Lecturer or Assistant Professor- Vascular Surgery

Date Posted: 11/21/2024
Closing Date: 01/15/2025, 11:59PM ET
Req ID: 40690
Job Category: Faculty - Clinical
Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Department: Dept of Surgery
Hospital Affiliation: Unity Health Toronto - St. Michael's
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

Applications are invited for a full-time academic vascular surgeon to join the Department of Surgery at St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, and the University of Toronto. The effective date of this appointment is flexible, and tentatively planned spring 2025.

The successful candidate will be a vascular surgeon with experience in open and endovascular techniques. Excellence in clinical care, a record of academic achievement and a commitment to teaching and mentorship are pre-requisites. A demonstrated record of professionalism and collaboration is required and is a key feature of the Department of Surgery. The successful candidate will contribute to the academic mandate of the Hospital and University through meaningful activities in any of the following areas: basic, translational, health services or clinical research, clinical epidemiology, global surgery, surgical innovation, health policy, quality improvement/patient safety activities or education leadership. Evidence of excellence in teaching and research is required.

The successful candidate must hold a certification in Vascular Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC, or equivalent) and hold, or be eligible for license of practice from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. Advanced fellowship post-residency training in a subspecialty area of vascular surgery is desirable. The candidate will have, or be working towards a Master’s or Ph.D. degree in a relevant field and will be eligible for an appointment in the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto at the rank of Lecturer, or Assistant Professor.

St. Michael’s Hospital is fully-affiliated with the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. We are an academic research and innovation intensive organization, committed to the training of highly competent surgeons and the surgical leaders of tomorrow. St. Michael’s Hospital is part of a network of institutions that together comprise Unity Health Toronto (UHT). UHT is committed to care of the disadvantaged. Find our strategic plan here: https://bce.unityhealth.to/unity-health-toronto-strategic-plan-2019-2024.pdf.
 

The Department of Surgery at St. Michael’s Hospital is comprised of seven divisions. It enjoys a reputation for excellence in patient care and outcomes and academic excellence. We are hub for surgical innovation and a sought after destination for local, national and international learners. St. Michael’s Hospital is a Level 1 Trauma centre located in downtown Toronto, providing primary, secondary and tertiary trauma specialty care for the Greater Toronto Area, Southern Ontario and beyond.

The Division of Vascular Surgery at St. Michael's Hospital is an academic unit with fully appointed clinical facilities, state-of –the- art operating rooms, a dedicated Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, experimental and clinical research facilities. The successful candidate will join a division of four vascular surgeons with broad clinical and academic activities.

The University of Toronto, established in 1827, is among the world’s most prestigious universities with a longstanding reputation for innovation and research. Recently, the University of Toronto was ranked second globally for number of publications and third globally for citations rankings in the area of health policy and services. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts and culture and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world.

Income is estimated to be in the range of $400,000- $450,000, as well as commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Please submit applications to include a letter of intent, curriculum vitae and the names of three referees and via email to the names below. The deadline for receipt of applications is January 15, 2025.

Maricelle.bronilla@unityhealth.to
Executive Assistant to the Surgeon-in-Chief

For more information about the Temerty Faculty of Medicine/Department of Surgery, visit our home page at http://surgery.utoronto.ca.

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