Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Clinician Scientist in Medical Knowledge Translation
The world-renowned Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CE&B) seeks an outstanding clinician scientist, qualified in internal medicine and clinical epidemiology, for a full-time faculty position at the Associate Professor rank in the field of translation of knowledge from research into health care practice. Qualifications include an MD degree, specialty training in internal medicine, and a PhD or MSc in health-research methodology, clinical epidemiology or a related field.
The Department particularly invites applicants with research interests and proven expertise in health informatics research, evidence-based medicine, and knowledge translation research at the interface between clinical research and health care. A special interest in physician or patient information and behaviour change and/or computerized clinical decision support would be desirable.
Applicants should have an in-depth knowledge of health-research methodology/clinical epidemiology and be an advocate for evidence-informed health care. The successful candidate will have a productive track record of research, demonstrated by publications in peer review journals and participation as PI in peer‑reviewed research.
Applicants must be qualified for clinical practice in internal medicine (with or without subspecialty training), and eligible for license in the Province of Ontario, Applicants will aspire to a career that combines clinical/healthcare research, teaching, and clinical practice in their specialty. The successful candidate will be cross-appointed to a clinical department in the Faculty of Health Sciences and will join the clinical-practice plan of that department.
This position will teach and supervise students in the Health Research Methodology Graduate Program, the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Medicine Programs and/or other educational programs at McMaster; previous experience teaching/supervising in undergraduate and graduate-level programs will be an asset.
McMaster University is a research-intensive institution perennially rated as the most innovative university in Canada. Located mid-way between the Niagara Peninsula and Metropolitan Toronto, it offers an unparalleled social, cultural and recreational living environment, and a challenging academic career in one of Canada’s première health universities. The Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (http://www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/ceb) is renowned for its pioneering nature and high quality of research and education programs; it provides an exciting academic environment, operating on a collegial model with interdisciplinary research teams and a mentorship program for junior faculty.
Please submit curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests and academic goals, and the names of three referees to:
Dr. Holger Schunemann, Department Chair
Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Faculty of Health Sciences
1200 Main Street West, Room HSC-2C10b
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
Tel. 905‑525‑9140 ext 24931
e‑mail: schuneh@mcmaster.ca
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be considered first for this position. McMaster University is strongly committed to employment equity within its community and to recruiting a diverse faculty and staff. The University encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including women, members of visible minorities, Aboriginal persons, members of sexual minorities and persons with disabilities.