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Scientific Director: Yukon SPOR SUPPORT Unit
Ayamdigut (Whitehorse) Campus
Term Position from June 15, 2021 to August 30, 2025
Salary: $51.63 to $61.46 per hour (Based on 75 hours bi-weekly)
Employment Opportunity No.: 21.42
Closing Date: May 20, 2021
Yukon University seeks an individual with energy and vision to fill the position of Scientific Director for the newly-created Yukon SPOR SUPPORT Unit for an initial 4-year term, and to develop a research program at Yukon University. This position will be housed at Yukon University, Canada’s first university north of 60°, but will work closely with partners across the territory.
The Scientific Director is responsible for oversight and operation of the Yukon SPOR SUPPORT Unit. The Unit is one of 10 such organizations across Canada, established with funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to promote the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR). (More information on the role of SUPPORT Units across Canada can be found here: https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/45859.html).
Under the guidance of an Oversight Committee comprised of funding partners and reporting to YukonU’s Associate Vice President Research, the Scientific Director will lead the implementation of the Unit and all aspects of its operations, including building and leading the team, public engagement activities, developing and administering funding programs and implementing innovative health research initiatives.
The Scientific Director will also develop and implement an applied health research program and lead health-related research activities at Yukon University, including identifying projects, acquiring funding, establishing partnerships, conducting research and disseminating results. The research program will integrate western and Indigenous ways of knowing, develop approaches to knowledge mobilization that promote use of research results in decision-making, and support capacity of Yukon communities and governments to improve population health outcomes.
Please include a cover letter with your resume outlining your relevant experience and why you are interested in this opportunity. While we thank all candidates for their interest, only those shortlisted will be contacted.
For additional information please contact:
Bronwyn Hancock, Associate Vice-President, Research
Email: bhancock@yukonu.ca
T: 867 332 6233
Through our Whitehorse campus and 12 community campuses across the territory, Yukon University (YukonU) partners with the 14 Yukon First Nations in all that we do.
Reconciliation and Indigenization are paramount values at YukonU. Building relationships with, and responding to Yukon First Nations needs, through programming and research is at the core of our institution.
YukonU is a hybrid institution, offering degree, diploma and certificate programming across a multitude of disciplines, including trades and university prep coursework. Research is a significant component of YukonU as well; we’ve achieved top spot for the number of paid student researchers, as compared to similar-sized institutions.
Join us as we continue to build the North. Together we thrive!
Quoting the competition number (21.42), please submit your resume and cover letter to:
Yukon University
Human Resources Services
Box 2799, 500 University Drive Whitehorse,
Yukon Y1A 5K4
T: 867 668 8896
hr@yukonu.ca
For information on all employment opportunities visit YukonU.ca/employment
