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The Division of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University invites applications for an Education Research Scientist; this is a tenure stream position at the rank of Assistant Professor.

The Education Scientist will build an active program of research in medical education; provide academic leadership and mentoring in medical education research and scholarship.

The successful candidate will have a PhD in Education and a record of accomplishment that demonstrates excellence in research and potential for excellence in teaching. Experience in a medical education context is required. Areas of special interest within the Faculty of Medicine include distributed medical education, use of technology in teaching and learning, social issues in Medical Education faculty.

The Education Research Scientist will be an outstanding researcher in the early stages of career development with an established program of Tri-Council funded research who will have trained in a social science discipline with applicability to medical education. S/he will have expertise using qualitative research methodologies. S/he will also have expertise in the area of medical education assessment.

Applicants should submit their curriculum vitae, a brief statement of research and teaching interests and arrange to have three letters of reference (at least two of which are academic), to be sent under separate cover to:

Dr. Joan Sargeant, Head, DME
c/o Ms. Deirdre Harvey
Division of Medical Education, Dalhousie University
PO Box 15000, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2

Applications should be received by June 30, 2014

For more information on the Faculty of Medicine and the Division of Medical Education, please visit: http://www.medicine.dal.ca/ and http://dme.medicine.dal.ca/

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Dalhousie University is an Employment Equity/Affirmative Action employer. The University encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal people, persons with a disability, racially visible persons and women.