APTPUO-ST-PT-HSS6113A-Fall 2026

University of Ottawa

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position involves teaching the course "Engagement in Research: Persons with Lived Experience & Community Partnerships" (HSS6113, Section A) during the 2026 Fall Semester. The course explores ethical considerations and practical strategies for engaging patients and community partners in interdisciplinary health science research. It examines principles for respectful and inclusive collaboration, valuing diverse perspectives. Key topics include informed consent, power dynamics, cultural competency, and equitable partnerships. The focus is on navigating ethical challenges, fostering meaningful relationships, and co-creating research projects that address community needs and priorities, emphasizing transparency and accountability. The course is delivered in a hybrid format with a minimum of 75% in-person instruction.

Requirements

Currently enrolled in a PhD program in Health Sciences, Public Health, Population Health, Epidemiology, Health Policy, or a related relevant field, OR be a postdoctoral fellow holding a PhD in a relevant field, OR possess equivalent professional expertise in patient engagement, community-based research, health equity or public health.
Demonstrate substantial and recent experience (within the past five years) developing, implementing, or sustaining partnerships with persons with lived experience, patients, caregivers, community organizations, Indigenous communities, health-system partners, or other relevant community partners in health research.
Provide concrete evidence of the scope and depth of partnership experience, including: number and types of partnerships/projects/initiatives, duration and continuity of partnerships, stages of research process where partners were engaged, applicant's role and responsibility level, number or diversity of persons/communities/organizations engaged, and documented outputs or outcomes.
Have university-level teaching or teaching assistant experience.
Demonstrated expertise in ethical, respectful, inclusive, and equitable approaches to engaging persons with lived experience and community partners throughout the research process.
Experience addressing informed consent, power dynamics, cultural humility, accessibility, representation, compensation, reciprocity, transparency, accountability, or related ethical considerations in collaborative health research.
Experience applying co-design, co-creation, participatory, patient-oriented, community-based, or other collaborative approaches to research that responds to community-identified needs and priorities.
English language proficiency.

Nice To Haves

Competence in a second language (passive).

Responsibilities

Teach the course "Engagement in Research: Persons with Lived Experience & Community Partnerships" (HSS6113, Section A).
Deliver course content in a hybrid format, with a minimum of 75% in-person instruction.
Engage students in exploring ethical considerations and practical strategies for research partnerships.
Facilitate examination of principles for respectful and inclusive collaboration.
Address key topics such as informed consent, power dynamics, cultural competency, and equitable partnerships.
Guide participants in navigating ethical challenges and fostering meaningful relationships.
Support co-creation of research projects addressing community needs and priorities.
Emphasize transparency and accountability in health research.
Equip participants with skills to uphold ethical standards and promote social justice.