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Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track), Area of Implementation Science

University of British Columbia

Posted: March 01, 2023

We are seeking an Implementation Scientist who studies the implementation of virtual health innovations to improve healthcare and disease prevention in rural, remote, and other isolated communities. The successful candidate will have a primary academic faculty appointment in the Division of Social Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, as well as an Investigator appointment within the Faculty of Medicine’s Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management (CCDPM), which is housed in the Southern Medical Program. The position will be located at UBC’s Okanagan Campus.

Department of Medicine
The UBC Department of Medicine provides excellence in research, teaching and clinical services related to the nature, cause and prevention of adult diseases. We are the largest Department in the Faculty of Medicine with over 1,200 faculty and staff. The Department is comprised of 18 divisions with faculty located throughout the Province of British Columbia. The UBC Department of Medicine is committed to ensuring the success of our learners and faculty, and to contributing to the health of the Province of British Columbia.

Reporting to the Head of the UBC Department of Medicine, in consultation with the Regional Associate Dean, Interior, the successful candidate will have training in Implementation Science. The appointee will be expected to participate in the teaching activities of the Department and the Southern Medical Program as well as provide mentorship and training to undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate learners. The appointee will be expected to advance inter-disciplinary research on how to move innovations and technologies that support virtual health-care, into rural, remote and other isolated communities. We are seeking a candidate who conducts research on how healthcare systems and providers can work in partnership to move virtual health innovations (e.g., smartphone apps; remote health-care delivery and monitoring) into widespread use in rural and remote settings and isolated communities; and how to implement virtual healthcare with treatment fidelity and equity. As part of a multidisciplinary research team, the successful candidate will be engaged in:

-Research on optimal implementation networks and partnerships
-Development of best-practices for implementing equitable, virtual health-care
-Research that engages members of rural/remote/isolated communities
-Research within a multidisciplinary team environment consisting of basic and clinical scientists
-Research that will have a direct impact on the lives of people living in the BC Interior, North and beyond.
-The successful candidate will hold a PhD in a health-related discipline and have an established program of implementation science research pertaining to how healthcare systems and providers can work in partnership to move virtual health innovations into widespread use in rural and remote settings; and how to implement virtual healthcare with treatment fidelity and equity. The successful candidate will also have a proven ability to attract external funding. The successful candidate will have demonstrated evidence of ability in teaching and will be expected to participate in the undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate teaching activities of the units. The incumbent will also show demonstrated ability in scholarly activity and will be expected to provide service to the University and the broader academic and professional community. The successful candidate will have demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and interact with empathy, understanding and, respect of diverse and divergent perspectives and behaviours.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. An application package should include a letter of application outlining the applicant’s research and teaching interests, accompanied by a detailed curriculum vitae and the names of three references. Please also provide a brief statement (1-2 pages) that describes any current or planned engagements and contributions made to advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in academic (research/scholarship, teaching/learning), professional (non-academic or clinical work), or community (local, national, international community-based) contexts.

Applications should be directed to:
Dr. Kathleen A. Martin Ginis
Director, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management
c/o Linda Misura
UBC Southern Medical Program
Reichwald Health Sciences Centre
1088 Discovery Way
Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7

(email: kathleen_martin.ginis@ubc.ca with subject line: Assistant Professor Position)

Review of applications will begin on March 31, 2023 and continue until the position is filled. The anticipated start date for this position is July 1, 2023 or upon a date to be mutually agreed.

For the full job description, visit https://ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjobs/job/UBC-Okanagan-Campus-Opportunities/Assistant-Professor--Tenure-track-_JR11668.