Assistant Professor; tenure-track – University of British Columbia

The Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences and the Edwin S. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging (ELCHA) at The University of British Columbia (UBC).

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The Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences and the Edwin S. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging (ELCHA) at The University of British Columbia (UBC) invites applications for a full-time faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor, tenure-track. The successful candidate will have expertise in area(s) related to cardiovascular physiology, metabolic regulation and dysregulation, and/or hormonal mechanisms that maintain homeostasis, with a focus on aging.

We are seeking an early career scientist with demonstrated potential to establish a robust, externally funded research program. The successful candidate will employ innovative molecular, cellular, and physiological approaches to investigate the regulation of cellular and whole-body metabolism, cardiovascular physiology, or hormonal control of homeostasis under normal conditions and how these processes become disrupted with age or in age-associated pathology. Research programs of interest may address mechanisms of impaired vascular or cardiac function, metabolic dysregulation in tissue and cells, altered nutrient sensing, or other cellular and hormonal processes that contribute to age-related decline in physiological resilience and homeostasis.

Studies that seek to identify cellular determinants of health span, uncover early markers of dysfunction, or reveal targets for therapeutic intervention in age-associated diseases are welcome. Candidates whose research bridges fundamental discovery with translational relevance to aging and chronic disease will find a highly supportive and collaborative environment. The position aligns with departmental priorities in cardiovascular physiology, and metabolic regulation and dysregulation, and with ELCHA priorities on molecular and cellular mechanisms of aging and age-related diseases.

Reporting to the Head, Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, the successful candidate will be expected to:

• Develop an internationally recognized research program in cellular and molecular physiology to understand dysregulation during aging.
• Attract and manage external research funding to develop and support an innovative research program.
• Mentor postdoctoral fellows, graduate, and undergraduate students.
• Teach undergraduate and graduate students.
• Engage in departmental and university service.

Candidates must have:

• A PhD, MD/PhD, MD, or equivalent in the biological or biomedical sciences.
• Demonstrated evidence of ability in teaching and scholarly activity.
• A developing record of research excellence.
• A strong commitment to excellence in teaching.
• Demonstrated a willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including those in conflict with one’s own, and a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to respect, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

The Department ( ), located in the Life Sciences Institute, is internationally recognized for using diverse approaches and model systems to investigate fundamental cellular and physiological mechanisms underlying human health and disease. The Department has particular strengths in cardiovascular physiology, cell and developmental biology, cancer, diabetes, endocrinology, tissue regeneration, neuroscience and stem cell biology, with translational research projects in therapeutics and their delivery.

The Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging (ELCHA, ) is an interdisciplinary research Centre at UBC with the broad goal of defining the pathways through…