The Rudy Falk Clinician Scientist Professorship– Assistant Professor

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Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
The Rudy Falk Clinician Scientist Professorship – Assistant Professor
Position #32175
University of Manitoba

Location: Clinical Department within Max Rady College of Medicine
Term: 3 years – non-renewable
Expected Start Date: April 1, 2025

The Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba invites applications from individuals as candidates for the Rudy Falk Clinician- Scientist Professorship, with a start date of April 1, 2025, ending March 31, 2028.

Responsibilities:

The Professorship will support an individual Clinician-Scientist by providing salary support to pursue independent research. This support is expected to be matched 50:50 with the sponsoring department. This support will allow the recipient to maximize his/her research activity and effectiveness, as well as lead research activities in the Faculty. Excellence of the candidate will be the first priority.

Qualifications:

The Clinician Scientist Professorship will have the following qualifications:

• Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
• Hold a Fellowship recognized by the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada.
• Be within 3 years of their initial academic appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor.
• History of excellence in research as evidenced in high quality research output, successful and promising research projects and programs, and significant contributions to the academic and clinical community at the local, provincial, national, and/or international level.
• History of excellence in mentoring trainees.
• History of effective and productive collaboration with intramural and extramural investigators and institutions.

The holder of the Professorship will have an appointment in a department within the Max Rady College of Medicine and some restricted clinical activity to ensure a clinical profile.

Cross appointment to an appropriate basic science department may also be considered. The Professorship holder is expected to participate in teaching activities, which may include teaching of undergraduate and post-graduate medical trainees and graduate students, and provision of mentorship for research trainees working under his/her supervision.
The specific objectives of the Professorship will include:
• The promotion of basic, translational, clinical and/or epidemiologic research in medicine.
• The opportunity to recruit early career Clinician Scientists with a proven record in research. The support of the Professorship would afford such an individual the necessary support to launch his/her efforts to establish a research program in the Max Rady College of Medicine.
• The establishment of critical intramural and extramural links and collaborations that serve to promote medical research at the University of Manitoba.
• Enhance the competitiveness of the University of Manitoba at national and international peer reviewed funding agencies in clinical science.
• Research in clinical science will promote health care excellence and benefit the diverse communities served by the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.
• The provision of mentorship and opportunities for trainees embarking on careers focused on research in clinical science.
• The pursuit of research topics that will lead to improved health for individuals and to ensure that high quality care for these individuals is available in Manitoba.

It is understood that the Professorship will be structured with a three-year maximum term with no option of renewal.

Additional Information:
The Award was established in memory of Rudy Falk and two of his patients, John F. Bassett and Bruce Beauchamp, to commemorate his contributions to medical research and to his patients. Rudy Falk was an oncologist and scientist with a lengthy list of achievements and awards during his distinguished career. He was a skilled surgeon, winning the Lister Prize for his surgical skills, and a committed and compassionate doctor to his patients. He was a dedicated scientist and was honoured as a Career Investigator with the Medical Research Council of Canada. He was a gold medalist at the University of Manitoba, first director of the Goldie Rotman oncology unit at Toronto General Hospital, professor at the University of Toronto, and director of the Falk Oncology Center.

Department heads must submit the individual’s application package (completed Research Module and CV) of their candidate to our office at resmedgrants@umanitoba.ca by Monday, March 10, 2025.

Application materials, including letters of reference, will be handled in accordance with the protection of privacy provision of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Manitoba). Please note that curriculum vitae may be provided to participating members of the search process.

The University of Manitoba is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from women, racialized persons, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of all sexual orientations and genders, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. For example, as a key component of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Ongomiizwin (The Indigenous Institute of Health and Healing), offers research support and mentorship to First Nations, Inuit, Métis new investigators or those involved in Indigenous health research. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.

The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences is committed to the social justice principles of equity, access & participation and to promoting opportunities in hiring, promotion and tenure (where applicable) for systemically marginalized groups who have been excluded from full participation at the University and the larger community including Indigenous Peoples, Black, racially marginalized communities, disabled persons and those who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, questioning, intersex, asexual and other diverse sexual identities).
An inclusive, open and diverse community is essential to excellence and fosters voices that have been ignored or discouraged. To address the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences commitment to equity, access and participation, and in recognition of the underrepresentation of members of historically and currently excluded groups, we take proactive measures including implicit bias training for all hiring panels. We strive for diversity and cultural safety throughout the hiring process (hiring panels, short-list of candidates, interviews). The University acknowledges the potential impact that Career Interruptions and Personal Circumstances can have on an applicant’s record of research achievement. Measures will be taken to ensure that these leaves will be taken into careful consideration during the evaluation process.

We encourage you to self-identity aspects of your identity that position you to bring currently under-represented viewpoints, expertise and forms of excellence to this role.

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