Canada Research Chair in Health and Social Justice, The University of Saskatchewan
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The Department of History at the University of Saskatchewan is pleased to invite applications for a tenured Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Health and Social Justice. The Canada Research Chair (CRC) Program is the flagship of a national strategy to make Canada one of the world’s top countries in research and development (www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca).
The Canada Research Chair will bring together the study of science, medicine, and society by exploring how health and illness shape our experiences as citizens, how society prioritizes certain health policies, and how those decisions change over time. The successful candidate will enhance the University of Saskatchewan’s interdisciplinary research on health while anchoring their scholarship in community-based research and patient-centred approaches, emphasizing how social science and humanities research contributes to improving health care. The successful candidate will implement a vision for the chair in Health and Social Justice that includes high impact research publication; graduate mentorship; collaborative, interdisciplinary team-building; and community-engaged scholarship. The CRC will normally teach one undergraduate course per year.
The Department of History has a robust track record of training highly qualified researchers in the history of medicine and social justice. Current faculty study the history of medicine in Canada, Britain, Germany, South Africa, and China. Their thematic areas are similarly diverse, investigating long-term change in health care institutions, population control, eugenics, psychedelics, race and medicine, and mental health. A revitalized College of Medicine, a campus-wide research specialization in “One Health,” and many other related programs provide ample opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration at the University of Saskatchewan.
With 25 faculty and over 50 graduate students, the Department of History is one of the top research-intensive and graduate degree-granting institutions in Canada (https://artsandscience.usask.ca/history/). Signature research areas include Indigenous, colonial, and post-colonial histories; the prairies and the North American West; gender and sexuality; health and medicine; environmental history; 20th century politics, culture, and foreign relations; and the history and politics of memory. The department supports a wide range of interdisciplinary and community-engaged scholarship and hosts the Community-Engaged Collaboratorium (www.communityengagedhistory.com) and the Historical GIS Lab (https://hgis.usask.ca/).
The University of Saskatchewan is one of Canada’s top 15 research-intensive universities. Its main campus is situated on Treaty 6 Territory and the Homeland of the Métis. The University of Saskatchewan is located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, a city on the banks of the South Saskatchewan River known for its quality of life, diverse and thriving economic base, a vibrant arts community and a full range of leisure opportunities. The University has a reputation for excellence in teaching, research and scholarly activities and offers a full range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs to a student population of over 24,000.