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- Job Title: Post-Doctoral Fellow
- Department: School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen’s University, Canada
- Description of Area or Topic of Research: Community-based Participatory Research in Health Equity and Inclusive Education Systems for Persons with Disabilities and their Families
This Postdoctoral Fellowship will be closely tied to a research project funded by the Queen Elizabeth Scholars – Advanced Scholars – West Africa (QES-AS-WA) program.
The Postdoctoral Fellow will collaborate with the partner institutions and community partner organizations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana and Canada to initiate, develop, and implement collaborative research projects to address key community issues for persons with disabilities and their families in health equity and inclusive education systems, with a particular focus on addressing gender inequities therein.
In particular, the Postdoctoral Fellow will 1) receive specialized training in community-based participatory research (CBPR); 2) support the collaborative research projects; and 3) travel to Ghana to support research implementation in partnership with local community partner organizations.
Key responsibilities:
- Participate in an intensive, 14-day summer institute on CBPR at Queen’s University.
- Collaborate on research projects with Ghanian Scholars and community partner organizations.
- Provide peer support and orientation to Ghanian Scholars and participate in community activities during their stay in Canada.
- Support research with Canadian Family Alliance partners in Canada.
- Remain engaged in a virtual network with Congolese and Ghanian Scholars and community partner organizations School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen’s University, Canada
- Travel to Ghana in the Fall 2022 or Winter 2023 to support research implementation and complete the knowledge transfer workshops on CBPR at the partner institutions in Ghana.
- Conduct research activities (e.g., literature review, data collection, and data analysis).
- Mentor and support PhD students and Master’s students, as relevant
- Participate in the preparation of manuscripts and other knowledge translation outputs.
Position Information
- Supervision and Academic Unit: Dr. Heather Aldersey
- Remuneration: $48,000, plus $7,500 for travel expenses in Ghana
- Start Date and Duration of Appointment: Position is anticipated to run from July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023.
Required Qualifications:
- Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada
- Ph.D. awarded within the past 5 years.
- Preference for applicants with a research background in community-based rehabilitation, community-based participatory research, or related fields.
- Excellent qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis expertise.
- Ability to work both independently and within a team and meet deadlines.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Other notes:
- This is a one-year postdoctoral position.
- Travel to Ghana will be required.
- Required Documentation: Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest and curriculum vitae.
- Application Deadline: Review of applications will begin on June 15, 2022
Application Procedure:
Apply by email to Xiaolin Xu, Research Coordinator, xx4@queensu.ca
Please send any inquiries about the position via email to:
Heather Aldersey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, School of Rehabilitation Therapy
Canada Research Chair (Tier 2), Disability Inclusive Development
Scientific Director, International Centre for the Advancement of Community Based Rehabilitation (ICACBR)
Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
hma@queensu.ca
EMPLOYMENT EQUITY: The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Queen's is strongly committed to employment equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace and encourages applications from Black, racialized/visible minority and Indigenous/Aboriginal people, women, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQ+ persons.
ACCOMMODATION IN THE WORKPLACE: The University has policies in place to support its employees with disabilities, including an Accommodation in the Workplace Policy and a policy on the provision of job accommodations that take into account an employee's accessibility needs due to disability. The University will provide support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that takes into account an applicant's accessibility needs. If you require accommodation during the interview process, please contact Heather Aldersey at hma@queensu.ca.