AMHSP Assistant Professor - Emergency Medicine

University of Alberta Careers; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Alberta Careers in Edmonton invites applications for a full-time Academic Emergency Physician at the Assistant Professor level with expertise in emergency medicine. The role combines clinical duties with teaching and research responsibilities within the Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry.

Located at North Campus, Edmonton, this hybrid position offers a mix of remote and in-person work and contributes to Alberta's leading health education environment

Job description

Location - This role is hybrid with a mix of remote and in-person. Work primarily takes place at North Campus, Edmonton.

The Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta, in partnership with Alberta Health Services, Edmonton Zone, is inviting applications for a full-time Academic Emergency Physician at the Assistant Professor level, with expertise in emergency medicine.

Located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry is one of Canada’s premier health-education institutions and has been internationally recognized among the world’s top 50 medical schools. The University of Alberta has been ranked amongst the top 100 teaching and research universities in the world serving over 39,000 students with more than 15,000 faculty and staff. The University has an annual budget in excess of $1.7 billion and attracts significant external funding.

The Department of Emergency Medicine, within the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, is a growing research and education-focused Department, currently consisting of 8 Full-Time Academic Faculty and over 200 Clinical Faculty. The Department has a fully accredited Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada residency program (5 years) and it works very closely and supports the University of Alberta Department of Family Medicine’s College of Family Physicians of Canada CFPC-Emergency Medicine program. The Department also offers clinical experience to medical students and residents from other training programs during their mandatory emergency medicine rotations. Research groups within the Department are heavily involved in evidence-based medicine and have produced high-quality evidence through primary research for over 25 years. Knowledge synthesis and mobilization activities have provided a platform from which to exchange valuable information that has been used to improve the quality of care delivered to emergency patients in Alberta, throughout Canada, and internationally.

The City of Edmonton, with a growing and diverse population of ~ 1.2 million, is the cosmopolitan capital of Alberta known as “The City of Festivals”. With an abundance of services, a beautiful river valley, world-class entertainment options, a multitude of community activities and attractive and financially reasonable living accommodations, our energetic city has something for everyone. Recreational and leisure opportunities in the Canadian Rockies are a short distance away. For further details about our vibrant city, please visit www.edmonton.ca.