POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN THE CARE ECONOMY

Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Care Economy

Applications are invited for a CIHR-SSHRC Healthy, Productive Work Partnership Postdoctoral Fellowship. We are seeking a highly qualified individual to join the Carer-Friendly Workplaces Research Group (https://ghw.mcmaster.ca) at McMaster University to carry out research in the care economy, as it relates to unpaid care, paid work and health. The fellow’s research will be built around increasing the reach and adoption of carer-friendly interventions and tools, such as the Carer-Friendly Workplace Standard https://www.carerscanada.ca/work-care-standard/ in workplaces and organizations across the country. Previous training and experience in one or more of the following fields is required: social science research, and ideally, communication and/or KMb (encompassing knowledge exchange, integrated knowledge translation). Further, lived or research experience in one or more of the following domains is considered an asset: informal/formal caring; intervention/innovation diffusion, adoption and evaluation; human resources management, and/or; workplace culture change. Ideally, candidates will have experience working in a multi-disciplinary environment, in partnership with community and government partners, and have training and research experience in sex and gender analysis. The candidates are expected to carry out independent research, in addition to engage in grant-writing, peer-review publication, and related KMb activities, while mentoring junior researchers in the group. Opportunities for teaching may become available for those who are interested. McMaster University is one of Canada’s top research universities, with an active Institute for Leadership, Innovation and Excellence in Teaching (https://mi.mcmaster.ca/), and a commitment to equity, inclusion, and diversity (https://equity.mcmaster.ca/).

Applicants must have a doctoral degree in a social science discipline. The salary is $70,000/year plus benefits. The position is for an initial term of one year, with the possibility of renewal for up to an additional one year. Start-date is July 1^st,2023 - although this is flexible.