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Postdoctoral Fellow Appointment in Healthcare Operations at the Department of Business and Administration, The University of Winnipeg

  • 1.  Postdoctoral Fellow Appointment in Healthcare Operations at the Department of Business and Administration, The University of Winnipeg

    Posted 05-11-2021 13:42

    The Department of Business and Administration at the University of Winnipeg is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position in Healthcare Analytics. The postdoctoral fellow will conduct research under the supervision of Dr. Farzad Zaerpour. The postdoctoral fellow must have interest and expertise in working with large healthcare data sets. In addition to data analytics skills, the postdoctoral fellow should have methodological expertise in one or more operations research domains, such as decision analysis/theory, simulation, optimization, and machine learning. The postdoctoral fellow will also have the opportunity to teach a course in our Master in Management (MiM) program. This would be a separate appointment and would be subject to the terms and conditions outlined in the Contract Academic Staff collective agreement.

    The appointment is for a two-year term starting on September 1, 2021, or as soon as possible.

    Qualifications

    • Must hold a Ph.D. in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Applied Mathematics/Statistics, or a related discipline.
    • Must have strong skills in stochastic modeling and statistical analysis.
    • Must have a good working knowledge of computer programming.
    • Must have a depth and breadth of methodological expertise, healthcare domain knowledge, publication quality and quantity, and grant writing experience.
    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.

    Application Process

    Interested candidates should send:

    • a cover letter
    • a current curriculum vitae
    • a research statement
    • contact information of two professional references

    In addition, you may also submit a writing sample (e.g., working paper or journal publication).

    Applicants must submit all of the above materials through The University of Winnipeg's online recruitment system. Please click here to submit your application.

    Enquiries about the position may be addressed to Dr. Farzad Zaerpour at f.zaerpour@uwinnipeg.ca

    The review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. To receive full consideration, please submit your application material no later than June 15, 2021.

    All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.

    The University of Winnipeg is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognizes that a diverse staff and faculty benefits and enriches the work, learning and research environments, and is essential to academic and institutional excellence. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals and encourage women, racialized persons, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQ+ persons to confidentially self-identify at time of application.

    If you require accommodation supports during the recruitment process, please contact Sheena Laurin, HR Assistant at sh.laurin@uwinnipeg.ca or 204-988-7648. 

    Additional information about The University of Winnipeg is available at www.uwinnipeg.ca

    We appreciate all applicants' interest and advise only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.



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    Farzad Zaerpour
    Assistant Professor
    Faculty of Business and Economics,The University of Winnipeg
    Winnipeg MB
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