This position is located within a health-care facility, therefore, the successful candidate will be required to provide verification of full vaccination against Covid-19 provided prior to the start date, as required by a provincial health mandate.
Note: The expected salary is $71,000 per annum at 1.0 FTE (40 hours per week). This appointment will be a three (3) year appointment. The expected start date is September 1, 2024 with a potential to begin earlier.
Job Summary
The Postdoctoral Research Fellow works within the Contraception and Abortion Research Team (CART) in the UBC Department of Family Practice, with research labs located at BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre. The CART team is a national, interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral pan-Canadian research network of researchers, clinicians, trainees, decision makers, and community advocates. CART is committed to conduct impactful research that improves equitable access to abortion and contraception care. The successful PDF will work under the supervision of Professor Wendy V. Norman on the CART How Far is Too Far (HFITF) Project, a large, international CIHR grant funded project coordinating multi-site activities and a range of partner organizations.
This position is an on-site position primarily based and located within the CART research lab within the Women’s Health Research Institute within BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre.
*For all applications, please include the following documents:
- Cover letter outlining specific examples of experience and research interests
- Curriculum Vitae
- Reference letters or contact information for three references
Organizational Status
The incumbent will report directly to Professor Wendy V. Norman, the lead Investigator on the CART HFITF Project and co-lead of CART, in the Department of Family Practice. The Postdoctoral Research Fellow will support the research project within the CART team. There will be a research focus on the following HFITF project with grant funding from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR): How far is too far (HFITF)? Creating an evidence base to support safe provision of medication abortion for people living far from emergency services.” The Investigator is Dr. Wendy Norman (Professor, Department of Family Practice, UBC) and the co-Principal Investigators are Dr. Bonnie Henry (MD, MPH, Clinical Professor, UBC); Dr. Sarah Munro (PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Washington); and Dr. Laura Schummers (ScD, Assistant Professor, UBC).
Posting end date: June 17, 2024
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