AMHSP Position Gastroenterology, Nutrition

The University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology in partnership with Alberta Health Services, invites applications for the academic position in Gastroenterology to be based at the University of Alberta. Located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry is one of Canada’s premier academic medical institutions and is recognized among the world’s top 100 medical schools. The University is currently home to more than 38,000 students with more than 15,000 faculty and staff.  

The Division of Gastroenterology in the Department of Medicine is one of the largest Gastroenterology and Hepatology centers in Canada with 27 academic physicians and 2 tenured non-clinical faculty members. Its leading-edge research program is supported by more than $3 M annual research funding, its Centre of Excellence in Gastrointestinal Inflammation and Immunity Research, with 45 research trainees.   The Division of Gastroenterology at the University of Alberta Hospital is a major clinical referral centre for Northern and Central Alberta and its adjoining Provinces and Territories.  State-of-the art clinical care is delivered through a modern therapeutic endoscopy facility, a large subspecialty in-patient unit and a modern ambulatory care clinic. Specialized multidisciplinary programs for patients with chronic liver disease, liver transplantation and inflammatory bowel disease provide comprehensive ongoing care, and advanced therapeutic endoscopy, enteral and parenteral nutrition services as well as gastrointestinal motility testing services are provided by division members.  The Division’s large education portfolio includes all levels of medical education as well as learning programs for allied health professions.

The Division of Gastroenterology currently has 54 MD members and is one of the largest gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy, motility and nutrition centers in Canada. It manages leading-edge clinical, basic and translational research programs involving 45 graduate and undergraduate students; over 3 million dollars in basic and clinical research funding annually and has developed the Centres of Excellence for Gastrointestinal Inflammation and Immunity Research (CEGIIR) for basic research and a very busy Clinical and Translational Research Unit. As a major tertiary academic referral centre, the Division of Gastroenterology at the University of Alberta Hospital has a highly specialized consultation and advanced therapeutic endoscopy facility conducting some 25,000 endoscopies annually, two state-of-the-art in-patient units, a first of its kind in Canada outpatient research and consultation clinic (Zeidler Ledcor Centre) staffed with highly skilled gastroenterologists, hepatologists, specialized nurses and scientists.

The qualified individual will have extensive experience in clinical management of malnutrition and nutritional support and successfully completed an advanced fellowship in a major centre this area. Moreover, proven experience with enteral and parenteral nutrition support as well as expertise with nutrition management in cancer care are required. The position will involve a significant, contractually specified portion protected time for research with the remainder spent on clinical work, teaching and administration.

Key accountabilities of the Academic position in Gastroenterology will include but will not be limited to experience in educational administration, program development and curriculum development. The position will involve at least 25% of protected time for research with the remainder spent on clinical work, education and administration which will significantly enhance the clinical services and academic productivity in our Division. 

The successful candidate will be an MD (or equivalent) with certification in Gastroenterology with the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada or be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA). 
 

Interested candidates are asked to submit online a letter of intent and curriculum vitae outlining their education, qualifications, experience, research interests, along with three letters of reference to:   
    

Clarence K.W. Wong, MD FRCPC CAGF AGAF FASGE
Professor and Director, Division of Gastroenterology
Section Head Gastroenterology, Edmonton Zone, Alberta Health Services
Zeidler Ledcor Centre
130 University Campus NW
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB T6G 2X8
email:  eagastro@ualberta.ca

Applications will begin being reviewed in October; however, the competition will remain open until the position is filled. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.

The City of Edmonton, with a growing population of over one million, is the cosmopolitan capital of Alberta known as “The City of Festivals”.  With an abundance of services, a beautiful river valley, a multitude of community activities and attractive and financially reasonable living accommodation options, our energetic city has something for everyone.  For further details about our vibrant city, please visit www.edmonton.ca.

Details about the University of Alberta, the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry and the Department of Medicine can be found on the Faculty’s Home Page at www.ualberta.ca.  

Details about Alberta Health Services can be found at www.albertahealthservices.ca.

Remuneration for this position will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and based on the income scale of the six-step Academic Medicine and Health Services Program (AMHSP). 

The successful candidate will be offered a tenured or tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor, which is in accordance with Schedule A of the Collective Agreement between the Board of Governors of the University of Alberta and the Association of the Academic Staff of the University of Alberta.