Posted 1/30/09
MCGILL UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Management
The Brain-to-Society Research Center for
Physical and Mental Health and Well-Being
Research Chair in System Sciences
The Brain-to-Society Research Center for Physical and Mental
Health and Well-Being at McGill University invites
applications for a Research Chair in System Sciences.
ABOUT THE BRAIN-TO-SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTRE FOR PHYSICAL
AND MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING:
The Brain-to-Society Research Center for Physical and
Mental and Well-Being (BtS) aims to pave the way toward a
novel transdisciplinary science where biology and
environment are seen as part of the same system guiding
lifestyle choice and behavior. Domains where choice is
partly conditioned by biology and environment include among
others, diet, exercise and sedentary behavior; sleep,
stress, and other facets of the work/leisure/play balance;
smoking, drinking, gambling, and electronic addiction. The
goal is to develop and synthesize through systems analysis,
knowledge that will drive policy in health and economic
domains and inspire social and business innovation that can
help reach the balance of environmental opportunities and
constraints that makes health the easiest and most
sustainable option for individuals and society alike.
Research will examine genetic, epigenetic, neural and
psychological processes operating at the individual level
in the broader context of decisions made by social and
economic actors at all levels in society. BtS is the
primary research anchor of the McGill World Platform for
Health and Economic Convergence, the central hub of a
worldwide knowledge-to-action community that will harness
the world's best minds and leading organizations in a
series of interconnecting local and global networks that
will use science, policy and action to address otherwise
intractable issues that lie at the interface of health and
economics.
ABOUT THE BtS RESEARCH CENTER:
The BtS Research Center is a joint initiative between the
Desautels Faculty of Management and the Faculty of
Medicine, with valuable collaboration from McGill
University's two research institutions specializing in
neuroscience, the Douglas Mental Health University
Institute and the Montreal Neurological Institute. Two
Canada Research Chairs, one in decision neuroscience and
the other in systems science, have been allocated to begin
building research capacity, with a series of complementary
endowed research chairs to be established. The present
recruitment is for a research chair in systems science.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The BtS research center is seeking candidates for a
research chair with tenure-tracked position with strong
roots and accomplishments in systems sciences who will play
a leading role in pushing the boundary of the
transdisciplinary study of individual, organizational and
collective choices. System sciences encompasses a wide
range of methods and tools (e.g., system dynamics
simulations, agent-based modeling, network analysis, Markov
modeling, soft-system analysis, discrete-event modeling,
geo-spatial analysis). Candidates at both senior and junior
levels are invited to apply. The successful candidate will
establish an innovative, pragmatic research agenda, and
promote local and global capacity through mentoring and
education in a highly innovative and supportive environment.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
Qualifications include an MD, PhD, or equivalent experience
in a range of relevant fields including (but not limited
to):
- System Dynamics/Industrial Engineering/Operations
Research
- Simulation Modeling/Biomathematics
- Political Sciences
- Management and Marketing Science
- Mainstream, Behavioral and Health Economics
- Health Systems/Organizational Theory
- Mainstream and Medical Sociology
- Mainstream and Social Epidemiology
- Decision Science and Behavioral Decision Making
- Business and Medical Informatics
SALARY:
Salary and rank are commensurate with the candidate's
qualifications and research record. The appointment will be
made jointly with the Faculty of Medicine and the Desautels
Faculty of Management at McGill University.
ABOUT THE DESAUTELS FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT,
MCGILL UNIVERSITY:
McGill is a leading research-intensive university located
in the heart of Montreal. The Desautels Faculty of
Management has over 75 full-time professors, and over 3000
students, including MBAs, PhDs, undergraduates, and
executives. For more information please go to:
http://www.mcgill.ca/management/
ABOUT THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE, MCGILL UNIVERSITY:
Recognized as one of the top medical schools in North
America, McGill University's Faculty of Medicine has a long
tradition of excellence. Founded in 1829, it was McGill's
first faculty and the first medical faculty in Canada. As
Canada's leading medical research university, McGill has
been at the helm of breakthroughs in areas such as as
biomedical science, epigenetics, neuroscience and stem
cells and regenerative medicine. Recent discoveries include
the identification of genes that lead to breast cancer,
memory loss, spina bifida and type-2 diabetes. Paving the
way toward innovative methods of health science education
is also one of the University's cornerstones. For more
information please go to:
http://www.mcgill.ca/medicine/
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Please submit application by February 15th 2009.
For further information on the position please contact:
CONTACT: Professor Laurette Dube
Tel: 1 514 398 4026
Email: MAILTO:healthchallenge.mgmt@mcgill.ca