FACULTY of HEALTH SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO
DIRECTOR, BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES PROGRAM
Applications or nominations are invited for the position of Director, Bachelor of Health Sciences Program, Faculty of Health Sciences. The successful candidate must hold a PhD, be eligible for appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor and have a demonstrated commitment to quality teaching, a strong research record and to University/community service. The selected candidate will have a demonstrated record in administrative leadership in teaching and research, while creating and implementing new dimensions and directions for the Program.
The University of Western Ontario (www.uwo.ca) is one of Canada’s leading research-intensive universities. It is located in London, Ontario, known as the “Forest City” with a population of 385,000. London is also a major academic health sciences centre.
The Bachelor of Health Sciences Program at the University of Western Ontario is a large, undergraduate program that started in 1997. The program is housed in the Faculty of Health Sciences in a new state-of-the-art building. A core of professors is complemented by professors appointed to the five Schools that comprise the multi-disciplinary Faculty, namely:
* School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
* School of Kinesiology
* School of Nursing
* School of Occupational Therapy
* School of Physical Therapy
The program has an enrolment of 1,200 students, some of whom specialize in fields like Health Promotion, Rural Health, Health Information Management, Health Sciences and Health Sciences with Biology. Other students obtain BHSc degrees with a major in Health Sciences.
A new graduate program in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (masters and doctoral studies) will be of interest to faculty members and students wishing to pursue research activities in interdisciplinary areas such as Health Promotion, Healthy Aging, Child and Family Health and Rehabilitation Science. The Director will be actively involved in this program.
Additional information on the Bachelor of Health Sciences Program is available at our website http://www.uwo.ca/fhs/.
The effective date of appointment is July 1, 2007 and is normally for a three to five-year renewable term. Nominations and applications, together with an updated curriculum vitae and names of three academic referees, should be sent to:
Dr. Jim Weese, Dean
Faculty of Health Sciences
Room 200J, Arthur and Sonia Labatt Health Sciences Building
The University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario N6A 5B9
http://www.uwo.ca/fhs/
The deadline for receipt of applications is January 10, 2007.
Please quote Number HS 070 on all correspondence.
Positions are subject to budget approval. Applicants should have fluent written and oral communication skills in English. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. The University of Western Ontario is committed to employment equity and welcomes applications from all qualified women and men, including visible minorities, aboriginal people and persons with disabilities.
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