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
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:
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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