Professorship, Global Child Health - BC Children's Hospital & UBC

CAREER OPPORTUNITY

BC CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

PROFESSORSHIP, GLOBAL CHILD HEALTH

At BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH), we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff, and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career. The Institute for Global Health at BC Children’s and Women’s Hospital + Health Centre (IGH-CW) is an integrated program in Global Health dedicated to improving the health and well-being for children, women and their families worldwide through research, education and partnerships.

BCCH invites applications for the BCCH Professorship in Global Child Health, open to qualified applicants.

The BC Children’s and Women’s Hospital + Health Centre (C&W) is one of the largest integrated academic health centers serving both women and children in Canada. Our collaborative team of physicians, scientists, allied health professionals and administrative staff are dedicated to providing leadership and excellence in: Research, Education, Care and Child Health Advocacy. Our IGH-CW program strives to be a cohesive academic and professional body committed to the advancement of improving the lives and well-being of children and their families around the world, and particularly in lower- and middle-income countries, through the delivery of research, authentic partnerships, and capacity building. We recognize that the enhancement of our Global Health program requires active collaboration and integration with the global partners, Universities, associated hospitals, research organizations, and our various stakeholders. We are equally motivated to actively engage with local and international communities to achieve our collective goals.

The IGH-CW is strongly supported by the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) which is a partnership of UBC and the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA). The BCCHR programs include BC Children’s Hospital, Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children and the BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre. The BCCHR is dedicated to high quality research spanning a wide range of concerns relevant to children’s and family health.

The inauguration of the Institute for Global Health at BC Children’s Hospital and BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre (IGH-CW) in 2023 marked a pivotal initiative aimed at harnessing the expertise of BC Children’s and Women’s Hospital. This transformative endeavor seeks create a connected Global Health community that builds on our existing strengths, successes and lessons learned. Our Global Health efforts will be grounded in the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Provincial Health Services Authority’s (PHSA’s) North Star priorities, especially their commitment to optimizing health and health systems through data, science, innovation, and consideration of diverse worldviews and knowledge systems.

The Professorship is supported by the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation. Objectives of the Professorship are:

• To develop and support a well‐structured research program in Global health to further elevate BC Children’s & Women’s Hospital + Health Centre (C&W) as a leading institution in Global Health. This research program should be aligned with an existing clinical or research program in child health.
• Provide Global Health mentorship to early and mid‐career faculty and trainees
• Inspire the next generation of trainees and faculty in their own Global Health endeavors;
• Work collaboratively with other clinicians and scientists to develop and lead the Global Health research portfolio with a focus on the health and well-being of those in low and middle income countries
• Further develop and expand the Institute for Global Health at C&W

This Professorship may be linked with a clinical position with one of the clinical Departments at C&W to be based on the candidate’s clinical background and in conjunction with the appropriate Department.

Reporting to the Head of the Department and the Executive Medical Director(s), Global Health, the incumbent will be a senior‐level scientist or clinician‐scientist with a well‐established research program in Global Health who can develop new and complement the current areas of focus and research methodologies. They will forge productive collaborations with other members of C&W, its related Research Institutes and Foundations and IGH-CW. The appointee will be expected to mentor early and mid‐level career faculty in research, participate in the teaching activities, as well as provide mentorship and training to undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate learners.

The successful candidate will hold an MD and/or PhD and have completed relevant training in Child Health and/or Global Health. Clinician candidates will be qualified to practice and be eligible to obtain a license to practice in British Columbia. The successful candidate will have demonstrated leadership potential and appropriate standards of excellence in research, have received wide recognition in their sustained and productive scholarly activity, and participated significantly in academic and professional affairs. The successful candidate will also have demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and interact with empathy, understanding and, respect of diverse and divergent perspectives and behaviors. In addition, the successful candidate will demonstrate a willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own, and a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Candidates who bring diverse perspectives and lived experiences are encouraged to apply as we strive to enhance diversity, inclusiveness, socio‐cultural representation, and perspective of the Department. An application package should include:

• a letter of application that addresses scholarly, professional and creative work, teaching, administrative service and experience fostering collaboration across partners;
• a brief statement (1‐2 pages) of your current or previous contributions to advancing anti‐racism, equity, diversity, decolonization, Indigenization and inclusion in an academic, professional, or community context;
• a detailed curriculum vitae;
• and names of four arm’s length references

Applications should be submitted to:

Dr. Mark Ansermino

BC Children’s Hospital

Subject Line: Professorship, Global Health

Email: miriam.ticsay@cw.bc.ca

Review of applications will begin on March 31, 2025 and continue until the position is filled. The anticipated start date for this position is upon a date to be mutually agreed.

BC Children's Hospital (BCCH) is an academic health science center dedicated to the care of children, youth and their families and is affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine at TheUniversity of British Columbia (UBC). In 2023, it was ranked fifth in the World’s Best Specialized Hospitals. BCCH is a program of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) which plans, manages and evaluates specialty and province-wide health care services across British Columbia. PHSA embodies values that reflect a commitment to excellence. These include: Patients first • Best value • Results matter • Excellence through knowledge • Open to possibilities. Learn more about PHSA and our programs: jobs.phsa.ca/programs-and-services

UBC is Canada’s third largest university and consistently ranks among the 40 best universities in the world. Primarily situated in Vancouver, UBC is a research-intensive university and has an economic impact of $4 billion to the provincial economy.

The BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) is a partnership of UBC and PHSA whose programs include BC Children’s Hospital, Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children and the BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre. The BCCHR is dedicated to high quality research spanning a wide range of concerns relevant to children’s and family health.

BC Children’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia are committed to employment equity and hire on the basis of merit. We recognize that our ability to provide the best care for our diverse patient populations relies on a rich diversity of skills, knowledge, background and experience, and value a safe, inclusive and welcoming environment. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.

One of PHSA’s North Star priorities is to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism, which includes dismantling barriers to health care employment at every level. We welcome Indigenous individuals to apply and/or contact the Sanya'kula Team (Indigenous Recruitment & Employee Experience) for support at indigenous.employment@phsa.ca.

Indigenous-specific anti-racism initiatives are rooted in addressing the unique forms of discrimination, historical and ongoing injustices, and marginalization faced by Indigenous peoples. These initiatives align with an Indigenous rights-based approach, recognizing the inherent rights and self-determination of Indigenous communities. PHSA must uphold legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents such as including Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study.