Postdoctoral Fellow in Public Health

at  University of Alberta

Department School of Public Health
Salary range Starting at $39,763.80
Hours per week -
Posted date July 23, 2024
Closing date Will remain open until filled.
Position Type Full Time

DESCRIPTION

This position has an initial appointment of 2 years with the possibility of renewal and offers a benefits package found at Postdoctoral Fellows Benefits.
Location - Work primarily takes place at North Campus Edmonton; however, a remote or hybrid option is possible.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• PhD in public health, epidemiology, environmental studies, Indigenous research, or related field

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong research track record, including community-based research skills, publications, community engagement, and knowledge mobilization.
• Applicants should possess strong project management skills including the ability to multitask and prioritize work with tight deadlines, advance complex projects, and maintain collaborative relationships with colleagues and partners from various disciplines
• Experience with evidence synthesis, and literature reviews
• Strong experience with principles and application of EDI
• Excellent communication skills
• Creative
• Collaborative and strong team-player
• Experience with online meeting platforms (eg: Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meets)
• Ability to exercise independent judgment based on defined practices and policies
  At the University of Alberta, we are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible hiring process for all candidates. If you require accommodations to participate in the interview process, please let us know at the time of booking your interview and we will make every effort to accommodate your needs.
  All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. If suitable Canadian citizens or permanent residents cannot be found, other individuals will be considered.
  We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.
  The University of Alberta is committed to an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from all qualified persons. We encourage women; First Nations, Métis and Inuit persons; members of visible minority groups; persons with disabilities; persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and expression; and all those who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas and the University to apply

• Develop and synthesize insights from case studies throughout the IPON member countries
• Conduct systematic literature reviews, qualitative meta-synthesis, and/or quantitative meta-analysis across case study projects
• Develop community-based participatory methods papers, and commentary papers
• Use Excel, Access, STATA and/or R to manage and conduct descriptive statistics of scoping review and other study data
• Lead the development of collaborative manuscripts.
• Perform interviews to collect real-time lived experiences on stressors that affect
• food systems and health.
• Examine current climate-food-health nexus in policies related to consideration of Indigenous Peoples and their knowledge and impacts of these policies
• Plan, schedule and coordinate the international panel of experts within the IPON
• Develop online and in-person workshops for the IPON (e.g. create mapping exercises and workshop materials, cross-sectional surveys of team members, and interview and focus groups of team members).
• Assist with tracking of travel-related emissions for all IPON partners
• Schedule and chair meetings, both in-person and virtual