Assistant Professor; tenure-track

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Note:Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

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The expected salary range for this position is $120,000 per annum to $130,000 per annum.

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff, and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career. ​​​​​​

The Department of Family Practice within the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia (UBC), invites applications for a full-time faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor (tenure track) in the Northern Medical Program (NMP). This position will primarily be based at the distributed NMP site in Prince George, BC, at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), one of the UBC Faculty of Medicine's affiliated institutions, and as such, the successful incumbent will be required to reside in Northern British Columbia.

The UBC Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Practice, is dedicated to improving the health of the people of British Columbia. The Department provides leadership to train clinical faculty and stimulate and facilitate academic and community-based research and education that addresses the needs of communities. Our large complement of academic, clinical, and adjunct faculty members provides exceptional opportunities for partnerships and mentoring within the Department as well as a wide range of scholarly and interdisciplinary opportunities across the Faculty of Medicine and other UBC Departments.

Faculty members within the Department of Family Practice conduct research that spans a wide scope from Aboriginal peoples’ health to the prevention of chronic disease to social epidemiology, midwifery and maternal care, health services, systems, and policy research.

The NMP is a distributed site of UBC’s Faculty of Medicine MD Undergraduate Program, delivered in partnership with UNBC. The NMP is focused on training physicians from and for northern and rural communities in alignment with the social accountability principle of the UBC Faculty of Medicine's strategic plan. Along with the Vancouver Fraser Medical Program, the Island Medical Program, and the Southern Medical Program, this distributed medical program was the first of its kind in North America and has proven to be a highly successful model of distributed education.

Reporting to the Head of the Department of Family Practice and in consultation with the Regional Associate Dean, Northern BC, this position will be expected to work collaboratively with other physicians and faculty members to advance the education, research, and partnership needs for excellence and innovation in primary care and rural health in Northern BC. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the teaching activities of the Department of Family Practice, as well as provide mentorship and training to undergraduate, graduate (NMP), and postgraduate learners in Northern BC for Family Medicine.

The incumbent will also be expected to provide service to the University (UBC and/or UNBC) and the broader academic and professional community. They will work collaboratively in diverse groups to bring forward strategic initiatives for the Department and the Faculty of Medicine.

The successful candidate will contribute to fostering an environment that promotes inclusivity and embodies values of respect, integrity, compassion, collaboration, and equity. Equity, diversity, inclusion, and justice are essential to academic excellence, as well as to fostering an inclusive community for voices that have been historically underrepresented or discouraged.

The successful candidate will hold an MD and will also be eligible for registration and licensure by the College of…