[AISWorld] Tenure-track position (Tier 2 CRC) in Managing AI-powered Technologies for Value Creation in Cardiac Care

[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 tenure-track faculty position to explore the
organizational implications of the application of Artificial Intelligence
(AI) in health care, 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
<https://telfer.uottawa.ca/en/programs> and
conduct research of relevance for the management practice in a context of
care for cardiac patients.

The research agenda driving Chair activities is expected to be centered,
among others, on the following broad questions:

   - How can AI-powered clinical tools provide value to the institution?
   - How can AI-powered administrative tools bring administrative
   efficiencies?
   - How do AI-powered applications impact the organization of clinical
   work, institutional strategies and performance?
   - How can the cognitive transformation triggered by AI-powered tools
   accelerate transformation towards a learning health system?

While research conducted by the Chair will be focused on patient-centered
cardiac care at UOHI, results need to be scaled up to other settings and
contexts.

*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.
Postdoctoral
Fellows
<https://www.uottawa.ca/administration-and-governance/policy-123-postdoctoral-fellows>
paid
in whole or in part by funds administered by the University of Ottawa are
not eligible to apply. 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
<http://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/program-programme/nomination-mise_en_candidature-eng.aspx#justifications>).
In such cases, the institution must submit to the Secretariat a formal
justification (using the Tier 2 Justification Screening Form
<http://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/forms-formulaires/T2J_form-formulaire_e.pdf>),
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 th Canada Foundation for Innovation
<http://www.innovation.ca/> (CFI) to help acquire state-of-the-art
equipment essential to their work.Â

*Preferential Hiring:*

The University of Ottawa strongly supports a workplace environment that
removes disparities experienced by the designated groups in Canada:Â
women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible
minorities, as defined in the *Employment Equity Act*
<http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/e-5.401/page-1.html>. In a preferential
hiring, only applications from members of those groups are considered and
assessed for the vacancy. Candidates from these groups who wish to qualify
for preferential consideration must fill the following self-identification
form:
https://research.uottawa.ca/sites/research.uottawa.ca/files/edi_questionnaire_ovpr_for_prizes_en_24-oct-2018-converted_fillable.pdf.
The purpose of this measure is to increase the representation of the four
designated groups in the allocation of Canada Research Chair positions.

*Application Package:*

Interested applicants must submit the following:

   - A cover letter;
   - An up-to-date curriculum vitae with a complete list of publications,
   grants, graduate supervisions (please include career interruptions such as
   parental or sick leaves that may have impacted your record of research.
   These will be taken into consideration in the selection process);
   - A research plan (2 to 3 pages);
   - A statement of teaching interests (1 to 2 pages);
   - A statement describing how the Chair will foster and leverage unique
   partnership between the TSM and the UOHI (1-2 pages), and;
   - The names of three people who may be contacted by the University for
   letters of reference which will follow the Canada Research Chairs
   guidelines
   <http://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/program-programme/referees-repondants-eng.aspx>
(i.e.
   one arm’s length and two who are not affiliated to the University of Ottawa
   unless they are the candidate’s PhD or postdoctoral supervisor).


*Deadline:  December 4**th**, 2019*

The selection process will begin in December and will continue until the
position is filled. Only candidates selected for an interview will be
contacted. Please send the application package to the following address or
by email to:

Dr. Sylvain Charbonneau, Vice-President, Research

University of Ottawa

550 Cumberland St., room 246

Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5 CANADA

rcca-coord at uOttawa.ca


*If you are invited to continue the selection process, please notify us of
any particular adaptive measures you might require by contacting the Office
of the Associate Vice-President, Faculty Affairs at 613-562-5958. The
Canada Research Chairs Program imposes no restrictions on nominees with
regard to nationality or country of residence. Procedures to allow
non-Canadian chairholders to work in Canada have been established by
Employment and Social Development Canada and Immigration, Refugees and
Citizenship Canada.*

*The University of Ottawa is justly proud of its 160-year tradition of
bilingualism.  Through its Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute,
the University provides training to staff members and their spouses in
their second official language.  At the time of tenure, professors are
expected to be able to function in a bilingual setting.  In certain cases,
professors must have the ability to teach in both official languages to be
granted tenure.*

*Required Qualifications:*

A PhD or equivalent, superior research achievements in any disciplinary
background that supports research on health informatics, decision making
and organizational/process design and proof of interdisciplinary
collaborations. Candidates with a demonstrated knowledge of health care
applications and the application of AI tools and methods are particularly
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.

NOTES:


Additional Salary Information: Rank and salary: Regular tenure-track
academic appointment in the Telfer School of Management. This position is
governed by a collective agreement between the University of Ottawa and the
Association of Professors of the University of Ottawa.


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