City : Hamilton

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Industry : Education

Employer : McMaster University

ACADEMIC CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGIST
Department of Medicine, McMaster University

The Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (SJHH) and Hamilton Health Sciences invites applicants for an Academic Clinical Pharmacologist to join our expanding division.  At present, clinical pharmacologists are a core part of the internal medicine, critical care and emergency medicine teaching and research programs and clinical services at all hospital sites.  A novel Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology consultation service continues to grow.

The successful candidate will be a full-time member of the Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology and will be expected to contribute to the academic mission of the Faculty and Division. A combination of clinical, research, and educational activities will be undertaken.  As an academic clinical pharmacologist, you will be involved in a variety of clinical scholarly activities, including attending on the Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology consultation service, Internal Medicine clinical teaching unit teams, MD-based teams, clinics, and drug policy committees. You will be part of a regional clinical pharmacology program integrated with the regional General Internal Medicine service and may work at more than one academic hospital site. 

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

The Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology is one of the top academic divisions in the Department of Medicine, based on education and research excellence.  You will be encouraged to join our extensive research program. The Department of Medicine supports an award-winning residency program recognized nationally for innovation in education.  McMaster University is ranked among the world’s top 100 universities.

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.  Additionally, applicants will have completed specialty training in Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology or equivalent.  Certification in either internal medicine or geriatric medicine would be considered an asset.

Please apply online to Job Opening 73893 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 description of training and research experience. Applicants are invited to describe the impact that career interruptions may 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”