Assistant or Associate Professor (Clinical), Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cr[...]

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Position Description

The McGill University Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is inviting applications for a full-time position as a member of the Contract Academic Staff as an academic clinician at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor (Clinical). The professorial rank will be determined according to the candidate’s qualifications and experience. This is a Contract Academic Staff position and does not confer eligibility for tenure.

The Department of Pediatrics is a leader in academic medicine. Our educational and research missions support excellent and innovative clinical programs across our teaching hospitals. The Montreal Children’s Hospital (MCH) of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) is a major teaching hospital affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Canada’s internationally renowned McGill University, located in the vibrant and multicultural city of Montreal, in the province of Quebec.

The MCH is a 150-bed hospital with an 18 bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (12 acute, 6 step down), and a 52-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. All pediatric medical and surgical subspecialties are represented at the MCH. The Division of Pediatric Critical Care offers state-of-the-art care using a multidisciplinary team approach for critically ill or injured neonates, children, and adolescents. The unit is a major provincial, national, and international referral center. The Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine currently has 10 members and 1 associate member including 3 full professors, 3 associate professors, and 4 assistant professors.

In addition to full-service tertiary care, the unit’s members have proven academic strengths in multiple fields – health sciences education, epidemiology, health services, and patient safety/quality improvement, post PICU follow-up, organ donation and transplantation, and knowledge translation research.

Job Duties

The successful candidate will be a member of the Contract Academic Staff with the profile of an academic clinician. The incumbent will be a staff physician within the Division of Pediatric Critical Care at the Montreal Children’s Hospital (MCH), McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). We are specifically seeking a Pediatric Intensivist with Neurocritical Care expertise, focusing on multimodal neurological monitoring and cerebral hemodynamics.

The successful candidate will have clinical and academic expertise on cerebral blood flow bedside monitoring and brain-based resuscitation targets in patients with shock states related to: cardio-cerebral coupling, neurovascular coupling, brain-heart-lung interactions, and hemodynamic support targets to optimize brain perfusion during shock and cardiac arrest states.

Their job duties will include:

1. Clinical Work (0.6 FTE): Be an active member in the pediatric critical care unit and associated clinical areas (ECMO, transport, outreach, trauma etc.). Clinical work includes engagement in paraclinical and educational collective activities of the division, including, but not limited to, programs such as simulation and quality improvement. The successful candidate will be expected to develop and implement a clinical program in our PICU focusing on the use of bedside multimodal neurological monitoring for all patients with or at risk for brain injury and work with existing teams including neurology and neurosurgery to develop brain care driven protocols for hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, CNS infection, CNS autoimmune disorders, neuromyopathies, seizure disorders, and neurodegenerative/metabolic disease. They will also be expected to implement sensory enhancement techniques to enhance recovery.
2. Academic (0.2 FTE): The successful recruit is expected to develop an academic profile in neurocritical care research. Specifically, they will work with the PICU liberation and post PICU follow-up teams on brain-based care and outcomes. They will also create a pediatric emergency neurologic life support curriculum to export basic ICU brain care to ER and community hospitals and develop a bedside ultrasound curriculum. Supervision of trainees and participation in the functioning of the pediatric critical care medicine subspecialty training program is also expected, including playing a significant role in the education mission of the Division, at the undergraduate and postgraduate medical education level, as well as to our interdisciplinary education mission.
3. Administrative (0.2 FTE): The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to, and potentially lead, a variety of dossiers, including and not limited to medical student/resident coordinator, fellowship program director, ECMO medical director, research program director.

The successful candidate will also be expected to be actively involved in all aspects of McGill’s academic mission (i.e., research, teaching, supervision of students and residents, and involvement in academic and administrative committees).

McGill faculty members are expected to contribute to service activities within their units, the University, and the wider scholarly community. A demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion is also expected.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

Candidates must:

• Hold an MD degree or equivalent, and hold or be eligible for, licensure in the province of Quebec;
• Have postgraduate clinical training in pediatrics;
• Have completed specialty training in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine with certification by the Collège des médecins du Québec or Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (or equivalent);
• Have at least one year of supplementary post-fellowship training in Neurocritical Care;
• Have or be in the process of completing a PhD;

Bilingual language skills (French and English) are preferred, or a commitment to acquire the necessary language skills to practice medicine in Quebec. Candidates must be able to interact in English and in French with patients, families, and health care professionals.

Expertise requirements include all of the following:

1. Proven expertise in transcranial doppler (TCD) monitoring;
2. Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS);
3. Bispectral index;
4. Ultrafast ultrasound in newborns;
5. Amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG).

Faculty/Department/Unit: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Type: Contract Academic Staff ('Academic Contractual')

Rank: Assistant or Associate Professor

Salary: Remuneration will be according to Quebec health care fee schedule

Job Status: Full-time

Posting Period: 60 days from posting date

The following supporting documents are required:

• Cover letter and curriculum vitae;
• Statement of research;
• Names and contact information of three referees.

Use a personal email address when creating an account in Workday to submit your application. Do not use @mail.mcgill.ca or @mcgill.ca email accounts to apply.

McGill University is an English-language university where most teaching and research activities are conducted in the English language, thereby requiring English communication both verbally and in writing.

McGill University is committed to equity and diversity within its community and values academic rigour and excellence. We welcome and encourage applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to engage productively with diverse communities.

At McGill, research that reflects diverse intellectual traditions, methodologies, and modes of dissemination and translation is valued and encouraged. Candidates are invited to demonstrate their research impact both within and across academic disciplines and in other sectors, such as government, communities, or industry.

McGill further recognizes and fairly considers the impact of leaves (e.g., family care or health-related) that may contribute to career interruptions or slowdowns. Candidates are encouraged to signal any leave that affected productivity, or that may have had an effect on their career path. This information will be considered to ensure the equitable assessment of the candidate’s record.

McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated equity groups to self-identify. It further seeks to ensure the equitable treatment and full inclusion of persons with disabilities by striving for the implementation of universal design principles transversally, across all facets of the University community, and through accommodation policies and procedures.

Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence, accessibilityrequest.hr@mcgill.ca.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.