PHA-Exch> Post-doctoral fellowship in Global Poverty Policy, McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy

[Claudio Schuftan]

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*Postdoctoral Fellowship in Global Poverty Policy *
*Institute for Health and Social Policy *

*Position Context: *
The Institute for Health and Social Policy at McGill University is working
to build the first truly global data centre on
public policies surrounding equity and poverty. This data centre is designed
to make an entirely new level of global
research feasible into how social conditions and policies affect the health
and well-being of populations around the
world – and what can be done to help improve the conditions of the worst
off. To date, the WoRLD data centre
already contains information on adult labour conditions, equity and
anti-discrimination, and child labour provisions in
192 nations.
The postdoctoral fellow will lead an exciting effort to build a new module
in the global policy data centre on economic
policies aimed at the reduction of poverty levels globally.
The Global Poverty Policy Fellowship is a full-time, residential fellowship
for to two years starting in summer 2009.
*Key Opportunities and Responsibilities: *
• Lead conceptualization and building of a new module on economic policies
aimed at poverty-reduction for
the global policy data centre
• Lead and contribute to analyses of the global policy data aimed at
understanding policy successes and
limitations
• Participate in dissemination and translation of findings to policymakers;
• Prepare research manuscripts for submission and publication.
*Education/Experience: *
Applicants must have a Ph.D. in public policy, epidemiology, economics,
sociology, political science, public health,
geography, or related discipline. Excellent research, writing, and
communication skills required. Demonstrated
interest and understanding of issues relating to public policy, including
poverty and equity policy. English language
proficiency required. French and/or other language proficiency an asset.
*To Apply: *
Send a cover letter, CV, all academic transcripts, 2 writing samples, and 3
letters of recommendation to: WoRLD
Search Committee, Institute for Health and Social Policy, 1130 Pine Avenue
West, Montreal, QC, H3A 1A3, or Email
to applicants.ihsp at mcgill.ca. Electronic submission is encouraged. Please
specify "Poverty Policy Post-doc" in the
subject heading.
Review of complete applications will begin December 15, 2008 and will
continue until position is filled. Only complete
applications will be considered and only candidates selected for an
interview or to gather additional information will
be contacted.
McGill University is committed to equity in employment and diversity. It
welcomes applications from all races and
ethnicities, all sexual orientations and identities, as well as people with
disabilities, visible minorities, and others who
may contribute to further diversification.
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