Postdoctoral Fellowship & PhD Studentship Opportunity
UninSHured: Uninsured Immigrants’ Social & Health Care Use
An estimated 500,000 people in Canada do not have legal immigration status, and many lack provincial health insurance. The UninSHured Project will examine how uninsured immigrants access, delay, or avoid health and social care.
Using a mixed-methods design, the study will include:
The research will explore structural barriers, cultural influences, relationships, and trust.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Co-developing interview tools, conducting interviews, supporting ethics processes, analyzing qualitative data using NVivo, contributing to publications and policy outputs, and supervising undergraduate students.
QUALIFICATIONS
Experience in qualitative interviewing, familiarity with trauma-informed approaches, and the ability to work in interdisciplinary teams. Relevant language skills are an asset. Applicants must meet the academic eligibility requirements for the postdoctoral fellowship or PhD studentship.
ANTICIPATED START
Summer 2027
DURATION
One-Year Fellowship
To Apply
Send your CV and statement of interest to Lee.Charlotte@torontomu.ca
Due to the anticipated volume of interest, responses are not guaranteed.
Unity Health Toronto / St. Michael’s Hospital — in collaboration with Toronto Metropolitan University