FULL-TIME ACADEMIC POSITION SOCIAL APPROACHES AND/OR HEALTH PROMOTION

Job description

The candidate will contribute to the visibility and strengthening of the position of the ESP in the national and international expertise with regard to Social Approaches and/or Health Promotion. The tasks of the post are divided, for about half of the time, to those related to teaching and for half to research. In addition, the candidate will also participate in various administrative responsibilities related to the ESP (juries, deliberations, recruitment commissions, faculty commission for doctorates...). 

He/she will be able to develop a high level of productive research. These developments will be supported by partnerships with other ESP research centres, other faculties of health, but also with other national and international institutions. 

Research areas:

An orientation in the field of Social Approaches to Health is desirable https://cvchercheurs.ulb.ac.be/Site/unite/ULB747.php). The complementarity with current research themes of the research center in Social Approaches to Health will be an asset. They may be the subject of research projects, led by the candidate, and subject to any call for credits or projects outside the University (FNRS, Regions, Europe, etc.). In this perspective, he/she will propose a research development plan in his/her application.

As an academic attached to this research center, he/she will be able to conduct research in Social Approaches and/or Health Promotion in an integrated way with those already conducted at the research renter in Social Approaches to Health or by the four other ESP research centers (https://esp.ulb.be/fr/la-recherche/les-centres-de-recherche), as well as with the other faculties of the Health Pole and the national and international partners of the ESP.

He/she will be required to supervise doctoral theses in Public Health oriented towards Social Approaches and/or Health Promotion, including by setting up co-promotions or co-supervision with other universities, and will be responsible for participating in thesis support committees.

As part of his/her participation in community services, he/she may, in addition to those that will be assumed within the ESP, contribute to activities related to the sector and professionals of Health Promotion in Belgium and abroad.

For all these activities, the incumbent will benefit from the support of the academic and scientific members of the research center, and the technical and administrative support of the ESP and the ULB Research Department and the Europe Unit in the preparation and conduct of his/her research projects.

Educational and scientific objectives: 

The candidate will contribute to the teaching of the Master' s degree in Public Health Sciences (in French ; teaching focus « Politics, health systems and Health Promotion », https://esp.ulb.be/fr/les-etudes/masters) and those of Specialized Master in Public health methodology – MPHM (in English, organized in collaboration with the UCLouvain and UMons, https://esp.ulb.be/fr/les-etudes/english-teaching). He/she will also be able to support the development of "remote" training, particularly in the context of continuing education.

In these activities, he/she will provide students with methods that are consistent and in line with the qualitative and quantitative approaches used in Public Health. He/she will aim to develop their critical analysis on existing studies as well as on scientific publications. He/she will supervise final thesis (dissertations) and may welcome trainees in his/her research team.

In order to prepare his/her application, the candidate may refer to the competence framework (teaching profile) of the Master' s degree in public health sciences available on: http://www.ulb.ac.be/facs/esp/ 

The incumbent will be responsible for the activity of the assistants or student assistants related to his/her classes. In addition, he/she will be required to interact frequently with the teachers of the teaching units of which his/her courses are part, in order to ensure consistency of content. Finally, he/she will implement the assessment of learning according to modalities that he/she will define in line with his/her teaching (written exam, personal or group work, reflective evaluation, etc.). During the first year, the maximum teaching load will be 90 hours and will gradually increase to 120 hours after three years.

Courses likely included in the load at the time of recruitment:

Master in Public Health Sciences (ESP) (in French)

Common Field (about 300 students)

• SAPU-L-4022 Introduction to Health Promotion: Lecture 12h (in French).
• SAPU-L-3012 Introduction and history of Public Health – partim History of Public Health and Medecine: Lecture 12h(in French).
• SAPU-L-4024 Concepts and methods in Public Health – partim research methods – Basic module: Lecture 12h (in French).
• MEMO L 501-2-3-4: Thesis – partim Research method in public health – Advanced module: Lecture 6h – Tutorial 6h(in French). Politics and Health Promotion Field (about 80 students) (in French).
• SAPU-L-5211 In-depth aspects of Health Promotion – partim Specific concepts in Health Promotion and partim Seminar of integration in Public Health: Lecture 12h – Tutorial 4h – Project 30h (in French).
• SAPU-L-4310 Population health and life environment – partim Lifestyle, environment and health of teenagers and families: Lecture 12h (in French).

Specialized Master in Public health methodology – MPHM (20-25 students) (in English)

• SAPU-L-6527 Protocol development and health examination survey: lecture 12h.
• SAPU-L-6531 Contextual Factors in Public Health: lecture 12h.

To appreciate the detailed content of these courses, the candidate can refer to the catalogue of the Masters courses on the University website. This teaching load is indicative; it may change according to the holder's skills or the needs of the Master's programmes. Finally, the candidate could intervene in continuing education programs organized by the Health Pole. 

Required skills

• Required educational level: scientific Master’ s degree, and Phd Degree in Public health; Human and social sciences (sociology, psychology, politics sciences, etc.); Medicine or other health disciplines.
• Required Languages: 

French: excellent

English: excellent

If you are not fluent in French or English (level C1), you may be granted an adjustment period, but you must be able to teach in French by the end of the third year.

• A mobility of several months outside the institution where the doctorate was carried out, and as well an international experience will be considered as assets.
• Good knowledge of concepts, models, and methodologies in social and/or health promotion approaches, as well of the political, financial, and organizational issues related to the development and implementation of health promotion at the level of a country, a region.
• Skills in Public Health Research Methodologies (quantitative database analysis, qualitative analysis, literature review methodologies).
• Scientific seniority (the thesis can be included in this period) of at least 4 years at the time of engagement, and as well an excellent scientific record, including publications in peer-reviewed journals of good level.
• Useful skills for submitting and obtaining research projects in national and international collaboration as well as for supervising researchers.
• Ability to develop teaching and research projects through national and international collaborations, and as well to implement face-to-face and distance learning.

Interested?

For more information on research and teaching, please contact Mrs. Céline Mahieu (Director of the research center ""Social Approaches of Health”, phone: +32 2 555.40.87 – email: celine.j.mahieu@ulb.be) and Mrs. Magali Pirson (ESP Presidente, phone: +32 2 555.40.20 – email : magali.pirson@ulb.be). For administrative information, please contact the Department of Faculty Administration (email: daf-esp@ulb.be) 

Applications must be sent by e-mail to the rectorate of the Université Libre de Bruxelles (rectrice@ulb.be ) and to the faculty deanship (presidence.esp@ulb.be).

They must include the following:

• an application letter. 
• a Curriculum vitae :

1. if you want you can complete a standard form via our website at https://www.ulb.be/fr/documents-officiels/completer-votre-cv-en-ligne.  Once completed, it must be downloaded and attached to the application file.

• a 7,000-character report (4 pages) presenting the applicant’s research activities and a research project (no more than 6 pages), including how these will integrate into ULB’s research teams, and in especially into ESP.
• a note on the applicant's international achievements and projects (no more than 4 pages)
• a teaching dossier including a 7,000-character report (or 4 pages) on the applicant's previous teaching activities and a teaching project (no more than 6 pages) for the first five years in this position; these must be relevant to the faculty and to the teaching profiles for the programs to which the applicant is to contribute.
• the names and e-mail addresses of five references (with equal gender representation) who may be contacted by those in charge of evaluating applications.  These references should not have conflicts of interest because of family or emotional ties.

The nomination, within the academic framework of the ULB, is made at the position of Associate Professor.  Upon nomination, members of the academic staff are authorized to use the honorary title of Professor.

Equal opportunities policy

ULB's personnel management policy is geared towards diversity and equal opportunities.

We recruit candidates based on their skills, irrespective of age, gender, sexual orientation, origin, nationality, beliefs, disability, etc.

Would you like to be provided with reasonable accommodation in the selection procedure because of a disability, disorder, or illness? Please contact Marie Botty, the person in charge of diversity aspects for the academic and scientific staff (marie.botty@ulb.be). Be assured of the confidentiality of this information.

More details on the ULB gender and diversity policy are available at https://www.ulb.be/en/about-ulb/gender-equality-at-ulb. 

You will find all the regulations relating to academic careers on our site at http://www.ulb.ac.be/emploi/academique.html.

Reference : 2024/A004 

Application deadline : 15/01/2024

Start date: 01/10/2024