City : Hamilton

Category : Other

Industry : Education

Employer : McMaster University

ACADEMIC RHEUMATOLOGIST (VASCULITIS)
Department of Medicine, McMaster University

The Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton invite applications for an Academic Rheumatologist (Vasculitis) (Research Educator). Preference will be given to candidates who will have completed two years of fellowship training in Vasculitis, completed a two-year Clinician Investigator Program (CIP) with a focus in Vasculitis, and with enrolment in or completion of a PhD with a focus in Vasculitis.

This is a full-time faculty position for a period of three years (renewable). Academic rank will be commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications and experience.

The successful candidate will be a full-time member of the Division of Rheumatology and will be expected to contribute to the academic mission of the Faculty and Division. The successful candidate should have appropriate fellowship training and will be expected to fully participate in all appropriate departmental and divisional educational activities.

The successful candidate must have experience and training and commit to clinical care of patients with Vasculitides. The successful candidate should show an interest in education and research in Vasculitis. Candidates should have an interest that will include the clinical care of patients within General Rheumatology and its subspecialty care.

The successful candidate should have a proven track record in undergraduate and/or postgraduate education and will be involved in a combination of clinical, research, and educational activities. Clinical activities will include assessing and treating patients in the St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton Rheumatology Clinic, as well as regional on-call services in Rheumatology. Educational activities will include providing education to students, residents, and trainees. Research opportunities include educational, clinical, and imaging.

Applicants should be certified (or eligible for certification) by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and must be licensed (or eligible for licensure) in the Province of Ontario.

Please apply online to Job Opening 75023 via the McMaster Academic Careers website (http://www.workingatmcmaster.ca/careers/) directing your application to:

Lorrie Reurink
Manager, Human Resources and Faculty Recruitment

Expressions of interest should include:

• An up-to-date curriculum vitae and cover letter.
• A written description of training and research experience (two-page maximum). Applicants are encouraged to describe any impact that career interruptions have had on research, academic, and/or clinical scholarly productivity, if applicable.
• A brief statement describing any contributions made or planned in relation to advancing equity, diversity and inclusion, or inclusive excellence in teaching, research, or service within higher education, community-based, or other profession settings (two-page maximum).
• The names and addresses of three professional referees.

Letters of reference are not required and will not be reviewed at the application stage; letters of recommendation from referees will be requested at later stages of the search process.

All qualified applicants are encouraged apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be considered first for this position. To comply with the Government of Canada’s reporting requirements, the University is obliged to gather information about applicants’ status as either Permanent Residents of Canada or Canadian citizens. Applicants need not identify their country of origin or current citizenship; however, all applications must include one of the following statements:

“Yes, I am a citizen or permanent resident of Canada” or
“No, I am not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada”