Co-Director - PEPR

at  Western University

ABOUT WESTERN

Western University delivers an academic experience second to none. Western challenges the best and the brightest faculty, staff, and students to commit to the highest global standards. Our research excellence expands knowledge and drives discovery with real-world application. Western attracts individuals with a broad world view, seeking to study, influence and lead in an international community. Since 1878, The Western Experience has combined academic excellence with life-long opportunities for intellectual, social, and cultural growth in order to better serve our communities.

ABOUT US

The Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) is a large, diverse, and comprehensive unit, comprised of six Schools (Nursing, Kinesiology, Health Studies, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Communication Sciences and Disorders), a large Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and four Research Centres. The Faculty has more than 3,200 undergraduate students and more than 800 graduate students (200 PhD students).
The Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing educates nurses who are reflective practitioners and provide recognized leadership in nursing theory, research, practice, inter-professional health teaching and learning, and policy advancements.

As Co-Director, the role will work alongside Senior Faculty to ensure PEPR Partnership’s vision, mission, and values are met. The role will participate in committees and projects as required. In addition to acting as a representative of the Partnership, this role will play a key role in supporting the empirical focus of PEPR, specifically as it pertains to the interests, knowledges, and experiences of people living with chronic pain and marginalization. To identify opportunities for further engagement with partners and PWLE across the partnership and its projects, and identifying how the projects align with the overall objectives of the partnership.