Academic Respirologist – Clinician Scholar

Cts Sct; Kingston; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Queen’s University invites applications for a Clinical Academic Respirologist in the Division of Respirology and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine. The role is clinician-scholar focused on clinical activity with scholarly contributions and medical education duties.

Expected involvement includes outpatient clinics, bronchoscopy, and in-patient consults, with opportunities in pulmonary hypertension, ILD, and sleep medicine, depending on expertise and program needs.

Qualifications

• MDs or equivalent with eligibility for medical licensure in Canada.
• Strong clinical skills across general and subspecialty respirology.

Responsibilities

• Manage general and subspecialty respirology clinics.
• Provide bronchoscopy and in-patient consultation services.
• Contribute to education of medical students and residents.

Skills

Bronchoscopy

Interventional pulmonology

Education

MD degree

Job description

The Division of Respirology and Sleep Medicine within the Department of Medicine at Queen’s University invites applications for a Clinical Academic Respirologist. This is a Clinician Scholar role and the successful incumbent’s time will be heavily focused on clinical activity. This position is to fill an existing vacancy within the University.

The University invites applications from all qualified individuals and is strongly committed to employment equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. Queen’s encourages applications from Black, racialized/visible minority and Indigenous people, women, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQ+ persons. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. Applicants are asked to indicate whether they have valid legal work status in Canada.

Candidates are expected to demonstrate exemplary clinical skills and service. Clinical responsibilities will include general and subspecialty respirology clinics, bronchoscopy, and respirology in-patient consultation service. Clinical expertise in Pulmonary Hypertension, Airways Diseases, Interstitial Lung Disease, Lung Cancer, or Sleep Medicine is preferred. Experience in interventional pulmonology procedures including any of EBUS-TBNA, transbronchial lung cryobiopsy, and/or medical thoracoscopy/pleuroscopy will be considered an asset.

Candidates must exhibit a strong potential for innovative scholarly contributions. The Division of Respirology offers collaborative opportunities within our group to support interests in any of: Quality Improvement, Medical Education, Applied Physiology, Clinical Research, Health Informatics, and Knowledge Translation.

Candidates must demonstrate an aptitude for medical education. They will contribute to the teaching of medical students and residents at the School of Medicine at Queen’s University, including those within the core and subspecialty Respirology training programs. As opinion leaders, Faculty members also make service contributions to the Division, the Department, the University, and the broader community.