Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Supporting Indigenous Health and Well-being

Job Family:

Academic Leadership and Faculty

Union affiliation:

APUO

Faculty/Department:

Faculty of Health Sciences_Full Time Professors

Campus:

Main Campus

Date Posted:

mai 31, 2024

Closing Date:

juillet 31, 2024

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above

The Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Ottawa invites applications for a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Supporting Indigenous Health and Well-being. The selected candidate will be offered a tenure-track position at the Associate or Full Professor level at one of the Faculty’s Schools that is most aligned with their expertise. The ideal candidate is an established Indigenous Scholar with a research program based on meaningful collaboration with Indigenous communities increasing the recognition of Indigenous ways of knowing to promote health and well-being. Examples of the sought-after expertise include facilitating healthy lifestyles, improving health care access, and reducing social inequalities and health inequities. The research program should align with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action, particularly under the Health and Sports and Reconciliation themes. The Chairholder will be expected to cultivate existing collaborations with Indigenous communities to influence approaches that support health and well-being within and beyond their communities.

Located on the unceded territory of Anishinaabe Algonquin people, in the heart of Ottawa and in proximity to national agencies such as Health Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada, and Statistics Canada, the University of Ottawa is recognized as the first and largest bilingual university in North America. It offers its 47,000 students and 5,500 employees a dynamic and stimulating environment where research and knowledge are fundamental to all aspects of university life. The Chair would join a group of excellent researchers already engaging with Indigenous communities at the Faculty. The selected candidate will be encouraged to participate in the Research Institute for Indigenous Studies and be well-positioned to collaborate with members of other Faculties, affiliated hospital-based research institutes, and the LIFE Research Institute and / or the Centre for Research in Health and Nursing.

Tier 1 Chairs, tenable for seven years and renewable once, are for outstanding researchers acknowledged by their peers as world leaders in their fields. For each Tier 1 Chair, the institution receives $200,000 annually for seven years. Nominees for Tier 1 Chair positions must be full professors or associate professors who are expected to be promoted to the full professor level within one or two years of the nomination. Alternatively, if they come from outside the academic sector, nominees must possess the necessary qualifications to be appointed at these levels. New CRC nominees are also eligible for infrastructure support from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to help acquire state-of-the-art equipment essential to their work.

Selective hiring: The University of Ottawa is committed to ensuring equity, diversity, and inclusion in the scholarly and leadership environments of our students, staff, and faculty members. In accordance with the University’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Action Plan and equity targets, the selection will be limited to Indigenous peoples as defined in the CRC Program method for establishing equity targets and the Employment Equity Act. Candidates from this group who wish to be considered for this position must complete the confidential self-identification form during the application process online (fill the Employment Equity Questionnaire on the web portal). The objective of this measure is to increase the representation of the four designated groups in the allocation of Canada Research Chair positions. Internal candidates are not eligible.

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