Job Description

Position Description

Area: Community Health Sciences

Duration: 2 years

Start Date: Immediately

Salary: The salary payments will follow standard university schedules and may be negotiated based on experiences and expertise.

The Department of Medicine in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary is seeking applications for a combined Postdoctoral Scholar in the Field of patient- centred, equity-focused health care.

Overview of work:
Multimorbidity, or the presence of two or more non-communicable chronic diseases in an individual, may be one of the greatest challenges facing health care. The Canadian Collaboration for Complex Care (C4) is developing personalized health solutions by focusing on the promotion of situational literacy. We define situational literacy as an enhanced understanding of the interaction between the person, the complexities of their lived experience and the complexities of their clinical conditions. We propose that this understanding is fundamentally important to developing effective personalized care plans for patients with multimorbidity. Our overarching goal is to demonstrate a transformative and transportable approach to designing tools and environments that promote personalized decision-making.

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The Postdoctoral Associate will lead/support projects within the Canadian Collaboration for Complex Care (C4)- a CIHR funding Personalized Health Team. The postdoctoral scholar will work within a dynamic team of collaborators including the Departments of Community Health Sciences, Family Medicine, O\'Brien Institute for Public Health, C4 Steering Committee, Diabetes Canada, and the Alberta Health Services Strategic Clinical networks.

The Postdoctoral Associate primary purpose is to provide subject matter expertise and team operational support to assist in the goals of the research. This postdoctoral position will direct emerging research in guideline implementation. Key areas of focus include: reviewing and collecting evidence on inclusivity and representation in clinical practice guidelines; understanding and developing new ways to synthesize clinical guidelines, and developing a methodology to integrate qualitative experiences in clinical guidelines.

The Postdoctoral Associate will hold a PhD in a health related-field and identifies as a member of a visual minority group in Canada. This position will be offered close mentorship and professional development, including undergraduate students, grant writing and presenting at conferences.

The Postdoctoral Associate will lead/collaborate on publications within the field of the research at both a national and international level. Success in the role will require some judgment and decision making across the research projects, following procedures and guidelines set by the PIs, and extensive collaboration with the research team.

Qualifications:

• PhD, MD or equivalent degree completed within 3 years of the beginning of the appointment in a health-related field. If degree is still pending, it must be awarded before April, 2024
• Must be interested in pursuing health services research
• Equity deserving candidate is strongly preferred
• Experience with both quantitative and qualitative research methods, data collection, analysis and data management
• Familiarity with SAS, STATA, R and NVivo is desirable
• Demonstrate strong leadership, communication, analytical, and organizational skills
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills is 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
• A commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
• Write scientific reports and/or papers

Application Details:

Candidates must submit the completed application package as a single PDF file with the subject line: C4 Postdoctoral Application. All applications must include:

• a brief cover letter including date of availability, suitability and motivation for the role, including your interest in this project, qualifications or related experience, and a 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
• Application should be submitted to

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Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

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Only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted further. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada.

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