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Dear all, The Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Sydney is currently seeking to appoint an Associate Professor or Professor in Disability and Mental Health. Please see below for details. For further information and to apply, please visit www.sydney.edu.au/positions and search by the reference number 828/0511. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR/PROFESSOR IN DISABILITY & MENTAL HEALTH <http://usyd.nga.net.au/cp/index.cfm?event=jobs.checkJobDetailsNewApplic ation&returnToEvent=jobs.processJobSearch&jobid=6815298d-35d3-d4d3-f2b4- 6480fb4d7258&jobsListKey=1927d1f9-06b9-4701-8804-73aed76cf66c&persistVar iables=jobsListKey> FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES The Faculty of Health Sciences is a world leader in health sciences and allied health education and research, with research programs spanning disability, rehabilitation, health and functioning. The Faculty of Health Sciences is well established internationally as a leading contributor to the WHO Family of Classifications and, relevant to this new professorial position, the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and the development of the International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI). The ICF is fundamental to understanding and documenting activity limitations and participation restrictions in everyday life. The Faculty is leading the development of the evidence base utilising the ICF as a monitoring framework for the implementation of internationally accepted services such as Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR). The everyday functioning of individuals affected by mental illness is of social and economic interest to governments worldwide. Considerable advances have been made in mental health in prevention, health promotion, early intervention and treatment. It is less clear that similar advances have been made in reducing disability and maximising the everyday functioning of people affected by mental ill-health. The Faculty is committed to leading knowledge development, dissemination and implementation which will assist individuals with mental illness or disabling mental health conditions to participate fully in education, employment and family life. This new professorial position in disability and mental health offers the opportunity for a leading researcher to consolidate and expand research on everyday functioning in the disability and mental health field and to lead curriculum development, particularly in the areas of mental health, CBR and ICF application, all in the context of the UN Convention on the Rights of Person with Disabilities. You will play a key role in initiating a multi-disciplinary graduate level program in health, rehabilitation and disability. You can enjoy strong collaborative relationships with the Brain and Mind Research Institute, the Sydney Medical School, the Faculty of Education and Social Work and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Sydney relevant to disability and mental health. To succeed, you will: * have a strong record in mental health research with a focus on functioning in the community evidenced by competitive grant success, seminal publications and graduate student completions * have advanced knowledge of ICF in research and information development, and preferably in diverse communities including in lower income countries * ideally possess knowledge of Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR), with familiarity with developments in CBR in the Asia Pacific region an advantage * have proven ability to collaborate with people with disabilities and mental health difficulties and other stakeholders in disability and mental health including government agencies and non-government organisations in Australia and internationally. This is an opportunity to contribute to the Faculty's goal to further enhance its teaching in mental health, commensurate with the scope of mental ill-health as a proportion of public health disability. The position is full-time, continuing appointment subject to the completion of a satisfactory probation period for new appointees. For general enquiries about the recruitment process please contact Mr Rodney Waterson, Acting Senior Recruitment Manager SydneyRecruitment, on +61 2 8627 1214 or [log in to unmask] CLOSING DATE: 21 August 2011 ________________End of message________________ This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies). Enquiries about list administration should be sent to [log in to unmask] Archives and tools are located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page.