CIHR Tier 2 Research Chair in Medical Physics

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** job category
** faculty bargaining### ##
** job title
** cihr tier 2 canada research chair in medical physics### ##
** department
* * faculty | department of physics and astronomy | faculty of science (jeremy heyl)### ##
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** applications will be accepted until 11:59 pm on the posting end date.###     ##
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* * please do not apply via the ubc careers page. Applications must be done via academic jobs online (application link is in the posting). Applications made to the ubc careers site will not be reviewed. Thank you.
**** important note to applicants:
**** please do not apply via the ubc careers page. Applications must be done via academic jobs online (application link is below in the posting). Applications made to the ubc careers site will not be reviewed. Thank you.
The department of physics and astronomy at the university of british columbia (ubc) invite applications for a cihr tier 2 canada research chair in medical physics**.posting date: 2nd oct, 2025the department of physics and astronomy at the university of british columbia (ubc) invite applications for a tier 2 canada research chair in medical physics in the canadian institutes of health research (cihr) stream.tier

2 chairs are five-year positions, renewable once, intended for exceptional emerging scholars who have the potential to lead in their fields. Applicants must hold or be eligible to hold a full-time, tenure-stream appointment at the rank of assistant or associate professor mally, applicants for tier 2 chairs should be no more than 10 years from having earned their highest degree at the time of chair nomination.

Applicants who are more than 10 years from having earned their highest degree (and where career breaks exist, such as maternity, parental or extended sick leave, clinical training, etc.) may have their eligibility for a tier 2 chair assessed through the program’s . Effective march 1, 2020, research interruptions caused by the covid-19 pandemic are recognized and may be counted as an eligible delay.the  

guides the university’s efforts to sustain the participation of people with disabilities, indigenous people, racialized people, women, and people from minoritized gender identity groups, and thus pursuant to section 42 of the bc human rights code, ubc is currently restricted in the recruitment, selection, and nomination of crcs to members of these groups.
** position description*
* • the department of physics and astronomy in the faculty of science at the university of british columbia in vancouver seeks an emerging research leader for a tier 2 canada research chair position in medical physics. The successful candidate will hold a tenure-track appointment at the rank of assistant professor in the department of physics and astronomy at the university of british columbia (ubc) with an expected start date of 1 july 2026, and a salary within the range of $,000 per year commensurate with experience
• applicants must have:  a ph.d. Degree or equivalent in a relevant field, as part of the ubc requirement o a developing record of research excellence in medical physics o a strong potential for teaching and mentoring at both the graduate and undergraduate levels; experience is preferred but not required.
• the successful candidate will be expected to teach effectively at the undergraduate and graduate levels, supervise graduate students, and provide service within the department, to the university, and to the broader community.
• they will have a strong commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, to create a welcoming community for all, particularly those who are historically, persistently or systemically marginalized.
** location description*
* • the department anchors a unique and growing network of medical physicists throughout vancouver and the lower mainland with access to bc cancer and its six regional centres, teaching hospitals (vancouver hospital and health sciences centre, st paul’s, bc women’s & children’s), and on-campus triumf particle accelerator. This network brings together over 30 medical physicists across multiple partner institutions who are active…