Emergency Medicine Clinician-Scientist, Complex and Vulnerable Populations

The Department of Emergency Medicine, in the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, invites applications for a Contingent term appointment at the Associate Professor level.

Qualifications include an MD, advanced training in Emergency Medicine from the Canadian College of Family Physicians (CCFP) or Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC), and eligibility for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta. Masters level or higher graduate training, and a minimum of two years of independent research is also required.

Applicants must present evidence of an established, externally funded (at the level of Tri-Council or equivalent peer reviewed National/International organization) research program, a strong publication record as evidenced by continuous publication, including as senior or first author. Applicants must show evidence of successful teaching and/or graduate supervision, and evidence of established academic engagement in professional and other communities.

The Department of Emergency Medicine is recruiting an emergency medicine clinician-scientist to lead a research program in complex and vulnerable emergency department patients. The position will have 40% protected time for research, the remainder will include clinical service (50%), and education (10%). Priority areas for the Clinician Scientist in Complex and Vulnerable Populations may include: (1) substance use disorders, addiction medicine, and harm reduction interventions in emergency care settings; (2) mental health and neuropsychiatric emergencies, including crisis stabilization and transitions to ongoing care; (3) care equity for marginalized and socially vulnerable populations, including individuals affected by homelessness, poverty, stigma, and barriers to accessing care; (4) emergency department–based public health interventions that improve prevention, early intervention, and linkage to community and social services; (5) health services and systems innovation to improve care delivery, access, coordination, and outcomes for patients with complex health and social needs; (6) community-engaged and lived experience-informed research that partners with patients, community organizations, and people with lived and living experience to co-design equitable models of care; and (7) translational and population health research that applies advances in addiction science, mental health, and public health to improve outcomes for vulnerable populations presenting to emergency and acute care settings.