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The Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine (APPM), and the Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) in the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, invite applications for a Contingent Term appointment at the Assistant Professor level.

The Calgary Chronic Pain Centre is a referral centre and consultant resource for pain management in Calgary and the South Zone. It is the largest publicly funded interdisciplinary program in Canada. The Centre provides tertiary level chronic pain care, transitional pain care and consultative services.  Evidence-based management strategies for chronic pain are needed, and clinical trials supporting translational research are critical for the development of effective treatments. We are seeking a Clinician Primary Researcher to study chronic pain treatment modalities and strategies. Research efforts at the Calgary Chronic Pain Centre are complemented by an extensive, externally funded, biomedical and translation research effort in the department and HBI.

The successful candidate is expected to work at the Chronic Pain Centre 1 day a week.

Applicants must have one or more years as an independent investigator, experience in conducting clinical studies, and an emerging record of securing external peer-reviewed funding and publication as first or senior author.

UCalgary is Canada's entrepreneurial university, located in Canada's most enterprising city. It is a top research university and one of the highest-ranked universities of its age. Founded in 1966, its 36,000 students experience an innovative learning environment, made rich by research, hands-on experiences and entrepreneurial thinking. It is Canada's leader in the creation of start-ups. Start something today at the University of Calgary. For more information, visit ucalgary.ca.

The Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine is experiencing a rejuvenation and expansion of its academic mission with the recruitment of young, clinical investigators.  Coupled with the increased funding for research and education, and cross-disciplinary collaborations, the future is both bright and exciting. The HBI is focused on Excellence in Brain and Mental Health (BMH) Research and Education. It brings together over 300 full members working in this area. Following from its vision "Healthy Brains for Better Lives", the strategic goals of the HBI are to make key, internationally recognized discoveries and transform clinical research in the neurosciences and mental health. To achieve this goal the HBI has created a "NeuroDiscovery Framework", which aligns research within three themes of Brain & Behaviour, Neural Injury & Repair and Healthy Brain Aging. Each theme is composed of BMH Teams organized in a translational continuum, which includes biomedical, clinical, population and public health researchers. The teams take advantage of several key technology platforms, (such as animal and human imaging), core facilities (optogenetics, neurostimulation, and advanced microscopy) and programs that support them in the pursuit of their research goals. This highly enriched environment is ideally suited to foster research excellence.

Calgary is one of the world's cleanest cities and has been named one of the world's most livable cities for years. Calgary is a city of leaders - in business, community, philanthropy and volunteerism. Calgarians benefit from a growing number of world-class dining and cultural events and enjoy more days of sunshine per year than any other major Canadian city. Calgary is less than an hour's drive from the majestic Rocky Mountains and boasts the most extensive urban pathway and bikeway network in North America. 

The University of Calgary adheres to the principles of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) and strives to evaluate research impact responsibly and inclusively by explicitly considering discipline-appropriate methods for demonstrating the quality, significance, and societal impact of a broad range of research contributions.

The University of Calgary recognizes that candidates have varying career paths and that career interruptions can be part of an excellent academic record. Candidates are encouraged but not required to provide any relevant information about their experience and/or career interruptions to allow for a fair assessment of their application. Selection committees have been instructed to give careful consideration to, and be sensitive to the impact of career interruptions, when assessing the candidate's research productivity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply on the University of Calgary website: https://careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/17269312-clinical-investigator-department-of-anesthesiology-perioperative-and-pain-medicine-cumming-school-of-medicine