Job Category
Faculty Bargaining
Job Title
Assistant Professor (tenure track)
Department
Department of Physical Therapy | Faculty of Medicine | Provost and VP Academic (Susan Murphy)
Posting End Date
October 30, 2022
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.
The Department of Physical Therapy at The University of British Columbia (UBC) invites applications for a full-time faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor (tenure track).
This position is located within a healthcare facility. Therefore, this position requires successful verification of full vaccination against Covid-19 provided prior to the start date, as required by the provincial health mandate.
The Department is currently comprised of 19 full-time faculty members, including one Endowed Chair and 4 Canada Research Chairs, over 152 clinical faculty and 24 support staff. There are 220 professional entry-level Master of Physical Therapy (MPT) students, over 60 graduate students, and 10 postdoctoral research fellows. The Department has a strong research culture with approximately $5 million of Primary Investigator grant funding in 2020-21. Physical Therapy faculty members have research affiliations with hospital-based institutes including Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (www.vchri.ca), Providence Health Care Research Institute (www.providenceresearch.ca), university-based centres and institutes (www.ubc.ca/directories/institutescentres.html), as well as many other collaborative opportunities.
This position will be based at the UBC Master of Physical Therapy – Fraser Valley site in Surrey, BC. The site will provide a collaborative environment with other UBC colleagues from the Department of Physical Therapy and Occupational Sciences and Occupational Therapy.
Reporting to the Head of the UBC Department of Physical Therapy, the successful candidate is expected to develop an independent research program that has the potential to capitalize on being based within Fraser Health (https://www.fraserhealth.ca/), to form strong collaborations with other scientists, clinical faculty, and the community to advance the mission of the Department to provide “an outstanding learning environment and leads innovative research to advance physical therapy practice globally”.
The successful candidate will hold a doctoral degree in a field relevant to physical therapy. Preference will be given to applicants eligible to hold licensure as a Physical Therapist in Canada, and whose research and teaching are well aligned with and relevant to UBC and/or hospital research centres and MPT curriculum. Preference will be given to applicants with postdoctoral experience.
The successful candidate will have a demonstrated research track record, demonstrated ability in scholarly activity and have demonstrated evidence of ability in teaching as the position will be expected to participate in graduate, and postgraduate teaching activities of the Department and within the MPT program. The successful candidate will provide supervision, mentorship and training to graduate, and postgraduate learners and academic service contributions. The incumbent will also be expected to provide service to the University and the broader academic and professional community.
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. A letter of application outlining the applicant’s research and teaching interests, accompanied by a detailed curriculum vitae and the names of three references should be submitted via UBC’s Workday System (https://ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjobs) and addressed to:
Dr. Michael Hunt
Professor, UBC Department of Physical Therapy
Email: michael.hunt@ubc.ca
212-2177 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3
Review of applications will begin on October 23, 2022 and continue until the position is filled. The anticipated start date for this position is January 1, 2023 or upon a date to be mutually agreed.
The University of British Columbia is a global centre for research and teaching, consistently ranked among the top 20 public universities in the world. Since 1915, UBC’s entrepreneurial spirit has embraced innovation and challenged the status quo. UBC encourages its students, staff and faculty to challenge convention, lead discovery and explore new ways of learning. At UBC, bold thinking is given a place to develop into ideas that can change the world.
Our Vision: To Transform Health for Everyone.
Ranked among the world’s top medical schools with the fifth-largest MD enrollment in North America, the UBC Faculty of Medicine is a leader in both the science and the practice of medicine. Across British Columbia, more than 12,000 faculty and staff are training the next generation of doctors and health care professionals, making remarkable discoveries, and helping to create the pathways to better health for our communities at home and around the world.
The Faculty – comprised of approximately 2,200 administrative support, technical/research and management and professional staff, as well approximately 650 full-time academic and over 10,000 clinical faculty members – is composed of 19 academic basic science and/or clinical departments, three schools, and 24 research centres and institutes. Together with its University and Health Authority partners, the Faculty delivers innovative programs and conducts research in the areas of health and life sciences. Faculty, staff and trainees are located at university campuses, clinical academic campuses in hospital settings and other regionally based centres across the province.
Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.