Job Description

The University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, in partnership with Alberta Health Services (AHS) invites applicants to apply for a tenure-track position of Assistant Professor within the Division of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics, with a focus on sleep medicine and home ventilation.

The University of Alberta Medical School is a Top 4 Canadian university, serving 40,000 students with more than 14,000 faculty and staff. The University of Alberta and the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry have world class research programs with integration and collaboration opportunities in all types of research including basic sciences and clinical trials. For more information on the Department of Pediatrics visit .

Alberta Health Services (AHS) is Canada\'s first and largest province-wide, fully integrated health system, responsible for delivering health services to the over four million people living in Alberta as well as to some residents of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories. The Stollery Children\'s Hospital is a full-service pediatric hospital and centre for complex pediatric care and research. It is the only specialized healthcare facility for infants, children and youth in central and northern Alberta. It has among the highest inpatient volumes of any children\'s hospital in Canada and serves a geographical area of over 500,000 km. The Stollery children\'s Hospital is the Western Canada pediatric lung transplant centre accepting referrals from Manitoba through to BC.

The successful applicant will join eight academic pediatric respirologists providing a full spectrum of clinical respiratory medicine services. In addition to clinical care, the division is active in teaching at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels and has a fully accredited Pediatric respirology subspecialty-training program through the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. The division also has an active basic and clinical science research program, collaborating locally, nationally, and internationally.

Responsibilities

This position is a 1.0 full-time equivalent and will comprise approximately 50% clinical service and 50% academic pursuits with a clinical and academic focus on sleep medicine and home ventilation. The focus on sleep medicine may include but is not limited to, research excellence, national/international leadership, or educational excellence. Consequently, advanced degrees supporting an academic focus (e.g., PhD, MBA) would be an asset. Of note, contributions to education at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels are expected from all faculty.

Qualifications

Interested applicants must hold an MD and must have completed a subspecialty residency in Pediatric Respirology, and be certified or eligible to become a fellow in Pediatric Respirology of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (See the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada for more information on various routes of credentialing (https://www.royalcollege.ca/en/credentials-exams/exam-eligibility.html) or equivalent. Additional training in sleep medicine and/or recent experience caring for pediatric patients with sleep disorders are considered assets.

Remuneration for this position will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and will be based on the income scale of a competitive and highly successful academic alternate funding plan.

Academic members of the department of Pediatrics are eligible to become members of the which supports research excellence dedicated to improving the health of children and women. WCHRI is a partnership between the University of Alberta and Alberta Health Services, with core funding support from the Stollery Children\'s Hospital Foundation and the Alberta Women\'s Health Foundation. WCHRI is the only research institute in Canada and one of the few in the world to focus on women\'s, children\'s and perinatal health. Thanks to our funders\' generosity, WCHRI is able to provide a broad range of support to research programs, including access to funding opportunities and research support services (e.g. biostatistics, qualitative design, KT, data management, clinical trials support, grant application development). WCHRI also invests in the next generation of researchers through graduate and summer studentships, postdoctoral fellowships and funding for trainee travel /presentation of research outcomes.

Application Instructions

Interested applicants should apply below with their curriculum vitae and a letter of application.

At the University of Alberta, we are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible hiring process for all candidates. If you require accommodations to participate in the interview process, please let us know at the time of booking your interview and we will make every effort to accommodate your needs.

How to Apply

Note: Online applications are accepted until midnight Mountain Standard Time of the closing date.

The University of Alberta is committed to an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from all qualified persons. We encourage women; First Nations, M\xc3\xa9tis and Inuit persons; members of visible minority groups; persons with disabilities; persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and expression; and all those who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas and the University to apply.

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