University of British Columbia
Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Learning Health System (LHS)
🇨🇦Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada3 days ago
CA$70,000 – CA$75,000MidFull Time
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.
This position is subject to the satisfactory completion of required background checks
The expected salary range for this position is $70,000 to $75,000 per year plus benefits per annum. Candidates who hold or are eligible for external postdoctoral fellowship support are welcome to apply. The Faculty of Medicine is committed to offering equitable and competitive salaries, commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
An application package should include:
Review of applications will begin in June 22, 2026 and continue until the position is filled. The anticipated start date is July 2026, or upon a date to be mutually agreed. This is a 1-year appointment, with possibility of renewal subject to funding and performance.
Should you have any queries around this position, please contact Dr. Erica Lau at erica.lau@ubc.ca
At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.
The Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Emergency Medicine in The University of British Columbia (UBC) will support the early development of a provincial Learning Health System (LHS) for emergency care in British Columbia.
The first phase of this work is supported by external research funding and focuses on co-designing and testing the foundational components of a provincial LHS, including governance, priority-setting approaches, learning-cycle processes, and early dashboard and measurement concepts. Substance use care, including opioid-related emergency care, will serve as an initial use case.
The successful candidate will work within a collaborative provincial initiative involving UBC, Emergency Care BC (ECBC), and partners across British Columbia’s emergency care system. ECBC is a provincial network that supports collaboration across health authorities, clinicians, patients, and partners to improve the quality, coordination, and delivery of emergency care. Through this partnership, the role will contribute to practical processes that support continuous learning and improvement across the province.
The postdoctoral fellow will receive day-to-day supervision from Dr. Erica Lau, with mentorship from research, health system, Indigenous, and lived/living experience partners who co-lead this work. The position will provide opportunities for mentorship, manuscript development, conference presentations, grant development, and collaboration with provincial health system partners.
The vision of the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine is to be a provincially integrated Department committed to clinical and academic leadership in the creation and exchange of knowledge to promote excellence in emergency care. Our faculty members have an impressive record of research and discovery. Our research and innovation initiatives include 12 successful programs related to prevention and harm reduction, improving clinical care, and health system improvement.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Reporting to Dr. Erica Lau, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, the incumbent will be responsible for:
Supporting the development and operationalization of LHS governance, priority-setting, and learning-cycle processes
Leading and contributing to mixed-methods research and evaluation activities, including scoping, synthesis, qualitative analysis, and quantitative analysis where appropriate
Leading and participating in stakeholder engagement and co-design activities, including working group meetings, listening sessions, and site visits
Working with CEDRN and other data/analytics teams to develop analytic plans, conduct or support analyses using available emergency care data where appropriate, interpret findings, and translate results into actionable insights
Supporting the development of practical tools, dashboard concepts, implementation resources, progress summaries, and project deliverables for research, health system, and community partners
Contributing to manuscripts, conference presentations, reports, grant development, research ethics, privacy, data governance, and knowledge translation activities, where applicable
QUALIFICATIONS
Successful applicants will have:
A doctoral degree obtained within the last five years, or completed by the start of the position, in a relevant field such as implementation science, epidemiology, health services and policy research, public health, or a related field
Strong quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods research skills
Experience developing analytic plans and conducting data analysis using relevant software such as R, SAS, Stata, NVivo, or equivalent
Experience with collaborative, partner-engaged, community-engaged, or co-design research approaches
Ability to work effectively across diverse stakeholders and disciplines, including clinicians, health system partners, and community or lived/living experience groups
Demonstrated ability to work independently and contribute in collaborative, evolving research environments
Strong communication, writing, organizational, and interpersonal skills, with attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple timelines
Experience or strong interest in implementation science, applied health services research, and health system improvement
Interest in emergency care, substance use research, or Learning Health Systems is preferred
Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own.
Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
