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Director of School of Public Health and Social Policy
The University of Victoria is seeking an experienced and dynamic
leader as the inaugural Director for the new School of Public Health and Social
Policy.
The University, recognized as one of Canada’s top comprehensive
universities, serves more than 18,000 students, graduate and undergraduate, in a
wide range of faculties. The Faculty of Human and Social Development includes
the new School of Public Health and Social Policy as well as the Schools of
Child and Youth Care, Health Information Science, Public Administration,
Nursing, Social Work, and offers interdisciplinary graduate programs in
Indigenous Governance, and Studies in Policy and Practice.
The School of Public Health and Social Policy will offer
graduate programs leading to a Master of Public Health degree and a graduate
Diploma in Public Health with areas of focus in Indigenous Peoples Health,
Public Health Informatics, Public Health Nursing, and Social Policy. A Bachelor
of Arts in Health and Community Services will also be offered. Building on the
Faculty’s long standing commitment to providing accessible, flexible education,
all programs in the School will be delivered online with strategically placed
onsite components.
The Director of the School will have an excellent record of
academic and administrative achievements in the field of public health. The
School is strongly committed to human rights, social justice and community
engagement, incorporating these values into the curriculum and program
competencies of new graduate and undergraduate degrees. The School is seeking a
leader who will guide the development of this new initiative and will foster the
development of a research, education and public health practice agenda grounded
in serving the population as a whole, but with particular emphasis on the
vulnerable, adopting community-based methodologies to address public health
concerns across the life-course and with particular relevance to Indigenous
Peoples.
The Director serves as the head of the School’s leadership team,
and manages departmental fiscal and human resources to foster excellence in
education, research and service. The successful candidate will have an earned
doctorate or equivalent with advanced preparation in public health, a
well-developed research program and will be expected to continue scholarly and
educational pursuits. The Director of the School reports to the Dean of the
Faculty and represents the School within the University and in external
contexts.
Further information can be obtained at:
www.hsd.uvic.ca/directorsearch/sphspindex.php.
Applicants should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, the
names of four referees and reprints of three of their most important
publications by September 15th, 2010 to:
Dr. Laurene Sheilds
Associate Dean Academic, Faculty of Human and Social Development
University of Victoria
PO Box 1700, Stn CSC
Victoria, British Columbia V8W 2Y2
Electronic submissions are welcome and may be sent by email to
hsddean@uvic.ca.
The University of Victoria is an equity employer and encourages
applications from women, persons with disabilities, visible minorities,
Aboriginal Peoples, people of all sexual orientations and genders, and others
who may contribute to the further diversification of the University.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply: however, in
accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, Canadian citizens and
permanent residents will be given priority. |