The Educational Researcher will develop an independent research program in education and serve as a resource for advancing educational scholarship in the department. The successful candidate will be a scholar with expertise in educational research; s/he will have the breadth to catalyze research in all areas of education and be an effective teacher deeply committed to excellence in education. S/he must have the leadership qualities and skills necessary to serve a geographically dispersed department, while fostering an environment of cooperation and collaboration locally, nationally, and internationally.

The University of Toronto Academic Health Science Network is among the largest in North America. The Faculty of Medicine and its nine affiliated teaching hospitals generate in excess of $465 million dollars per annum in external research funds. The Faculty’s Department of Medicine is nationally pre-eminent and internationally competitive. The Educational Researcher must have the vision and ability to take the Department to a new level of international recognition and achievement. Detailed information about the Department is available at: http://www.deptmedicine.utoronto.ca/site4.aspx.

Please reply (electronic submission preferred) by November 30, 2009 with a current curriculum vitae, to: Dr Kevin Imrie, Vice Chair, Education, c/o Allison Hardisty, Strategic Planning Officer, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, 190 Elizabeth Street, R. Fraser Elliott Building, 3rd Floor, Room 3-805, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4 E-mail: a.hardisty@utoronto.ca

The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

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International Candidates Will Be Considered

Fostering Educational Scholarship in the Department: The candidate is expected to participate in activities that support the Department’s mission of enhancing educational scholarship. Expectations include: Meeting with faculty members engaged in educational research to provide consultation and support;Collaborating with faculty members as a co-investigator on selected research projects where applicable; Participation on the Education Executive Committee; Participation on the Department’s Clinician Educator Training Program (CETP),including shared mentorship and supervision of CETP fellows

Applicants must have a Ph.D. and be eligible for academic appointment to the rank of Assistant Professor.