Candidates should demonstrate an outstanding research dossier in developing and / or applying data science methodologies to generate data-driven solutions to health problems (e.g. medical image analytics, predictive diagnosis and disease prevention, and drug discovery) through an innovative analytically-driven approach that combines impact, sustainability, and health equity, recognizing the differential and interactive social determinants of health. Preference will be given to the study of minority populations (e.g., Indigenous people, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, gender minorities) to address health disparities. The approach may include data analytics, data mining, or machine learning. The successful candidate will be asked to teach undergraduate courses on basic programming (C++, Python, MATLAB), as well as introductory courses on artificial intelligence and data analytics.
Located on the unceded ancestral territory of Anishinaabe Algonquin people, in the heart of downtown Ottawa and in close proximity to multiple national agencies such as Health Canada, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Public Health Agency of Canada, and Statistics Canada, the University of Ottawa is recognized as the first and largest bilingual university in North America. It offers its 47,000 students and 5,500 employees a dynamic and stimulating environment where research and knowledge are fundamental to all aspects of university life. The Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences provides French and English education in Health Sciences, challenging students to understand biological, environmental, and psychosocial factors as interactive health determinants across the lifespan. The Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences is home to researchers who investigate health, longevity, and disease using interdisciplinary methodologies, approaches, and perspectives. Research areas of interest include integrative health biosciences, population health, and health technologies. The nominated candidate will benefit from established collaborations between researchers from the School and the Faculty of Engineering, Ottawa Hospitals and affiliated Institutes.
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.