Job ID: 29644
Updated: August 9, 2023
Location: Foothills Campus
We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the traditional territories of the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta. The City of Calgary is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III.
Position Description
Area: Health Policy Research
Duration: Two years with possibility of extension
Start Date: As soon as possible
Salary: $50,000 plus benefits
The Health Policy Trails Unit in the Centre for Health Policy within the O’Brien Institute for Public Health in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Associate in the Health Policy.
Job Description:
The postdoctoral scholar will use quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods research to test, evaluate, and mobilize health policies, including health care delivery policies, public health policies, health insurance policies, and social and economic policies that impact health. The postdoctoral scholar will work under the supervision of Dr. David Campbell, Associate Professor & Consultant Endocrinologist.
Numerous opportunities exist for the successful candidate to contribute to multiple on-going and planned randomized controlled trials of health policies and knowledge mobilization and implementation science projects as well as to develop their own area of research expertise and to publish and present scholarly work
Qualifications:
Individuals should be motivated and enthusiastic about health policy research and have experience with policy, pragmatic trials, economics, implementation science, economics, statistics, or other related fields.
- PhD, MD or equivalent degree completed within 3 years of the beginning of the appointment.
- Demonstrated experience or interest in health policy research
- Experience with quantitative and/or qualitative research methods, study design, data collection, analysis and data management
- Familiarity with SAS, STATA, or R as well as NVivo is desirable
- Demonstrated strong leadership, communication, analytical, and organizational skills
- Established record of scientific reports, policy briefs, and/or papers
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills are essential
- Ability to work collaboratively with departmental and interdepartmental teams and effective time management
- Knowledge of and experience in systematic reviews and advanced literature searching skills
- Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint), and advanced internet skills
- A positive attitude and the ability to work independently and as part of a team are critical to success
- A commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
Please review the Postdoc Eligibility Guidelines for more information prior to applying for this position.
Application Details:
Individuals interested this challenging and rewarding opportunity in a growth-oriented unit should submit the below:
Candidates must submit the completed application package as a single PDF file. All applications must include:
- a brief cover letter including date of availability, suitability and motivation for the role, including your interest in health policy trials, qualifications or related experience, general research/goals statement
- detailed curriculum vitae (CV)
- official or unofficial copy of diploma(s)/university certificate(s)
- contact information including email addresses for three (3) references to support the application
For full consideration, please submit your application on or before September 30, 2023 via email to dcampbel@ucalgary.ca
Health Policy Trials Unit Website: Health Policy Trials Unit | O’Brien Institute for Public Health | University of Calgary
Additional Information
To learn more about postdoctoral scholar opportunities at the University of Calgary and all we have to offer, view our Postdoc Careers website. For more information visit Careers in the Cumming School of Medicine.
The University strongly recommends all faculty and staff are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
About the University of Calgary
The University of Calgary is Canada’s leading next-generation university – a living, growing and youthful institution that embraces change and opportunity with a can-do attitude. Located in the nation’s most enterprising city, the university is making tremendous progress on its Eyes High journey to be recognized as one of Canada’s top five research universities, grounded in innovative learning and teaching and fully integrated with the community it both serves and leads. The University of Calgary inspires and supports discovery, creativity and innovation across all disciplines. For more information, visit ucalgary.ca.
To succeed as one of Canada’s top universities, where new ideas are created, tested and applied through first-class teaching and research, the University of Calgary needs more of the best minds in our classrooms and labs. We’re increasing our scholarly capacity by investing in people who want to change the world, bringing the best and brightest to Calgary to form a global intellectual hub and achieve advances that matter to everyone. For more information visit research.ucalgary.ca/postdocs.
About Calgary, Alberta
Calgary is one of the world’s cleanest cities and has been named one of the world’s most livable cities for years. Calgary is a city of leaders – in business, community, philanthropy and volunteerism. Calgarians benefit from the strongest economy in the nation and enjoy more days of sunshine per year than any other major Canadian city. Calgary is less than an hour’s drive from the Rocky Mountains and boasts the most extensive urban pathway and bikeway network in North America.
The University of Calgary has launched an institution-wide Indigenous Strategy in line with the foundational goals of Eyes High, committing to creating a rich, vibrant, and culturally competent campus that welcomes and supports Indigenous Peoples, encourages Indigenous community partnerships, is inclusive of Indigenous perspectives in all that we do.
As an equitable and inclusive employer, the University of Calgary recognizes that a diverse staff/faculty benefits and enriches the work, learning and research experiences of the entire campus and greater community. We are committed to removing barriers that have been historically encountered by some people in our society. We strive to recruit individuals who will further enhance our diversity and will support their academic and professional success while they are here. In particular, we encourage members of the designated groups (women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible/racialized minorities, and diverse sexual orientation and gender identities) to apply. To ensure a fair and equitable assessment, we offer accommodation at any stage during the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. Questions regarding [diversity] EDI at UCalgary can be sent to the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (equity@ucalgary.ca) and requests for accommodations can be sent to Human Resources (hrhire@ucalgary.ca).