[AISWorld] Tenure-track faculty position at the University of Ottawa - Managing AI-driven Technologies for Cardiac Care - Tier 2 Canada Research Chair

[Lysanne Lessard]

***The Telfer School of Management<https://telfer.uottawa.ca/en/> (TSM) at the University of Ottawa and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute<https://www.ottawaheart.ca/> (UOHI) are seeking applications for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Managing AI-driven Technologies for Cardiac Care.***

The selected candidate will hold a tenure-track faculty position and will explore the organizational implications of the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare, with a particular focus on its use for improving cardiac patient care. The research conducted by the Chair holder is expected to focus on the way in which AI can create value for patients, clinicians, and institutions and the organizational and practical implications surrounding its implementation. This Chair builds on a unique partnership between the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI), a world-class tertiary cardiac center, and the Telfer School of Management (TSM), a triple-accredited business school. The Chair holder is expected to teach in the Telfer School programs and conduct research of relevance for healthcare management practice in the context of AI-driven technologies


***Program description***

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. New CRC nominees are also eligible for infrastructure support from the Canada Foundation for Innovation<http://www.innovation.ca/> (CFI) to help acquire state-of-the-art equipment essential to their work.



***Required Qualifications***
A PhD or equivalent in applied AI, operations research/industrial engineering, information systems, or health informatics, combined with superior research achievements in health systems management and proof of interdisciplinary collaborations. Candidates with a demonstrated knowledge of healthcare systems and the application of AI tools and methods in healthcare domain are strongly encouraged to apply. Candidates should have a solid record with respect to teaching and training of students at the graduate level, the ability to obtain external research funds, excellent communication skills in either English or French. A passive knowledge of the other official language would be an asset.



***For more information on the position and the application process, please see https://www.universityaffairs.ca/search-job/?job_id=51310***.

Lysanne Lessard
Professeure Adjointe  | Assistant Professor
École de gestion Telfer  |  Telfer School of Management
Université d'Ottawa  |  University of Ottawa
55 Laurier E (DMS 6120) Ottawa ON K1N 6N5 Canada
613-562-5800 (2468)  |  lessard at telfer.uOttawa.ca<mailto:lessard at telfer.uOttawa.ca>
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