Assistant Professor (tenure track), Associate Professor (tenure) or Professor (tenure) Scholar in Indigenous Health Sciences

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The expected salary for this position is dependent on faculty rank:

• Assistant Professor tenure-track: $149000 per annum

• Associate Professor tenure: $183000 per annum

• Professor tenure: $203000 per annum

At UBC we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research innovation and learning for all faculty staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

The School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) invites applications for a full-time faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor (tenure-track) Associate Professor (tenure) or Professor (tenure) in Indigenous health and data sciences. We welcome qualified Indigenous applicants with connections to Indigenous communities in Canada or North America at any academic stage (early mid-career or senior) with traditional knowledge and transferrable values to apply. We also recognize that there are multiple forms of scholarship and data sovereignty activism.

SPPH is home to approximately 65 primary faculty members and 350 graduate students whose research interests align with four divisions: Epidemiology Biostatistics & Public Health Practice; Health in Populations; Health Services and Systems; and Global and Environmental Health. There are also several cross-cutting areas such as global health ethics and research methodology. SPPH provides training for undergraduate graduate and post-professional students across multiple programs including PhD and Masters degrees. SPPH has a long history and strong foundation of faculty at the forefront of the use of large-scale routinely collected data sources and in ethical and privacy-sensitive operations of data resources for researchers including training for students. This provides an excellent working environment for new scholarly activity according to interests of the incumbent.

Reporting to the Director of SPPH the successful candidate will lead a program of research in Indigenous health sciences with a focus on areas including but not limited to Indigenous data science Indigenous data sovereignty and the application of data science methods for Indigenous health. They will be expected to initiate and develop collaborations that enhance SPPHs ability to conduct transformative research that benefits the health of Indigenous Peoples and communities. For example research programs could include building innovative qualitative or quantitative inclusive and collaborative research methods or data science initiatives addressing issues of bias and principles of inclusion in data-intensive science and other issues of equity and reconciliation in data-intensive research. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the teaching activities of SPPH as well as provide mentorship and training to undergraduate graduate and postgraduate learners. They will contribute to service activities within the University and community in advancing Indigenous health.

The successful candidate will hold a doctoral degree with a focus on Indigenous health science methodologies Indigenous data science or Indigenous data sovereignty and they will have demonstrated evidence of scholarly activity in one or more of these areas. Consideration will be given to promising applicants at the level of Assistant Professor who are very near completion of a doctorate degree by the time of appointment. The successful candidate will have past experience building reciprocal relationships and research collaborations with Indigenous communities and will have the ability to maintain ongoing relationships and conduct research in partnership with Indigenous scholars and Indigenous governments and other organizations. Experience in providing inclusive mentorship to Indigenous students engaging in research is strongly preferred.

The incumbents faculty rank at UBC will be commensurate with experience and qualifications aligned with the following criteria:

• As an Assistant Professor tenure-track the incumbent will have demonstrated evidence of ability in teaching and will be expected to participate in the undergraduate graduate and postgraduate teaching activities of the unit. They will also show demonstrated ability in scholarly activity and will be expected to provide service to the University and the broader academic and professional community.

• As an Associate Professor tenure the incumbent will have demonstrated evidence of successful teaching and ability to direct graduate students evidence of sustained and productive scholarly activity and must be willing to participate in the affairs of SPPH and the University.

• As a Professor tenure the incumbent will have demonstrated appropriate standards of excellence in teaching have received wide recognition in their growing body of productive scholarly activity and participated significantly in academic and professional affairs.

In addition the successful candidate will demonstrate a willingness to respect diverse perspectives including perspectives in conflict with ones own and a commitment to enhancing ones own awareness knowledge and skills related to equity diversity and inclusion.

The expected salary for this position is dependent on faculty rank:

• Assistant Professor tenure-track: $149000 per annum

• Associate Professor tenure: $183000 per annum

• Professor tenure: $203000 per annum

The Faculty of Medicine is committed to offering equitable and competitive salaries commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate. At UBC in addition to a generous benefit package and highly valued pension plan faculty members also have access to a comprehensive range of leaves services resources and career development opportunities. For more information please visit:

Candidates who bring diverse perspectives and have Indigenous lived experience enhancing their research programs are encouraged to apply as we strive to increase diversity inclusiveness socio-cultural representation and perspectives of the SPPH. An application package should include:

• a letter of application that addresses scholarly professional and creative work teaching (including summary of academic teaching) administrative service and experience fostering collaboration across partners;

• a brief statement (1-2 pages) of your current or previous contributions to advancing anti-racism equity diversity decolonization Indigenization and inclusion in an academic professional or community context;

• a detailed curriculum vitae with publications record; and

• for the rank of Assistant Professor the names of three references; or for the ranks of Associate Professor or Professor the names of four arms length references.

• We welcome additional relevant materials including up to two letters from Indigenous community groups/organizations you have worked with (along with names and contact information of community references).

For information on the Universitys Indigenous Strategic Plan see For information on the Universitys commitments to reducing systemic racism and promoting cultural safety in education and health care please see should be submitted online at Queries about the posting may be sent to: Shermila Salgadoe Director Administration at with subject line: Scholar in Indigenous Health Sciences.

Review of applications will begin February 1 2026 and continue until the position is filled. The anticipated start date for this position is July 1 2026 or upon a date to be mutually agreed.

In accordance with Section 42 of the British Columbia Human Rights Code and the current and historic under-representation of Indigenous people in the School of Population and Public Health this position is restricted to those who self-identify as Indigenous First Nation Metis or Inuit. Applicants are asked to complete the equity survey in the WorkDay system as part of their application. Candidates must self-identify as Indigenous First Nation Metis or Inuit and provide their names in order to be considered for the position. Personal information is collected under the authority of sections 26(a) 26(c) and 26(e) of the BC Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The information you provide will only be used to determine whether you qualify for participation in this hiring process.

We encourage applications from Indigenous persons who belong to historically persistently or systemically marginalized groups: racialized persons persons with disabilities women and 2SLGBTQIA people.

The University is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and equitable work environment for all members of its workforce. An inclusive work environment presumes an environment where differences are appreciated recognized and integrated into current structures planning and decision-making modes. Within this hiring process we are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable process for all candidates (including but not limited to people with disabilities). Confidential accommodations are available on request. Please contact Shermila Salgadoe (). If you have any questions regarding accommodations or accessibility during the recruitment and hiring process or for more information and support please visit UBCs Centre for Workplace Accessibility website at or contact the Centre at .

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

With gratitude we acknowledge that the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine and its distributed programs which include four university academic campuses are located on traditional ancestral and unceded territories of First Nations Peoples and communities around the province.

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UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. All qualified persons are encouraged to apply. Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code including sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression racialization disability political belief religion marital or family status age and/or status as a First Nation Metis Inuit or Indigenous person. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.