This position is located within a health-care facility. Therefore, this position requires successful verification of full vaccination against Covid-19 provided prior to the start date, as required by the provincial health mandate.

The UBC Department of Pediatrics housed at BC Children’s Hospital, is one of the largest Pediatric Departments in Canada. Our collaborative team of physicians, scientists, allied health professionals and administrative staff are dedicated to providing leadership and excellence in: Patient Care, Education, Research and Child Health Advocacy. The Department of Pediatrics strives to be a cohesive academic and professional body committed to the advancement of child health through the delivery of exemplary care, teaching and research. We recognize that the enhancement of our Department requires active collaboration and integration with the UBC Faculty of Medicine, associated hospitals, research organizations, and our various stakeholders. We are equally motivated to actively engage with our provincial and national partners, as well as to connect with the international community to achieve collective goals.

The Island Medical Program (IMP) is a distributed site of the UBC Faculty of Medicine MD Undergraduate Program.

The MD Undergraduate Program is distributed to four geographically distinct sites across British Columbia to address the shortages of physicians in rural, remote, coastal, and Indigenous communities, where healthcare needs are most acute.  The Island Medical Program occurs in partnership with the University of Victoria and the Island Health to deliver medical curriculum. The IMP delivers UBC's MD Undergraduate Program in partnership with the University of Victoria and Island Health.

Reporting to the Head of the Department of Pediatrics, the successful candidate will develop and manage their own research program, seek salary awards and funding for research studies, and foster research collaborations with various internal and external parties.  In addition, they will provide support for trainees and work to develop their own knowledge and skills in health professional education.  The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the educational missions at the undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate level, as well as make academic service contributions.

The successful candidate will be an MD Clinician who holds an MD or MD/PhD. Preference will be given to candidates who have completed, or are in the process of completing a related PhD program. The successful candidate will have demonstrated ability in research and scholarly activity and potential for excellence in teaching, and will be expected to participate in the undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate teaching activities. Experience in a health professional context would be beneficial. Areas of special interest within the Faculty of Medicine include distributed medical education, competency assessment, use of technology in teaching and learning, simulation, communication in healthcare, and program evaluation. The successful candidate will complement and extend the expertise of current Pediatrics faculty and actively create and foster an environment that promotes inclusivity and the values of respect, integrity, compassion, collaboration, and equity.  The successful candidate will have demonstrated ability to support and stimulate the growth and development of health professional education research across educational programs. The incumbent will be an outstanding junior researcher, ideally trained in a social science discipline with applicability to health professional education. Candidates with research interests and skills in any area of relevance to contemporary health professions education research are encouraged to apply.

In addition to a demonstration of a strong commitment to academic Pediatrics, applicants will also have a level of education, training, and experience equivalent to Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada specialty and/or sub-specialty credentials and eligibility for both independent practice and registration in the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Applications, accompanied by a cover letter, detailed curriculum vitae, teaching dossier and three letters of reference addressing scholarly, professional and creative work, teaching, administrative service, experience fostering collaboration, inclusiveness, equity, and diversity, should be directed to:

Drs. Bruce Wright, Regional Associate Dean and Tim Oberlander, Professor

Co-Chairs of the search committee

Email: [email protected]

Subject Line: Pediatrics/Island Medical Program Faculty Position

Review of applications will begin on April 1, 2022 and continue until the position is filled. The anticipated start date for this position is July 1, 2022 or upon a date to be mutually agreed.

Our Vision: To Transform Health for Everyone.

Ranked among the world’s 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 - 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.

Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.