Assistant Professor- Health Informatics and Translational Digital Health Systems and Policy Research

University of Toronto•Toronto, ON

11d•CA$130,000 - CA$160,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position to advance transformational research projects that support the growth of the Canadian economy in the following strategic priority area(s): Advanced digital technologies (AI, quantum, cybersecurity) and Health, including biotechnology. The nominee’s research area must demonstrably align with these categories. Awards are valued at $100K per year over six years, with the possibility of extension for another six years. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, with an anticipated start date of January 1st, 2027. Emerging Leaders Awards are intended for exceptional emerging scholars. Candidates must be within five years (minus eligible delays) of the start date of their first research-related appointment, defined as an appointment where the individual has the autonomy to conduct research independently. All eligible delays in research (e.g., maternity, parental, medical, bereavement) are credited as twice the amount of time taken. Professional leaves (e.g., training, sabbatical, administrative) are not credited as eligible leaves.

Requirements

Candidates must have a PhD at the time of appointment, in one of the following fields: Health Informatics, Biomedical Informatics, Information Science, Information Systems, or other relevant fields.
Focused expertise in the implementation, or scaling of digital health innovations, such as application of AI to healthcare, with strengths in areas such as data governance and stewardship; effective, equitable application and monitoring of AI; socio-technical systems; safety and risk management.
Demonstrated record of excellence in both teaching and research in health informatics policy, leadership and systems research, and proven excellence or emerging excellence as a leader of collaborative, multi-/inter- trans-disciplinary research.
Established an independent program of research, with potential for impact through collaborations with, but not limited to, the Impact+ Research Chair in Translational Digital Health and to generate translation and impacts.
Demonstrated commitment to integrating knowledge users, policy makers, and members of the public in their research.
Evidence of research excellence of an internationally competitive calibre, commensurate with their career stage, as demonstrated by a record of contributions or publications in leading journals in the field or a research pipeline that is at high international levels, presentations at significant conferences, accolades or awards, and strong endorsements by referees of high standing.
Evidence of excellence in teaching is required and is demonstrated by the teaching dossier, including a statement of teaching philosophy, teaching evaluations and sample course material, teaching accomplishments and strong endorsements from referees.
A cover letter describing their research agenda and identifying the specific stream(s) to which their research relates;
A current curriculum vitae;
A teaching dossier, including a teaching statement, sample course materials, and teaching evaluations; and
The name and contact information of three references.

Nice To Haves

We seek candidates whose research and teaching interests complement and enhance our existing departmental strengths.
Expatriate Canadians wishing to relocate to Canada are welcome to apply.

Responsibilities

Advances in cutting-edge technologies such as Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, and Generative Artificial Intelligence have paved the way to exciting opportunities to support learning health systems-to transform health service delivery in areas such as virtual care, mobile technologies, and wearable devices for health.
Research gaps in understanding how to best design information infrastructure and appropriate policies to sustain, scale, and spread these innovations safely and equitably (i.e., meso and macro level considerations).
Infrastructure and policy development related to digital health data governance, data sharing, privacy, equity, safety, innovation mobilization and spread, change management, and strategies to avoid negative unintended consequences.
Demonstrate collegial and collaborative service, and whose research and teaching interests complement and bolster our existing departmental strengths – Health Informatics, Biomedical Informatics, Artificial Intelligence, Learning Health Systems, User-centred Design and Development of Digital Health Technologies, Health Systems Research, Implementation Science, Interoperability and virtual health.
Teach courses such as in Leadership for Digital Health Transformation; AI/ML and Precision Medicine and Digital health Implementation/Translation, Systems Design and Policy Development in the context of AI; Information and Interoperability Governance; Knowledge Management and Systems, and Translation for professional and research stream students.
Opportunity to assume academic leadership positions including advancing the curricula related to health informatics in the Institute’s professional and research programs.
Opportunity to teach undergraduate courses.