Assistant or Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine

Applicants from all basic science disciplines are invited to apply, including (but not limited to) biochemistry, molecular/cell biology, genetics, anatomy/developmental biology, pharmacology, immunology and physiology. Cardiovascular diseases of interest could include (but are not limited to) atherosclerosis, ischemia, acute coronary syndromes, thrombosis, valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathy, heart failure, arrhythmia and hypertension. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent and significant postdoctoral experience. Successful applicants will be chosen based on their individual attributes including demonstrated potential to conduct independent biomedical research and to teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The selection process will also emphasize how the candidates strengths and interests will fit into a cohesive research group, with strong links to the clinical cardiovascular team at the NB Heart Centre and to researchers at both the University of New Brunswick (UNB) and the Halifax campus of Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine.

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Dalhousie University invites applications to fill two tenure-stream positions at the Assistant or Associate Professor level on the new Faculty of Medicine campus in Saint John, New Brunswick. Successful applicants will be expected to develop an independent laboratory research program in cardiovascular disease including on-site graduate training. Four researchers and their teams will work within a new 5800 sq ft laboratory, including open-concept shared bench and floor space, with separate spaces for microscopy, bacterial and tissue culture, and animal care. You will have the unique, exciting opportunity to help mould this brand new research program.
The Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick program (DMNB; http://newbrunswick.medicine.dal.ca) opened in September 2010, enrolling 30 medical students per year. Successful applicants will make important contributions to the delivery of the Dalhousie medical curriculum. A five-minute walk takes you from the Programs main research and education building through the Saint John campus of UNB, past the health sciences training facility of the New Brunswick Community College, to a large tertiary care teaching hospital which is home to the NB Heart Centre (http://www.ahsc.health.nb.ca/Programs/NBHC/). Saint John is a port city located on the magnificent Bay of Fundy, with a greater metropolitan population of 120,000 (http://www.tourismsaintjohn.com). Successful applicants will be appointed to the appropriate department within the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University (http://www.medicine.dal.ca) based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, that will provide support to you in Saint John. You will also have an appointment at the University of New Brunswick (http://www.unb.ca), with opportunities to engage in undergraduate and graduate programs on campus.

Application period will close May 15, 2011 or until the position is filled. Please send a curriculum vitae, a two-page description of your proposed research program, a brief statement of teaching philosophy and arrange to have 3 letters of reference (2 of which must be academic) sent under separate cover directly to Dr. Tony Reiman (treimandal.ca), Assistant Dean Research, Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, c/o Ms. Kelly Sherman, PO Box 5050, 100 Tucker Park Road, Saint John, NB, Canada, E2L 4L5.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Dalhousie University is an Employment Equity/Affirmative Action employer. The University encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal people, persons with a disability, racially visible persons and women.

Deadline: 15-05-2011

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Email: treiman@dal.ca

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