CUPE Local 3902 (Unit 3) Job Posting Sessional Lecturer Position Posting Date: May 2, 2025 Program: Master of Health Informatics (MHI) Sessional Dates of Appointment: Fall 2025, September to December Course Title: MHI2001 Health Informatics I Course Description: This course is designed to provide an introduction of basic concepts and recurrent themes in Health Informatics (HI): an emergent discipline that deals with the collection, storage, retrieval communication and use of health:related data, information and knowledge. During the course we will explore a number of topics central to understanding of the field including the motivation for HI; Biomedical data, information and knowledge; technological support for decision making (including predictive analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence); the main types of information systems in health care and their design; and organizational and societal issues. Objectives: Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to: : Understand the scope and breadth of Health Informatics. : Understand how information and communication technology can be used to capture, store, analyze, and disseminate health and clinical information in order to improve quality, safety and efficiency. : Understand how technology may be used to support decision:making processes in health care. : Apply theoretical concepts from social and information sciences in the design, implementation and evaluation of health informatics initiatives. : Discuss societal, organizational and ethical issues that surround the application of technology in health care settings. : Be able to analyze health informatics initiatives and discuss their strengths and weaknesses. Course Details: Class schedule: Weekly, 3 hours Estimated enrolment: 60 Estimated TA support: based on enrolment : None Qualifications: : A PhD or Masters level education with extensive experience in clinical and health informatics; : A robust understanding of clinical work processes, as it pertains to health informatics and related technology; : Past teaching experience related to health informatics, preferably at the graduate level; : Prior experience in curriculum development and adult teaching:learning methods; : Comfortable with electronic teaching tools such as Learning Management Systems (e.g., Quercus), PowerPoint, as well as on:line collaboration tools (Blogs, Wikkis, Discussion Boards, Webinars, or Video:conferencing). Duties: : Course instructor for a professional graduate course using competency:based learning and assessment methods. : Must be accessible to students outside of classroom hours. : Available evenings and weekends. Salary: Commensurate with experience How to submit an application: Apply and cover letter via e:mail to and Closing Date: May 22, 2025 This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement. Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II and Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with Article 14:12. Candidates who are members of Indigenous. Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity:deserving groups are encouraged , and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the position