Hello all: On behalf of the research team of the Community Action in Public
Health project, I would like to bring the following position openning to
your attention (apologies for any inadvertent multiple postings):
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>                        POSITION AVAILABLE
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>                COMMUNITY ACTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH
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>                        RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
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>We are seeking a Research Associate to work on a qualitative evaluation
>of the Community Action and Public Health study.  The 17-month study is
>funded by the NHRDP and is conducted in partnership with the North York
>Community Health Promotion Research Unit.  The study focuses on the broad
>trend twoards working with communities in public health initiatives, and
>on the new skills and strategies that are required of public health
>practitioners.  The study represents a partnership of university
>researchers and public health colleagues.  It will include six in-depth
>case studies across Ontario to explore the nature of partnership with the
>community and to identify training and support needs of public health
>staff. In-depth interviews will be conducted with professionals and with
>community members.
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>Working in collaboration with the University of Toronto and North York
>Public Health Department investigators, the Research Associate will be
>responsible for conducting interviews, preliminary analysis of the data,
>and for managing the project on an everyday basis.  The interviews will
>require some travel througout Ontario.  The project will be located at
>the East office of the North York Public Health Department, with meetings
>at the North York Civic Centre and the University of Toronto.
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>The ideal candidate will:
>-   hold a graduate degree in Health or a related discipline, with
>research skills in in-depth interviewing, integrating multiple sources of
>data (documents, field notes, transcripts), and writing up qualitative
>research for Public Health professionals and academic audiences
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>-   have an understanding of and experience with Public Health and with
>health promotion
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>-   be able to work independently in a team environment
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>-   possess good communication and interpersonal skills, relate well to
>people of different backgrounds and occupations
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>-   supervise and manage administrative support such as transcription
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>-   have experience in the successful preparation of materials for
>peer-reviewed publication in journals, and presentation at professional
>conferences
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>-   have use of a car.
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>This is a full-time position, beginning in July 1996.
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>Please send curriculum vitae, names of 3 references, and a sample of your
>written work by 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 12, 1996 to:
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>Dr. Marie Boutilier
>Department of Behavioural Science
>McMurrich Building
>University of Toronto
>Toronto, Ontario
>M5S 1A8
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>Telephone: 416-978-2201         Fax:  416-978-2087
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>Interviews will be conducted on Thursday, June 20, 1996.  Candidates to
>be interviewed will be contacted on Monday, June 17, 1996.
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