University of Manitoba – Canada Research Chair Tier 2, Health Economics

CANADA RESEARCH CHAIR TIER 2, HEALTH ECONOMICS

POSTED: March 11, 2019, Department of Community Health Sciences, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Position Numbers 27187 and 27816.

The University of Manitoba invites applications for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair, a tenured or tenure-track position at the rank of assistant or associate professor, in the area of Health Economics. The Government of Canada has established the CRC program to enable Canadian universities to foster world class research excellence. The proposed CRC aligns with several elements of the University of Manitoba’s Strategic Research Plan, including “Integrative Research in Health and Well-Being” and “Population and Global Health”.

THE POSITION: The successful candidate will hold an academic appointment with the Department of Community Health Sciences (CHS), Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences. The Department of Community Health Sciences (CHS) is a research and training-intensive department that has 49 full-time faculty members, including seven Canada Research Chairs, and over 90 graduate students. CHS has active research and educational programs in epidemiology, biostatistics, and the health-related social sciences that aim to create and apply novel concepts and methods of population-based health sciences to the practices of population health, public health, and preventive medicine.

We seek a candidate who would fit into one of the following CHS signature research areas: health services, global public health and/or Indigenous health.

Application Deadline: April 15, 2019. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.

The full job posting can be found on UM Careers (requisition number: 06095): http://umanitoba.ca/admin/human_resources/employment/employment_opportunities.html

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