Metabolic Specialist The Departments of Medical Genetics and Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services invite application for a Metabolic Specialist at the Assistant Professor level or higher. The successful candidate will provide consultation and management for children and adults with inherited metabolic disease and develop an independent or collaborative research program. The position profile can provide up to 50% protected time allocated to research, education or administration. The inherited metabolic diseases clinic provides comprehensive clinical metabolic services to pediatric and adult patients and families and is supported by biochemical and molecular diagnostic laboratories. The clinic is linked to the provincial newborn screening program. Our program is an emerging leader in the development and evaluation of novel therapies for inborn errors of metabolism and provides a rich environment for scholarly enquiry. The clinic is located at the new 135 bed Alberta Children’s Hospital (ACH). ACH admits over 7,500 children each year, and receives over 65,000 Emergency Department visits and 230,000 Ambulatory Clinic visits. The Department of Medical Genetics is home to geneticists, bioinformaticians, and models systems researchers studying organ development, cellular fate determination and genetic disease among other interests. Collaboration with a strong clinical genetics unit and major tertiary care pediatric hospital along with innovative diagnostic genetic laboratories provides access to a rich repository of patient materials. The Departments, Institute and Faculty are also home to a number of excellent core research facilities, including leading edge next generation sequencing, microscopy, proteomics and nucleic acid infrastructure. Please visit our websites at http://medicalgenetics.ca, www.ucalgary.ca/paed and http://www.ucalgary.ca/research4kids for more information. Calgary is a modern and rapidly growing cosmopolitan city with a population of over 1.2 million people, and boasts an excellent school system, vibrant cultural scene, diverse sporting facilities, and close proximity to the Canadian Rocky Mountains (Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper National Park).
Increasing scholarly capacity will help the University of Calgary meet its strategic goal to become one of Canada's top-five research universities by 2016, where innovative teaching and groundbreaking research go hand in hand, and where we fully engage the communities we both serve and lead. The strategy is called Eyes High, inspired by the university's Gaelic motto, which translates as 'I will lift up my eyes. Qualifications include an MD or equivalent, certification by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Medical Genetics, Pediatrics or equivalent. Further certification by the Canadian College of Medical Genetics or equivalent training is desirable. Please submit your curriculum vitae, statement of career interests, and the names of three referees to: Dr. Francois Bernier, MD Head, Department of Medical Genetics Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary 3330 Hospital Drive NW Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1 Email: francois.bernier@albertahealthservices.ca The review of applications will begin on August 15, 2013 and continue until the position is filled. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. The University of Calgary respects, appreciates, and encourages diversity.