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The Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM), in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Emergency Care BC (ECBC), at the Provincial Health Services Authority invite applications for a full-time UBC faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor (Grant-Tenure Track) or Associate Professor (Grant-Tenure). The successful candidate is expected to hold the role of Scientific Director with ECBC, for a five (5) year term with the possibility of renewal, subject to satisfactory review and funding.
The UBC DEM is a provincially integrated Department committed to clinical and academic leadership in the creation and exchange of knowledge to promote excellence in emergency care, with 750 clinical faculty members, 9 academic faculty members, and 75 staff members and a close collaborative relationship with the UBC Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. The Department is home to the largest Royal College Emergency Medicine program in Canada, with 67 residents across four distributed residency sites. There is a close collaborative relationship with leadership of UBC’s Family Medicine Residency Program in Emergency Medicine CCFP(EM). The role of the UBC DEM is to discover new and better ways to care for patients presenting to emergency departments and to share the knowledge of best practices with all emergency medicine practitioners and postgraduate and undergraduate learners. The Department’s faculty members have an impressive record of research and discovery. Academic and Clinical Emergency Physicians have taught residents and medical students at UBC for decades.
ECBC is a provincial Health Improvement Network, focusing on improving patient outcomes and enhancing patient and provider experiences in Emergency Care across British Columbia Emergency Care BC brings together operations leaders, emergency providers and quality improvement experts from all health authorities in British Columbia. Together with partner organizations and groups, ECBC aims to improve health outcomes, service quality and coordination of emergency care services by facilitating the implementation and scaling of best practices and monitoring the uptake of evidence-based interventions. ECBC is developing a scientific program that will play a central role in implementing and evaluating care delivery and health systems planning and developing a learning health system. Key responsibilities include supporting ECBC’s scientific program, developing data streams, analytics, and reporting, and integration and implementation of findings into education and practice.
Reporting to the Head of the DEM and Academic Lead of ECBC, and the Executive Director of ECBC, the incumbent will play a key role within UBC’s DEM and ECBC by developing, supporting and executing a shared vision of implementing a Learning Health System in emergency care across British Columbia. This position will leverage ECBC’s expertise in health system operations and design, as well as existing research programs within the DEM to facilitate dissemination, implementation and monitoring of evidence-based health interventions using a Learning Health System (LHS) approach to improve emergency care. The incumbent will also develop research and provide guidance to other researchers in high priority areas for ECBC.
The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the teaching activities of the Department, as well as provide mentorship and training to undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate learners. The incumbent will also be expected to provide service to the University and the broader academic and professional community. They will work collaboratively in diverse groups to bring forward strategic initiatives for the DEM and the Faculty of Medicine. The successful candidate will contribute to fostering an environment that promotes inclusivity and
embodies values of respect, integrity, compassion, collaboration, and equity. Equity, diversity, inclusion, and justice are essential to academic excellence, as well as to fostering an inclusive community for voices that have been historically underrepresented or discouraged.
The successful candidate will hold a PhD in Health Research, Epidemiology or Statistics, or MD with at minimum Masters-level training in Epidemiology, Implementation Science Statistics or equivalent.
Assistant Professor, GTT: The successful candidate will have demonstrated evidence of ability in teaching and scholarly activity.
Associate Professor, GT: The successful candidate will have demonstrated evidence of successful teaching and ability to direct graduate students, a growing body of productive scholarly activity, and must be willing to participate in the affairs of the Department of Emergency Medicine and the University.
The successful candidate will have experience in developing and executing high quality scientific research, applying for and securing research funding, managing research teams and collaborating with diverse stakeholders and health services delivery teams, and implementing research interventions in complex medical environments. Training in Quality Improvement methodologies and Knowledge Translation / Mobilization methodologies is an asset. Leadership experience and/or training an asset. In addition, the successful candidate will demonstrate a willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own, and a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
The expected salary for this position is $130,000 – $180,000 per annum. The Faculty of Medicine is committed to offering equitable and competitive salaries, commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate. At UBC, in addition to a generous benefit package and highly valued pension plan, faculty members also have access to a comprehensive range of leaves, services, resources and career development opportunities. For more information, please visit: https://hr.ubc.ca/working-ubc.
Candidates who bring diverse perspectives and lived experiences are encouraged to apply as we strive to enhance diversity, inclusiveness, socio-cultural representation, and perspective of the Department of Emergency Medicine.
An application package should include:
* a letter of application with a detailed curriculum vitae that addresses (i) scholarly, professional and creative work, (ii) teaching (including summary of academic and /or clinical teaching), (iii) administrative service and experience fostering collaboration across partners, and (iv) a brief statement of your current or previous contributions to advancing anti-racism, equity, diversity, decolonization, Indigenization and inclusion in an academic, professional, or community context;
* publications record;
* Names of three references (for applications at the Assistant Professor, Grant Tenure Track level); names of four arm’s length references (for applications at the Associate Professor, Grant Tenure level).
Applications should be submitted to:
Dr. Corinne Hohl
Head, Department of Emergency Medicine
Academic Lead, Emergency BC
Subject: Emergency Medicine Faculty Position
Email: [email protected]
Should you have any queries around this position, please contact Dr. Corinne Hohl (as above)
Review of applications will begin on May 15, 2025 and continue until the position is filled. The anticipated start date for this position is July 1, 2025 or upon a date to be mutually agreed.
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: Indigenous (First Nation, Métis, Inuit) Peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women, 2SLGBTQIA+ people, and trans and non-binary people.
The University is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and equitable work environment for all members of its workforce. An inclusive work environment presumes an environment where differences are appreciated, recognized, and integrated into current structures, planning, and decision-making modes. Within this 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 Margarita Reyes via email at [email protected]. If you have any questions regarding accommodations or accessibility during the recruitment and hiring process or for more information and support, please visit UBC’s Centre for Workplace Accessibility website at https://hr.ubc.ca/health-and-wellbeing/workplace-accessibility/centre-workplace-accessibility or contact the Centre at [email protected].
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 hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. All qualified persons are encouraged to apply. 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.
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