For information on how to apply to ACHIEVE please visit http://achieveresearchtraining.ca/how-to-apply/

Call for Applications: Post-Doctoral Fellowships

Submission Deadline: February 3rd, 2014 ACHIEVE is aimed to equip new researchers with the competencies necessary for closing the gap between measuring inner city health inequities and reducing them. The program has two main foci: • Population Health and Health Services Interventions Research • Community Engagement, Partnerships, and Knowledge Translation Information & Eligibility: • 1 year term: September, 2014-August, 2015 • PhD completed within the past 3 years OR Health Professional degree + Master’s level degree

completed within the past three years • Strong quantitative and/or mixed methods skills • All requirements of PhD must be completed by July 2014 • Stipend: Based on CIHR guidelines for qualified candidates • Fellows are required to work onsite in Toronto, Ontario Canada • Canadian and international applications are welcome. International health professional applicants

who are not licensed in Canada are eligible to apply. Deadline to apply: February 3rd, 2014; Decision announcements: May, 2014 About the Centre for Research on Inner City Health

ACHIEVE is housed at the Centre for Research on Inner City Health (CRICH). CRICH is dedicated to reducing health inequities through innovative research that supports social change.

CRICH conducts research to better understand the linkages between poverty, social exclusion and poor health. We also work in partnership with community agencies and decision-makers to evaluate population health interventions to improve health outcomes for inner city populations. CRICH is part of the Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital.

A Canadian Institutes of Health Research Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research at the CENTRE FOR RESEARCH ON INNER CITY HEALTH

Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital

Toronto, Ontario Canada

For information on how to apply to ACHIEVE please visit http://achieveresearchtraining.ca/how-to-apply/

The ACHIEVE Research Partnership Brief Overview

Approach: We are motivated by the CIHR’s goal to produce the next generation of “creative agents for change,” and by the Institute of Population and Public Health’s call for interventions research, defined as “the use of scientific methods to produce knowledge about policy and program interventions that operate within or outside of the health sector and have the potential to impact health at the population level.” 2014-2015 is the final year of the ACHIEVE program and Fellows will be supported for 1 year. The program will be substantially condensed from previous years and will emphasize working with CRICH faculty to enhance individuals’ publishing and data analysis skills with fewer group learning activities. We have ample data and opportunities to enhance these skills in areas such as homelessness and Aboriginal health research. ACHIEVE will provide support for Fellows to seek funding a second year in the program. Competencies ACHIEVE is designed to equip new researchers with competencies that are typically unavailable through conventional research training, yet are necessary for closing the gap between measuring urban health inequities and reducing them.

• Population Health and Health Services Interventions Research

o Research skills to understand and monitor the health of inner city health populations o Research skills to understand and evaluate complex program and policy interventions

• Community-Engaged and Partnered Research

o Capacity to participate in and lead integrated knowledge translation projects o Capacity for transdisciplinary and interprofessional teamwork o Knowledge of critical ethical/cultural/legal issues relevant to health equity-focused

research. Aboriginal Health Research: We strongly encourage Aboriginal applicants who are interested in pursuing research related to urban Aboriginal health. Qualified candidates will be assessed on their knowledge of Indigenous approaches to health, their effectiveness and experience in Aboriginal community engagement, and research experience. ACHIEVE is located at the Centre for Research on Inner City Health (CRICH) in Toronto. Toronto has the largest Aboriginal population in Ontario and is home to a large variety of Aboriginal organizations that support the health, social and cultural needs of the Aboriginal community, thus making the transition to Toronto more manageable.