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AcademicJob Category Faculty BargainingJob Title Assistant Professor (tenure-track)Department Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences | Faculty of Medicine | Provost and VP Academic (Edwin D Moore)Posting End Date September 20, 2024Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.Job End DateThe starting salary is $130,000 - $140,000 per annum.The Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences ), in collaboration with the Edwin S. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging and the Life Sciences Institute invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level. Our internationally recognized research faculty, part of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia, have strengths investigating the molecular, cellular and systems processes relevant to complex biological function and human disease. We have widespread collaborations within the department, the Life Sciences Institute and the broader scientific community including but not limited to the regional hospitals and women\xe2\x80\x99s health initiatives.We are seeking an outstanding candidate using innovative/creative approaches to investigate fundamental physiological mechanisms relevant to ageing and disease; we welcome applicants using diverse approaches and model systems. The successful applicant must have a PhD, MD/PhD or equivalent, with excellent communication skills, a track record of excellence in research and a commitment to innovative teaching. They will be expected to establish an independent research program focused on fundamental physiological mechanisms in health and disease over the course of the lifespan, and to compete for national and international operating grants. The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to our undergraduate and graduate programs in cellular and molecular physiology, and to the success of the Department, the Centre for Healthy Aging and the Life Sciences Institute (LSI).Research and office space will be assigned in the modern, highly collaborative, multidisciplinary team environment within the LSI. An emerging research theme in the LSI is biological resilience, offering many opportunities for collaboration. The successful applicant will have access to state-of-the-art core facilities within the LSI and other research centers on the UBC campus and will be eligible to apply for infrastructure funds for highly specialized equipment. A generous start-up package will be provided along with protected time in the first years of the appointment to establish a competitive research program. The starting salary, paid by the Department, is $130,000 - $140,000 per annum. There are automatic, annual, salary increases for career progress, and competitive merit-based increases available through the Department and from external awards. At UBC, in addition to a generous benefit package and highly valued pension plan, faculty members hensive range of leaves, services, resources and career development opportunities. For more information, please visit: https://hr.ubc.ca/working-ubc.A complete package must include:A cover letter.A research program proposal (up to 3 pages, excluding references)Curriculum vitae (no page limit)Teaching and mentorship statement (1/2 page, but up to 1 page is accepted)Equity diversity and inclusion statement (1/2 page, but up to 1 page is accepted)The names and contact information of three references.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. We invite applications from qualified candidates who share our commitment to employment equity and inclusive excellence, and we welcome applications from candidates belonging to historically, persistently, or systemically marginalized groups.Please submit your application, by September 21, 2024, to the on-line portal:Within our hiring process, we are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable process for all candidates (including but not limited to people with disabilities). Confidential accommodations are available on request. Please contact Zaira Khan via email at If you have any questions regarding accommodations or accessibility during the recruitment and hiring process or for more information and support, please visit UBC\xe2\x80\x99s Centre for Workplace Accessibility website at https://hr.ubc.ca/health-and-wellbeing/workplace-accessibility/centre-workplace-accessibility or contact the Centre atThe anticipated start date for this position is July 1, 2025, or a date to be mutually agreed upon. UBC acknowledges that certain circumstances may cause career interruptions that legitimately affect an applicant\xe2\x80\x99s record of research and encourage them to note in their applications whether they would like consideration given to the impact of any circumstances, such as those due to health or family reasons, to allow for a fair assessment of their research productivity.With gratitude, we acknowledge that the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine and its distributed programs, which include four university academic campuses, are located on traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of First Nations Peoples and communities around the province.UBC - One of the World\'s Leading Universities. As one of the world\'s leading universities, the University of British Columbia creates an exceptional learning environment that fosters global citizenship, advances a civil and sustainable society, and supports outstanding research to serve the people of British Columbia, Canada and the world.Our Vision: To Transform Health for Everyone.Ranked among the world\xe2\x80\x99s top medical schools with the fifth-largest MD enrollment in North America, the UBC Faculty of Medicine is a leader in both the science and the practice of medicine. Across British Columbia, more than 12,000 faculty and staff are training the next generation of doctors and health care professionals, making remarkable discoveries, and helping to create the pathways to better health for our communities at home and around the world.The Faculty - comprised of approximately 2,200 administrative support, technical/research and management and professional staff, as well approximately 650 full-time academic and over 10,000 clinical faculty members \xe2\x80\x93 is composed of 19 academic basic science and/or clinical departments, three schools, and 24 research centres and institutes. Together with its University and Health Authority partners, the Faculty delivers innovative programs and conducts research in the areas of health and life sciences. Faculty, staff and trainees are located at university campuses, clinical academic campuses in hospital settings and other regionally based centres across the province.

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