Career Opportunities
The University of Toronto
Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream - Nutrition, Clinical Public Health
The Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto invites applications for a teaching stream position at the rank of Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream in the area of Nutrition and Dietetics. The expected start date is July 1, 2019, or shortly thereafter.
The Division of Clinical Public Health seeks an exceptional leader and scholar with expertise in the discipline of nutrition and dietetics. Candidates should have an excellent track record as an educator in nutrition and dietetics with experience in clinical, public health or private sector contexts. The successful candidate will have experience leading an academic program and will be expected to provide leadership and teach core courses in the Masters of Public Health: Nutrition and Dietetics. http://www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/program/mph-nutrition-and-dietetics/
Candidates must have at minimum a Masters degree in Public Health or a related discipline appropriate to roles and responsibilities. A PhD is preferred. Registration with a recognized dietetic regulatory authority is also required. Evidence of excellent communication and administrative skills and the demonstrated ability to work in a transdisciplinary environment are necessary. Experience and demonstrated expertise in educational program leadership is also required.
We seek candidates whose teaching interests complement and strengthen our existing strengths. Candidates must have teaching expertise in a degree granting program at both the undergraduate and graduate program levels, including lecture preparation and delivery, curriculum development, and development of online materials. Additionally, candidates must possess a demonstrated commitment to excellent pedagogical practices and a demonstrated interest in teaching-related scholarly activities.
Evidence of excellence in teaching and pedagogical inquiry can be demonstrated through teaching accomplishments, awards and accolades, presentations at significant conferences, the teaching dossier submitted as part of the application including a description of the candidate's experience in teaching nutrition and dietetics, a statement of their teaching philosophy, sample course syllabi and materials, and strong teaching evaluations.
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Established by Royal Charter in 1827, the University of Toronto is the largest and most prestigious research-intensive university in Canada, located in one of the world's great cities. The University has more than 19,000 faculty and staff, some 73,000 students enrolled across three campuses, an annual budget of $1.8 billion, including $376 million in externally funded research, an additional $469 million in research funding in the affiliated teaching hospitals, and one of the premier research libraries in North America.
The Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH; http://www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/) has an illustrious history that began in the 1920's and continued with a recent renaissance beginning in 2008 (see synopsis at http://www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/about/). The most prominent School of Public Health in Canada, the DLSPH now has a roster of over 800 students, and greater than $27 million in annual research expenditures. It houses the Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, the Institute for Global Health Equity & Innovation, the new Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health, major initiatives related to Healthy Cities, Big Data for Health, Quality Improvement, and Clinical Public Health, partnerships with institutions throughout Toronto that comprise the largest health-science research complex in Canada, alliances with multiple international partners and a central location in one of the most dynamic, multi-ethnic, and cosmopolitan cities in the world.
The Division of Clinical Public Health is unique and the only division of its kind in Canada. It consists of over 200 scholars from diverse disciplines dedicated to transforming the manner in which public health, population health and clinical services are understood and practised. The Division offers Masters of Public Health, Masters of Science in Community Health degrees and houses the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons accredited post graduate medical training program in Public Health and Preventive Medicine. Further details on the Division of Clinical Public Health can be found here: http://www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/division/clinical-public-health/.
All qualified candidates are invited to apply online. Applications should include a cover letter, which should address their experience and expertise in educational program leadership, a curriculum vitae, and a complete teaching dossier (including a statement of teaching philosophy, sample course syllabi and materials, and teaching evaluations). For questions regarding this position, please contact acadsearch.dlsph@utoronto.ca.
Applicants should also ask three referees to send letters (signed and on letterhead), including at least one primarily addressing the candidate's teaching, directly to Konstantina Kollias via email to acadsearch.dlsph@utoronto.ca by the closing date.
All application materials, including reference letters, must be submitted online on or before February 19, 2019.
Submission guidelines can be found at: http://uoft.me/how-to-apply. We recommend combining attached documents into one or two files in PDF/MS Word format.
The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Please follow the link below to apply:
https://utoronto.taleo.net/careersection/10050/jobdetail.ftl?job=1805056&tz=GMT-05:00