FRSQ - Newton Foundation Research Chair in Nursing Care Development and Evaluation

APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Eligible applicants

• senior researcher, recruited from outside Québec. The Chairholder must have a solid research record in nursing care and evaluative research in the field of nursing.
• nurse with a valid license to practice from the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec or who has the qualifications for a license to practice
• Researcher who has already established a research program or has had a senior managerial position outside Québec.

Terms and conditions

• have a permanent or tenure-track position at McGill University or Université de Montréal and be affiliated with another university
• have a clinical affiliation with access to a defined patient population
• Must hold grants form public agencies
• Must devote at least 80% of his or her professional activities to research

Basic training in research ethics

Basic training in research ethics is compulsory for all FRSQ awardees when their research project involves human subjects.

The term "research project involving human subjects" applies when the research project involves:

• living human subjects
• cadavers, human remains, tissues, biological fluids, gametes, embryos or fetuses, cells or genetic materials
• personal information on file. Personal information is defined as information that enables a person to be identified.

This basic training consists of successful completion of Levels 1 and 3 of the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux On-line Tutorial in Research Ethics.

Awardees must complete this basic training within a year of receipt of a positive response concerning the FRSQ award.

In addition, career researchers must attend a Research Ethics Board (REB) meeting as observers. The REB must be affiliated with a university or with an institution within the health and social services network. Participation must occur within two years of receipt of a positive response concerning the FRSQ award.

OBJECTIVES AND CONDITION OF THE CHAIR

Objectives

Create new knowledge in response to healthcare community needs in terms of innovative interventions in nursing and facilitate the establishment of these new practices within the healthcare community

develop and lead a research team in nursing care development and evaluation. The team must be dynamic, innovative and highly competitive at the national and international level.

Make this team part of GRISIIQ, thereby fostering the exchange, transfer and implementation of new knowledge on innovative and advanced nursing care.

Contribute to instituting a rigorous academic structure within hospital centres and university-affiliated hospital centres (UHCs, AUHCs), institutes, and community health and social services centres (CSSSs) in order to carry out new research projects in the field within the purview of the Chair, evaluate them, and implement them subsequently.

Exercise leadership and assume the role of scientific mentor with decision makers and other stakeholders in evaluating and establishing new nursing care practices in order to develop a culture of scientific evaluation within healthcare administrations.

As part of GRISIIQ, build innovative research capability in the field of new nursing care, its evaluation and its implementation by establishing a program for the training of highly qualified personnel. This program could lead to university degrees (Master's and Doctorate) or offer postdoctoral training to Ph.D. or professional diploma holders.

share the Chair's research results with other healthcare stakeholders, with a view to exchanging and transferring knowledge that will benefit the scientific community, the healthcare network, and end-users and that will contribute to generating innovative ideas in the field.

Condition

The Chair will be established according to the affiliated university's Research Chair standards and will have a management committee composed of the promoters of the Chair (FRSQ, Newton Foundation, the two universities, and the healthcare environments concerned), as well as a scientific advisory committee composed of experts in the field of nursing care evaluation.

The FRSQ and the milieus concerned will work together to choose the members of these committees.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

Paper documents

The post office stamp or fax transmission date is proof of the document filing date.

Mailing address

FRSQ
500, Sherbrooke St. West
Suite 800
Montreal (Québec)
H3A 3C6

Applicants

• Canadian Common CV (full CV)
• Application form

DURATION OF FUNDING

Duration

5 years, renewable once

AMOUNT OF FUNDING

Salary

Salary bonus of $50,000 a year

The main university of affiliation is expected to cover the Chairholder's salary based on his or her university standing. The FRSQ and the Newton Foundation will contribute an additional $50,000.

Allocation for the Chair research activities

Grant of $100,000 a year

In addition to the basic grant of $100,000 a year, the Chair will receive a supplementary contribution to support its activities from the universities and the healthcare environments in which the Chair will operate. This contribution could be financial or involve the reassignment of qualified personnel to the development, evaluation or implementation of innovative nursing care practices. Only costs directly related to research and training are authorized.

Concurrent funding

The Chair's salary cannot be complemented by other contributions from the public sector (i.e. university salary, awards from funding agencies or charitable foundations).

See Common Rules and Regulations, art. 6.13.

ELIGIBLE EXPENDITURES

Salary

The salary bonus must never be used for employment benefits.

Concurrent funding

See Common Rules and Regulations art. 7.

REVIEW

Process

All applications will be evaluated by experts renown for their knowledge in the field of evaluative research.

Critères

• ability to conduct advanced research in innovative nursing care in a multidisciplinary environment, to evaluate it, and to translate it into lasting changes in healthcare environments
• excellent scientific productivity: original research publications and pertinent reports
• leadership and international influence or potential for development in the field
• ability to get involved in training activities and knowledge transfer

CHAIRHOLDERS' AGREEMENT

 

In accepting this award, the awardee agrees to observe the Common Rules and Regulations, the Policy regarding open access to published research outputs as well as the terms and conditions stipulated in this program description.

The award will be revoked if the awardee fails to observe these rules.

The awardee must notify the FRSQ of his/her acceptance of the award within 30 days of receiving the offer.

Failure to give notice of acceptance will be regarded as refusal of the award.

UNIVERSITY AUTHORITIES' AGREEMENT

Confirmation of a university title and a position

The university agrees to:

• offer the Chairholder a university title upon his or her nomination as research Chairholder
• give the Chairholder a permanent position at full pay.

PARTNER

 

Newton Foundation

Updated: 04-07-2011