Associate Professor (Tenure) | Department of Medicine

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The Department of Medicine at The University of British Columbia (UBC) invites applications for a full-time faculty position at the rank of Associate Professor (tenure) with a focus on data science and machine learning.

The Department of Medicine provides excellence in research, teaching and clinical services related to the nature, cause and prevention of adult diseases. We are the largest Department in the Faculty of Medicine with over 1,200 faculty and staff. The Department is comprised of 18 divisions with faculty located throughout the Province of British Columbia. The Department of Medicine is committed to ensuring the success of our learners and faculty, and to contributing to the health of the Province of British Columbia.

Reporting to the Head of the Department of Medicine, the successful candidate will be expected to lead educational and research activities in the Department, as well as provide mentorship and training to undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate learners. The successful candidate will be expected to split time equally between curriculum development and teaching deliverables and traditional scholarly activities. The successful candidate will be expected to lead, grow, and build research capacity in the area data of science and artificial intelligence within the Department of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, furthering the initiatives and courses developed by the Data Science and Health (DASH) Research Cluster, https://datascienceandhealth.ubc.ca/, as well as develop artificial intelligence and health curriculum and teach course offerings.

The successful candidate will hold a PhD in Computer Science, or a related field, with a focus on Data Science, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence. The successful candidate will have training and experience in machine learning in healthcare, which may include data from electronic health records (natural language processing), medical imagining, administrative health care data mining, or modelling of drug mechanisms and discovery with the objective of transforming research to clinical care, positively impacting the delivery of healthcare and patient outcomes. The successful candidate will have demonstrated evidence of successful teaching and ability to direct graduate students; experience in curriculum development in artificial intelligence and health combined; have a growing body of productive scholarly activities including publishing in high profile journals and obtaining competitive grant funding; and must be willing to participate in academic and professional affairs of the Department and the University. The successful candidate will also have experience with deployment of tools with real world health care impact in addition to a demonstrated history of team building and collaboration. In addition, the successful candidate will demonstrate a willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own, and a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

The expected salary for this position is $170,000 per annum. The Faculty of Medicine is committed to offering equitable and competitive salaries, commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate. At UBC, in addition to a generous benefit package and highly valued pension plan, faculty members also have access to a comprehensive range of leaves, services, resources and career development opportunities. For more information, please visit: https://hr.ubc.ca/working-ubc.

Candidates who bring diverse perspectives and lived experiences are encouraged to apply as we strive to enhance diversity, inclusiveness, socio-cultural representation, and perspective of the Department of Medicine. An application package should include:
• a letter of application that addresses scholarly, professional and creative work, teaching, administrative service and experience fostering collaboration across partners;
• a brief statement (1-2 pages) of your current or previous contributions to advancing anti-racism, equity, diversity, decolonization, Indigenization and inclusion in an academic, professional, or community context;
• a detailed curriculum vitae with publications record;
• and names of four arm’s length referees.

Please submit your application using the following link:

Submit here: Associate Professor (Tenure) hiringnearme.org Department of Medicine hiringnearme.org UBC

Applications should be addressed to:
Anita Palepu, MD, MPH, FRCPC, MACP
Professor and Eric W. Hamber Chair
Head, Department of Medicine
C/o: Parvin Bolourani
Subject: Associate Professor – Data Science

Should you have any queries around this position, please contact Parvin Bolourani, Faculty HR Manager at parvin@mail.ubc.ca.

Review of applications will begin on April 1, 2025 and continue until the position is filled. The anticipated start date for this position is January 1, 2026 or upon a date to be mutually agreed.

We invite applications from qualified candidates who share our commitment to employment equity and inclusive excellence, and we welcome applications from candidates belonging to historically, persistently, or systemically marginalized groups: Indigenous (First Nation, Métis, Inuit) Peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women, 2SLGBTQIA+ people, and trans and non-binary people.
The University is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and equitable work environment for all members of its workforce. An inclusive work environment presumes an environment where differences are appreciated, recognized, and integrated into current structures, planning, and decision-making modes. Within this hiring process we are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable process for all candidates (including but not limited to people with disabilities). Confidential accommodations are available on request. Please contact Parvin Bolourani via email at parvin@mail.ubc.ca. If you have any questions regarding accommodations or accessibility during the recruitment and hiring process or for more information and support, please visit UBC’s Centre for Workplace Accessibility website at https://hr.ubc.ca/health-and-wellbeing/workplace-accessibility/centre-workplace-accessibility or contact the Centre at workplace.accessibility@ubc.ca.

With gratitude, we acknowledge that the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine and its distributed programs, which include four university academic campuses, are located on traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of First Nations Peoples and communities around the province.

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.
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UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. All qualified persons are encouraged to apply. 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.

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