Dalhousie University, Division of Medical Education Faculty Position

Dalhousie University, Division of Medical Education Faculty Position

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Dalhousie University, Division of Medical Education
Faculty Position, Tenure Stream, Medical Informatics Program
The Division invites applications for a tenure-stream faculty position in Medical Informatics at the level of Assistant
Professor. Medical Informatics in the Faculty of Medicine was established in 1996. It is a program within the
Division of Medical Education
Major responsibilities of the position include leadership in the Medical Informatics Program, program development
in the Faculty of Medicine and in the Health Informatics Program at Dalhousie University. The Medical/Health
Informatics Program at Dalhousie University is Canada’s first collaborative degree granting program in its field. In
addition, the incumbent will provide consultation and guidance to faculty members and medical students, clerks and
residents, and groups with various educational responsibilities across the medical education curriculum.
The incumbent will be expected to make a strong contribution to the mission of the Faculty of Medicine and of the
Division of Medical Education in the areas of teaching, research, curriculum development and administration.
He/she will lead provincial, national and international medical and health informatics projects and teams, and work
with national and provincial informatics organizations. The incumbent will work with the Faculties of Medicine,
Computer Science, and Graduate Studies, as well as other non-medical faculty. He/she will promote Medical/Health
Informatics and the Dalhousie graduate programs to clinical and non-clinical audiences. The incumbent will teach
in the graduate Health Informatics program, supervise students at the master and doctoral levels and foster linkages
with existing medical education programs.
Qualifications include a PhD in Health Informatics, teaching experience and expertise in the broad area of
Medical/Health Informatics. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated ability to conduct collaborative,
interdisciplinary research and publish in medical education (Medical/Health Informatics). The incumbent must be
eligible for appointment in the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
Deadline for applications is midnight, October 17, 2014
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given
priority. Dalhousie University is an Employment Equity/Affirmative Action employer. The University encourages
applications from qualified Aboriginal people, persons with a disability, racially visible persons and women.
Applications should consist of: 1) a letter of application, 2) curriculum vitae, 3) a statement of teaching and research
interests.
Applicants must arrange to have three (3) letters of reference (two of these must be academic) sent under separate
cover by the deadline date directly to:
Chair, Search Committee
c/o Linda MacNutt, Administrative Secretary
Division of Medical Education
Clinical Research Centre, Dalhousie University
PO Box 15000
Halifax, NS B3H 4R2 CANADA
Or via email to: [email protected]