APTPUO - Winter 2027 - EVD5123A

Posting Reason:

New Position

Location:

Main Campus

Academic Period:

2027 Winter Semester

Faculty:

Faculté des sciences sociales / Faculty of Social Sciences

Academic Unit:

Affaires publiques et internationales \\ Public and International Affairs

Course Title:

Evidence Synthesis and Evaluation

Course Code:

EVD5123

Section:

A00

Course Description:

Reviews different understandings of what constitutes research, both as it pertains to the production of evidence and to the evaluation of existing evidence relating to policy, to regulatory and statutory interventions and to identifying evidence gaps. Students learn research methodologies to design research so as to maximize its evidentiary value (given existing constraints); they will also learn to synthesize and assess the evidentiary value of existing research.

Posting limited to:

Professeur à temps-partiel régulier / Regular Part-Time Professor

Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/04/30

Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/05/31

Expected Enrolment:

32

Approval date:

2026/04/30

Number of credits:

3

Work Hours:

39

Hourly Rate:

Enseignement / Teaching: $239.47 (2024-2025)

The academic year starts on September 1 and ends on August 31.

These rates do not included vacation pay nor statutory pay.

These rates will be applied until a new collective agreement is ratified. Retro will be paid after the ratification.

Course type:

D

Posting type:

Régulier / Regular

Language of instruction:

Anglais | English

Competence in second language:

Passive

Course Schedule:

Vendredi | Friday 8:30-11:30 - -

Requirements:

The candidate must have:
(a)    a PhD in a field related to environmental sustainability, in the physical, natural, health or social sciences;
(b)    significant work experience in the systematic assessment and evaluation of research evidence;
(c)    significant work experience in weight of evidence evaluation; and
(d)    significant experience in the translation of scientific evidence into policy recommendations and/or the use of scientific evidence in decision-making in a legislative, regulatory or policy context.

Considered an asset is:
(a)    having previous experience teaching a university level course that explicitly involves the assessment and evaluation of scientific evidence from diverse domains of inquiry; and
(b)    experience with evidence provided by non-western science knowledge systems, e.g. indigenous knowledge.

Additional Information and/or Comments:

An acceptable level of education and/or experience could be viewed as being equivalent to the educational required and/or demonstrated experience. If you are invited to continue the selection process, please notify us of any adaptive measures you might require. Information you send us will be handled respectfully and in complete confidence. Employees are required under provincial law to successfully complete all mandatory legislated training. The list of training may be modified by provincial law.

The hiring process will be governed by the current APTPUO collective agreements; you can click here for the main unit, here for the OLBI unit, or here for the Toronto/Windsor unit to find out more.

The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact vra.affairesprofessorales@uottawa.ca to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

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