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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Scientific Director (SD) Institute of Indigenous Peoples' Health (IIPH)
Reporting directly to the President of CIHR, and working with the organization's Executive team, staff, and other Scientific Directors and Institute staff, the Scientific Director (SD) of CIHR-IIPH will provide overall executive direction and scientific leadership for CIHR-IIPH. In addition, they will champion and support Indigenous health research, knowledge mobilization, and capacity development at the highest level of scientific excellence.
In this exciting and enriching role, the Scientific Director will champion and support Indigenous health research, knowledge mobilization, and capacity development at the highest level of scientific excellence. This role provides the SD with an unparalleled opportunity to transform the health landscape in Canada, built by and for Indigenous people. The SD will stimulate new health research by embedding Indigenous knowledge(s) throughout the research processes while facilitating the growth and development of the Institute as they continue to renew and reconcile.
In addition to being an expert on Indigenous health, the incoming SD will be grounded in community and Indigenous ways of knowing, and will be encouraged to leverage their connection(s) to community to strengthen both their research and leadership capacities. The SD is a change agent who aspires to challenge and be challenged, and will be excited to motivate, inspire, and facilitate a new era of health research in Canada.
As a member of the Science Council, the Scientific Director, in collaboration with colleagues from the other CIHR Institutes as well as the senior CIHR executive leadership team, will:
- Provide analysis and advice on Canada's research needs, gaps, and opportunities;
- Support the implementation of CIHR's Indigenous Health Research Action Plan;
- Embody the 'Calls to Action' of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and at all opportunities, and seek to promote the inclusion of Indigenous Ways of Knowing and learning in the culture and programs of CIHR;
- Contribute to the elaboration of CIHR-wide science policies and research strategies;
- Advise on the development of, and investment in, cross-cutting strategic initiatives;
- Share responsibility as one of CIHR's Institutes for achieving the strategic objectives of CIHR as delineated in CIHR's Strategic Plan and the accompanying annual action plans;
- Advance CIHR's commitment to eliminating systemic ableism in Canada's health research funding system and ensure the application of accessible and anti-ableist practices; and
- Advance CIHR's commitment to eliminating systemic racism in Canada's health research funding system.
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