One-year Post-Doctoral Fellowship Opportunity
[Re-Post where appropriate: January 7, 2011 deadline]
Applications are invited for a one-year post-doctoral fellowship
beginning in January 2011 with the project "Re-imagining Long-Term
Residential Care: An International Study of Promising Practices" at
York University in Toronto.
See details below.
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One-year Post-Doctoral Fellowship Opportunity
Re-imagining Long-Term Residential Care project
York University, Toronto, Canada
Applications are invited for a one-year post-doctoral fellowship
beginning in January 2011 with the
project "Re-imagining Long-Term Residential Care: An International
Study of Promising Practices".
This seven-year project is funded by the Social Sciences and
Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) under the Major
Collaborative Research Initiative (MCRI).
The international interdisciplinary team is led by Dr. Pat Armstrong
at York University. The team includes academics from five Canadian
provinces, three American states, the U.K., Sweden, Germany and
Norway. It includes people trained in sociology, medicine, social
work, history, media studies, philosophy, architecture, health policy
and more. Partners in this research are representatives from
workers' unions, employer associations, and community organizations
that represent older people.
York University offers a world-class modern, interdisciplinary
academic experience in Toronto, Canada´s most multicultural city.
York is at the centre of innovation, with a thriving community of
almost 60,000 faculty, staff and students who challenge the ordinary
and deliver the unexpected.
Salary and Benefits:
Salary will be $31,500 per annum plus benefits, as per SSHRC
compensation guidelines, for this one year position. The project will
provide shared office space, an email address, and access to the York
library, a photocopier and other office infrastructure.
Requirements:
The successful applicant must have expertise and interest in long-term
residential care with a particular emphasis on accountability. He/she
will have conducted research in the
area of long-term residential care and be willing to actively
participate as a team member on an interdisciplinary research team,
engaging in a wide range of research activities including primary
research, public meetings, mapping, and conference presentations. The
team will use a rapid site switching methodology to identify
promising practices in long-term residential care.
Applicants should submit a letter describing their relevant research,
experiences and interests, a curriculum vitae, and pertinent reprints,
and arrange to have two letters of reference sent to Wendy
Winters, MCRI Long-term Care project, 359A York Lanes, York
University, 4700 Keele Street,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3J 1P3; phone: (416) 736-2100 x33890, fax
(416) 736 5986.
York University is an Affirmative Action Employer. The Affirmative
Action Program can be found on York's website www.yorku.ca/acadjobs or
a copy can be obtained by calling the affirmative action office
at 416-736-5713. Priority consideration is given to Canadian citizens
and permanent residents in Canada.
Deadline:
Applications must be received by January 7, 2011. Interviews will be
conducted at the beginning of January. It is expected that the
successful applicant will begin the position as soon as possible in
2011.
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One-year Post-Doctoral Fellowship Opportunity
Applications are invited for a one-year post-doctoral fellowship
beginning in January 2011 with the project "Re-imagining Long-Term
Residential Care: An International Study of Promising Practices" at York
University in Toronto.
See details below.
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One-year Post-Doctoral Fellowship Opportunity
Re-imagining Long-Term Residential Care project
York University, Toronto, Canada
Applications are invited for a one-year post-doctoral fellowship
beginning in January 2011 with the
project "Re-imagining Long-Term Residential Care: An International Study
of Promising Practices".
This seven-year project is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities
Research Council of Canada
(SSHRC) under the Major Collaborative Research Initiative (MCRI).
The international interdisciplinary team is led by Dr. Pat Armstrong at
York University. The team
includes academics from five Canadian provinces, three American states,
the U.K., Sweden, Germany
and Norway. It includes people trained in sociology, medicine, social
work, history, media studies,
philosophy, architecture, health policy and more. Partners in this
research are representatives from
workers' unions, employer associations, and community organizations that
represent older people.
York University offers a world-class modern, interdisciplinary academic
experience in Toronto,
Canada´s most multicultural city. York is at the centre of innovation,
with a thriving community of
almost 60,000 faculty, staff and students who challenge the ordinary and
deliver the unexpected.
Salary and Benefits:
Salary will be $31,500 per annum plus benefits, as per SSHRC
compensation guidelines, for this oneyear
position. The project will provide shared office space, an email
address, and access to the York
library, a photocopier and other office infrastructure.
Requirements:
The successful applicant must have expertise and interest in long-term
residential care with a particular
emphasis on accountability. He/she will have conducted research in the
area of long-term residential
care and be willing to actively participate as a team member on an
interdisciplinary research team,
engaging in a wide range of research activities including primary
research, public meetings, mapping,
and conference presentations. The team will use a rapid site switching
methodology to identify
promising practices in long-term residential care.
Applicants should submit a letter describing their relevant research,
experiences and interests, a
curriculum vitae, and pertinent reprints, and arrange to have two
letters of reference sent to Wendy
Winters, MCRI Long-term Care project, 359A York Lanes, York University,
4700 Keele Street,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3J 1P3; phone: (416) 736-2100 x33890, fax
(416) 736 5986.
York University is an Affirmative Action Employer. The Affirmative
Action Program can be found on
York's website www.yorku.ca/acadjobs or a copy can be obtained by
calling the affirmative action office
at 416-736-5713. Priority consideration is given to Canadian citizens
and permanent residents in
Canada.
Deadline:
Applications must be received by January 7, 2011. Interviews will be
conducted at the beginning of
January. It is expected that the successful applicant will begin the
position as soon as possible in 2011.
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