health and Social Policy, McGill University, 1130 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1A3 or to applicants.ihsp@mcgill.ca. (Electronic submission is encouraged. Please put “Application for Faculty Position” in the subject heading.) Applications will be considered beginning on February 28, 2010.

McGill University is committed to equity in employment and diversity. It welcomes applications from indigenous peoples, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, women, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities and others who may contribute to further diversification.

 

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