The successful candidate will hold a clinical non-tenure track position with the Faculty of Medicine, one of its affiliated hospitals (e.g., The Ottawa Hospital, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Hôpital Montfort, The Royal Ottawa, Bruyère Continuing Care), and its respective affiliated research institute (The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI); Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (CHEO-RI); University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI); Bruyère Research Institute (BRI); Institute of Mental Health Research (IMHR); or The Institut du Savoir Montfort). The incumbent will be supported by their host institutions as well as the CIHRE, which has a mandate to support Indigenous research and researchers.
We are interested in attracting early career candidates with demonstrated strengths in Indigenous health research. In addition to clinical training, it is expected that the incumbent researcher will have formal training and/or expertise in a health-research related discipline including medical education, community engagement research, clinical research, health policy or public health research. We expect the incumbent’s research program will integrate Indigenous ethics and values, Indigenous approaches to study design, and community oriented knowledge translation with an explicit emphasis on addressing the health priorities of and reducing health inequities among First Nations, Métis and Inuit people in Canada. We are interested in researchers with demonstrated strengths in areas that may include but are not limited to:
- Addressing current and future health challenges of Indigenous communities through effective interventions to mitigate disparities arising from colonization;
- Implementing and evaluating strategies that will increase the number and experience of Indigenous health professionals;
- Developing innovative approaches to research engagement with Indigenous communities;
- Employing mechanisms for capacity-building for Indigenous Health research among Indigenous communities and/or among non-Indigenous scholars to promote understanding, embracing and operationalizing Ownership, Control, Access and Possession (OCAP) and related principles;
- Advancing health policy related to Indigenous health.
The University of Ottawa provides researchers with opportunities to develop partnerships with members of Indigenous communities and with a range of institutions, community organizations, and federal agencies. The research program undertaken by the Chair will contribute to our commitment to appropriately integrate Indigenous knowledge, values and culture into research and education at the University in ways that enrich the training and practice. Rooted in local, regional, and/or national research partnerships with Indigenous communities and the organizations that serve them, this CRC will produce practical and theoretical knowledge about the lived experiences of Indigenous peoples that is both disciplinary and interdisciplinary in nature. As Chairholder, the researcher will also directly contribute to capacity-building of social accountability across the Faculty of Medicine.
Tier 2 Chairs, tenable for five years and renewable once, are for exceptional emerging researchers, acknowledged by their peers as having the potential to lead in their field. For each Tier 2 Chair, the institution receives $100,000 annually for five years, with an additional $20,000 annual research stipend for first-term Tier 2 Chairs.
Candidates should, at a minimum, be Assistant or Associate Professors, or possess the necessary qualifications to be appointed to these levels. Candidates who are more than 10 years from their highest degree must contact the University of Ottawa directly for questions related to their potential eligibility for a Tier 2 Chair. The institution may nominate a professor or a researcher who is more than 10 years from their highest degree at the time of nomination and has experienced legitimate career interruptions (see acceptable justifications). In such cases, the institution must submit to the Secretariat a formal justification (using the Tier 2 Justification Screening Form), explaining why the nominee is still considered to be an emerging scholar. The University recognizes the legitimate impact that leaves (e.g., parental leave, leave due to illness) can have on a candidate’s record of research achievement and that these leaves will be taken into careful consideration during the assessment process. New CRC nominees are also eligible for infrastructure support from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to help acquire state-of-the-art equipment essential to their work.