Faculty Position in Vaccine Epidemiology

Dalhousie University is inviting applications to fill a full-time, initial five-year term faculty position in the Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and the newly established Canadian Centre for Vaccinology (CCfV). The position is at the level of Assistant Professor. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a research program in epidemiology related to vaccines. The research program can encompass, for example, the epidemiology of vaccine-preventable diseases or the effect of implementation of vaccine programs and policies on disease epidemiology.

Dalhousie University is located in Halifax, a cosmopolitan port city and the capital of Nova Scotia. Halifax is alive with culture and heritage and embraced by the Atlantic Ocean. The appointed candidate will be situated in the Canadian Center for Vaccinology at the IWK Health Centre, a new clinical and laboratory research space that brings together researchers and clinician-investigators from pediatric and adult infectious diseases, nursing, public health, biostatistics and social sciences with a common interest in vaccine research. The center has three research groups: Vaccine Discovery, Vaccine Evaluation and Health Policy and Translation. The selected candidate will experience a supportive environment in which to develop a dynamic research program.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. in epidemiology or a related area, and have demonstrated their potential to conduct independent research and collaborate with other investigators. Experience with the design, conduct and analysis of epidemiologic studies is required. Postdoctoral research experience is an asset. Applicants will be expected to contribute to graduate and/or undergraduate teaching, with 75% of time protected for research.

Please send a curriculum vitae, a two-page description of your proposed research program, a brief statement of teaching philosophy and arrange to have three letters of reference (two of which must be academic) sent under separate cover to:

Joanne Langley MD
Chair, Search Committee
IWK Health Center
5850 University Avenue
PO Box 9700
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3K 6R8
E-mail: Joanne Langley

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Dalhousie University is an Employment Equity/Affirmative Action employer. The University encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal people, persons with a disability, racially visible persons and women.