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   DIRECTOR, SCHOOL OF HEALTH INFORMATION SCIENCE

                The University of Victoria invites applications for the
position of Director, School of Health Information Science. As one of
Canada's leading universities, the University of Victoria has earned a
reputation for commitment to research, scholarship and work-integrated
learning. UVic provides both students and faculty with a unique learning
environment from a campus community that offers outstanding social,
cultural, artistic, environment and athletic opportunities. The university
is widely recognized for its innovating and responsive programs and its
interdisciplinary and international initiatives. Located on the southern
tip of Vancouver Island, the city of Victoria is renowned for its beauty
and has easy connections to Vancouver and Seattle.

                The mission of the School of Health Information Science (
http://hinf.uvic.ca ) is to improve health care delivery systems by
educating individuals to be effective developers, users and managers of
health information resources; by advancing knowledge through research; and
by providing a consultative service to the health care community. The
School's view of health information encompasses technological, clinical,
sociological, epidemiological, administrative, legal, and economic
perspectives. The School's team currently consists of six full-time
faculty, two professional staff, four secretarial staff and approximately
30 part-time faculty. The majority of the School's full-time and
part-time faculty  have academic and/or professional health backgrounds. In
addition to its full-time and part-time faculty, the School makes extensive
use of guest lecturers; over 300 professionals from organizations across
Canada have contributed to the School's curriculum over the past 25
years. The School is in the midst of significant growth and offers a
Bachelor of Science in Health Information Science, a Bachelor of Science
with a combined major in Computer Science and a Master of Science in Health
Informatics on campus as well as a distance education format. The School
currently enrolls 126 undergraduate students and 79 graduate students.
Further expansion at the graduate level is anticipated. New initiatives
including a combined Masters degree with the School of Nursing and a
flexible, formalized PhD program in Health Informatics are being planned.

                This position provides an exceptional opportunity to
provide academic and organizational direction to this growing academic
program including encouraging and facilitating research and scholarship by
colleagues and curriculum development and innovation in teaching and
learning. Administrative experience including human resource management,
preparation and administration of budgets and experience in enrolment
management is very important and previous university administrative
experience would be an asset. Excellent communication skills, demonstrated
capacity for leadership within the University and the community, and a
participatory management style are essential. Further information
concerning the duties and responsibilities of Chairs of Departments can be
found on the University of Victoria website at
http://web.uvic.ca/univsec/pol_pro/pol-1000/1020RCDD.html.

                The candidate will have a strong record of research and
teaching in undergraduate and graduate programs and a strong record of
publication in top-tier journals in the health informatics field. The
successful candidate will have demonstrated, or have the potential for
strong academic leadership and innovation and will have an international
reputation in the field of health informatics. The appointment will be
effective July 1, 2009 or as soon as possible after July 1st, and usually
will be for a five-year term. Candidates should have a Ph.D. and have a
national or international reputation as a scholar in the field of health
informatics with the qualifications and standing to be appointed as a
tenured Associate Professor or Professor.

                Applicants should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae,
the names of four referees and reprints of three of their most important
publications by March 31, 2009 to:

   Dr. Mary Ellen Purkis
   Dean, Faculty of Human and Social Development
   University of Victoria
   PO Box 1700, Victoria, British Columbia,
   Canada V8W 2Y2

                Electronic submissions are welcome may be sent by email
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The University of Victoria is an equity employer and encourages
applications from women, persons with disabilities, visible minorities,
aboriginal persons, people of all sexual orientations and genders, and
others who may contribute to the further diversification of the University.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance
with Canadian Immigration requirements, Canadian citizens and permanent
residents will be given priority.