University of Toronto Looking for Assistant or Associate Professor – Academic Respirologist, Clinician Investigator at Toronto, ON Full Time

Date Posted: 04/21/2022

Closing Date: 05/31/2022, 11:59PM ET

Req ID: 23872

Job Category: Faculty – Clinical

Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine

Department: Dept of Medicine

Hospital Affiliation: Unity Health Toronto – St. Michael’s

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:
The Departments of Medicine at St. Michael’s Hospital and University of Toronto are seeking a qualified full-time academic respirologist with clinical expertise in the management of tuberculosis. The successful candidate must be eligible for a full-time clinical academic appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor at the University of Toronto. The candidate will have an academic position description of Clinician Investigator. The expected start date of the position is January 1, 2023, or shortly thereafter.

The successful candidate will hold an MD degree and should have, or be eligible for, certification in Respirology by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO). The successful candidate will also have fellowship training in tuberculosis. Preferably, the successful candidate will also have a graduate degree relevant to their area of specialization. Academic excellence will be measured by research accomplishments, which will include peer-reviewed publications, research grants, presentations at significant conferences, awards, and accolades. In addition, the successful candidate should also be an effective teacher, as demonstrated by experience in teaching at the undergraduate or graduate level and teaching awards.

The successful candidate will lead the Tuberculosis Program at St Michael’s Hospital, which encompasses a large outpatient specialty clinic and inpatient services, and participate in program-associated clinical research, quality improvement and education initiatives. This position will also support the large patient demands in general Respirology programs at St. Michael’s Hospital. The successful candidate will also participate in the relevant educational activities, including supervision of fellowship trainees at St. Michael’s Hospital and the University of Toronto. The successful candidate will report to the Head, Division of Respirology at St. Michael’s Hospital. The Division currently consists of 11 full time respirologists and has a robust research program in diseases of the lung.

Estimated remuneration will be commensurate with academic rank, qualifications, clinical work and experience.

Applications will be accepted until May 31, 2022. Should you be interested in this opportunity, please forward a one-page statement of interest, a curriculum vitae and the names and contact information of three referees to:

Dr. Sharon Straus, Physician-in-Chief

c/o Julia Stratta, DOM Recruitment Coordinator

St. Michael’s Hospital

30 Bond Street, Room 1-028 Bond Wing

Toronto, Ontario M5B 1W8

Email: [email protected]

St. Michael’s Hospital is part of Unity Health Toronto, comprised of Providence, St. Joseph’s and St. Michael’s Healthcare. Unity Health Toronto is one of Canada’s largest Catholic healthcare networks serving patients, residents and clients across the full spectrum of care, spanning primary care, secondary community care, tertiary and quaternary care services to post-acute through rehabilitation, palliative care and long-term care, while investing in world-class research and education. St. Michael’s Hospital is a teaching and research hospital in downtown Toronto. Affectionately known as the Urban Angel, St. Michael’s is renowned for providing exceptional patient care. As downtown Toronto’s adult trauma centre, the hospital is a hub for neurosurgery, complex cardiac and cardiovascular care, diabetes and osteoporosis care, minimally invasive surgery and care of the homeless and disadvantaged. Fully affiliated with the University of Toronto and home to the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s provides outstanding medical education to health-care professionals in 29 academic disciplines.

For more information about St. Michael’s Hospital, please visit https://unityhealth.to/locations/st-michaels-hospital/

For information about the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto, please visit our website at http://www.deptmedicine.utoronto.ca. The Department of Medicine’s academic position descriptions can be viewed on this webpage: http://www.deptmedicine.utoronto.ca/academic-position-descriptions#AcademicPositionDescriptions.

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