Contingent Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Health Systems Leadership and Transformation

University of Alberta Careers; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Alberta School of Public Health invites applications for a contingent tenure-track Assistant Professor in Health Systems Leadership and Transformation, based at North Campus Edmonton. The appointee will lead program development, contribute to evidence synthesis, curriculum design, and engage with health-system leaders and policymakers.

We seek a scholar with a strong record of applied, policy-relevant research and a commitment to graduate education that trains health system

Qualifications

• Strong record of rigorous, applied, and policy-relevant scholarship.
• Experience working with health-system leaders, governments, and decision-makers to address complex system challenges.
• Areas of expertise may include health systems management and leadership, health policy, evidence-informed decision-making, implementation science, program and policy evaluation, and organizational and health system transformation.

Responsibilities

• Lead program development and contribute to graduate education aligned with public health systems leadership.
• Develop and teach courses in areas of expertise; contribute to experiential and action-oriented learning.
• Mentor learners applying evidence, policy, leadership and systems thinking to health system challenges.

Skills

Health systems leadership

Policy engagement

Curriculum design

Evidence synthesis

Stakeholder engagement

Program implementation

Applied and policy-relevant research

Job description

This competition is open to all applicants however; internal applicants will be given priority consideration based on minimum qualifications, or a combination of experience, skills, and abilities before external applicants are considered.

Location - This role is in-person. Work primarily takes place at North Campus Edmonton.

The School of Public Health invites applications for a contingent tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Health Systems Leadership and Transformation. The development of a series of graduate certificates that will stack toward a proposed Master of Health Systems degree is a key strategic priority for the School. The successful candidate will play a central role in advancing this initiative, serving as Program Development Lead and providing academic leadership for evidence synthesis, curriculum and course design, stakeholder engagement, and program implementation.
We are seeking an exceptional scholar whose work engages deeply with health systems and practice, and who brings expertise relevant to health systems leadership and transformation. The successful candidate will have a strong record of rigorous, applied, and policy-relevant scholarship, as well as experience working with health-system leaders, governments, and decision-makers to address complex system challenges. Relevant areas of expertise may include health systems management and leadership, health policy, evidence-informed decision-making, implementation science, program and policy evaluation, and organizational and health system transformation.
In this role, the appointee will build on and sustain an externally funded program of applied, policy-relevant research that addresses priority health system and policy questions and generates rigorous evidence to inform policy, practice, and decision-making. They will also contribute to graduate education that prepares health system professionals and trains future scholars to address complex challenges in contemporary health systems. They will develop and teach courses in their areas of expertise and contribute to experiential and action-oriented learning, including mentoring learners as they apply evidence, policy, leadership, and systems thinking to significant challenges within their organizations and the broader health system.

This position provides a distinctive opportunity to integrate scholarship, policy engagement, research training, and the education and development of current and emerging health system leaders. The successful candidate will contribute to the School’s Area of Excellence in Public Health Systems Leadership and to its broader mission of improving community health by engaging partners in world-leading research, learning, and action for societal impact.

For more information about the School of Public Health, please visit: https://www.ualberta.ca/en/public-health/index.html

More specifically, the successful candidate will develop a rigorous, impactful research program that aligns with the University of Alberta’s Strategic Plan, Shape, and contributes to the University’s Strategic Research Plan, Forward with Purpose.