"Assistant Professor in Paramedicine (2-year Limited Term Appointment)"

The Department of Health Sciences at Wilfrid Laurier University invites applications for a 2-year Limited Term Appointment (LTA) faculty position at the Assistant Professor level in the area of paramedicine, beginning August 1, 2026, subject to budgetary approval. The primary campus location for this position is Waterloo via virtual modes of delivery. We are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in paramedicine. The incumbent will be required to develop and deliver a coordinated suite of undergraduate courses within the Bachelor of Science in Paramedicine degree program using demonstrated principles of adult education.

Duties: Design, develop, build, and deliver online lecture content and curriculum, mentor students, assess and respond to learning outcomes. Conduct independent and collaborative research, secure funding, publish in peer-reviewed journals, and present at conferences. Participating in committees at the departmental and faculty levels, engaging in interdisciplinary collaborations, and contributing professionally to your field.

Responsibilities: Ensure high-quality education through teaching and supporting student and faculty development. Contribute to institutional governance, advance knowledge through research, foster collaborations, and translate research into policies or other practical applications and interventions that improve human health.

Qualifications: The ideal candidate must be a PhD or PhD candidate (ABD) and must have experience working as a paramedic. Doctoral studies should have been undertaken in paramedicine, health, health systems, emergency health services, education, public health.

The successful applicant will:

• be an emerging scholar whose work focuses on health, health systems, or health systems management, with a particular focus on paramedicine; and,
• have a minimum of five (5) years of senior leadership experience in a municipal, provincial or territorial ambulance / paramedic / emergency medical service, with roles including system-wide budgetary responsibility, system planning, transition management, and political acuity; and,
• have expertise in adult education; and,
• extensive experience across various roles and types of EMS providers both nationally and internationally with an understanding of service delivery models and performance metrics across Canadian paramedic services

This applicant will demonstrate a strong commitment to interdisciplinary research, community engagement, and community-based or policy impact.

The candidate will be well-versed in conducting research directly related to health and/or healthcare systems with an emphasis on paramedicine that contributes to an understanding that contributes to the understanding of population health and well-being with the intent of informing holistic and transformative solutions for the healthcare system at large.

Strong candidates will demonstrate their interdisciplinary approaches to understanding complexity of health and disease.

The successful candidate is expected to contribute service to the University and academic community, and to scholarly and/or professional activities.

The successful candidate will demonstrate teaching experience in paramedicine, emergency management, health research, public health, as well as capacity to teach courses that offer a cell-to-society understanding of health and disease with evidence of course development as an asset. A commitment to student mentorship—whether in an academic or professional workplace setting—and with evidence of student supervision, is an asset.

Application Package: Applicants should submit:

• a curriculum vitae;
• a teaching dossier, and a statement regarding teaching experience and interests;
• a statement of current and prospective research interests including a research grant application plan;
• at least one syllabus in a course related to paramedicine;
• evidence of successful instruction in paramedicine, at either the post-secondary level or within formalized professional development setting (including delivery of regulated continued medical education); and,
• evidence of effective teaching.

Applicants are encouraged to address any career interruptions or special circumstances that may have affected their record of research and teaching.

Finally, applicants should submit copies of up to three publications or preprints, and arrange to have the name of two academic and two professional referees sent to:

Dr. Kate Rossiter
Professor & Chair, Department of Health Sciences, Wilfrid Laurier University
c/o Emily Young – email: healthsciences@wlu.ca

Electronic submission of applications is preferred.

Applications will be accepted until April 15, 2026 | 11:59pm.