AMHSP Assistant Professor - Neuroscience and Neuro Critical Care

University of Alberta; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Alberta is inviting applications for a full-time Intensivist at the Assistant Professor level within the Academic Medicine and Health Service Program (AMHSP). The role focuses on neurocritical care with leadership in education and research across multiple learners.

The successful candidate will be eligible for a tenured or tenure-track appointment and contribute to the division’s neurocritical care priorities.

Qualifications

• MD, FRCPC—CRITICAL CARE focus and eligibility for licensure in Alberta/CPSA.
• Proven track record in medical education and learner supervision.
• Curriculum development and leadership in education for trainees.
• Strong leadership and collaborative skills across departments and hospitals.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in neurocritical care and education across learners.
• Mentor medical students, residents and fellows in neurocritical care.
• Collaborate with Neurology and Medicine divisions on stroke-focused clinical care and research.
• Contribute to scholarly activities and education research within AMHSP.

Skills

Education scholarship

Curriculum development

Learner supervision

Leadership

Education

MD, FRCPC

Specialist in Critical Care Medicine

CPSA licensure eligibility

Job description

This competition is open to all applicants; however, internal applicants will be given priority consideration based on minimum qualifications, or a combination of experience, skills, and abilities before external applicants are considered.

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

The Department of Critical Care 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 an academic/tenured track Academic Medicine and Health Service Program (AMHSP)position for a full-time Intensivist at the Assistant Professor level.Candidates will strategically fulfill the Department’s evolving clinical and research priorities in neurosciences and neurocritical care.

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 Critical Care Medicine, within the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, is a growing research and education-focused Department, currently consisting of 11 Full-Time and 6 Special-Continuing Academic Faculty and over 70 Clinical Faculty across four teaching hospitals.

The Department has a fully accredited Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada residency program and a well-developed subspecialty fellowship program. The Department also offers clinical experience to medical students and residents from other training programs during their elective critical care rotations. Research groups in the Department spans a wide spectrum from basic science and translational work through health services research and clinical trials across all aspects of the practice of critical care medicine.

The City of Edmonton, with a growing and diverse population of ~ 1.6 million, is the cosmopolitan capital of Alberta. 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.

The position will afford protected time for leadership, education and research. The successful applicant will be expected to contribute to education and education scholarship in neurocritical care. The successful applicant will be expected to mentor, supervise and sponsor multi-level learners, including medical students, residents and fellows. In addition, the successful applicant will collaborate with the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, with a primary clinical focus in stroke neurology.

The successful candidate be certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada with an MD, FRCPC, possess a specialist certificate or equivalent in Critical Care Medicine, and be eligible for licensure with a specialist designation in critical care medicine with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA). The successful candidate will further have demonstrated a proven track record in education across multi-level learners, demonstrated by curriculum development and learner supervision.

Remuneration for this position will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and based on the income scale of the six-step Academic Medicine and Health Services Program (AMHSP).

The successful candidate will be offered a tenured or tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor, which is in accordance with Schedule A of the Collective Agreement between the Board of Governors of the University of Alberta and the Association of the Academic Staff of the University of Alberta.