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Applications are invited for a one or two year full-time Post-Doctoral Fellowship position with the ACTION for Health project: an international and multi-disciplinary study based in Vancouver, Canada, which explores the social aspects of information technology in the health sector within Canada and abroad, with goals of encouraging positive change in policy and practices. Fellows will work at the interface of social, health and information sciences.

Project Overview:
ACTION for Health has the following objectives:
1. To study access to and use of computer-mediated health information in different settings;
2. To examine whether the revealed practices support the goals and values of the New Economy in health services, and particularly those related to what Canadians value in our health system;
3. To explore barriers and facilitators to the integration of information technology in health contexts.

The research is organized along 3 themes:
• Theme 1 – The role of information technology in the public consumption of health information
• Theme 2 – The effects and challenges of increasing computerization in health sector work environments
• Theme 3 – The legal and ethical issues associated with information technology in the health sector
We currently have a position open for a Post-Doctoral Fellow to initiate research within the study topics of Theme 2, which will include health sector work practices, issues arising in relation to standardization and local practices. Visit our website (www.sfu.ca/act4hlth) for more information regarding specific sub-projects.

Benefits to Fellows:
• Excellent opportunities for field research in numerous areas of health care
• Acquire skills essential for communicating with multiple stakeholders, including decision-makers in government and health care
• Work with a group of bright and outgoing students from the SFU Assessment of Technology In Context (ATIC) Lab
• Competitive salary and benefits
• Develop project management skills
• Live, work and play in Vancouver, British Columbia — a beautiful, culturally-diverse city that affords numerous year-round recreational activities; and host of the 2010 Olympics

Requirements:
• Ph.D. in Social Sciences (e.g. Sociology, Anthropology, Communication, Science, Technology & Society), Information or Computer Science, or other related disciplines
• Publications in relevant fields
• Knowledge of information science as it relates to health care systems
• Experience conducting field research

We currently have a position open for a Post-Doctoral Fellow to initiate research within the study topics of Theme 2, which will include health sector work practices, issues arising in relation to standardization and local practices. Visit our website (www.sfu.ca/act4hlth) for more information.



For more information and application requirements please



Contact Ellen Balka: +1.604.725.2756



Email Larry Jung, the ACTION for Health Project Coordinator: actadmin@sfu.ca or



Visit the ACTION for Health Website: www.sfu.ca/act4hlth





Thanks,

Alison Robb



:. ACTION for Health

:. Simon Fraser University

:. Great Northern Way Campus

:. 555 Great Northern Way

:. Vancouver, BC, Canada V5T 1E2

:. [phone] 604.268.7308

:. [fax] 604.268.7309

:. [email] actcmns1@sfu.ca

:. [web] www.sfu.ca/act4hlth