Assistant or Associate Professor (Clinical), Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal Medicine and Follow-Up (C1-260817)

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Position Description

The McGill University Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal Medicine and Follow-Up in the Faculty of  Medicine and Health Sciences invites applications for a full-time position as a member of the Contract Academic Staff, as an academic clinician neonatologist, at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor (Clinical). The professorial rank will be determined according to the successful candidates’ 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 one of McGill’s major teaching hospitals 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. All pediatric medical and surgical subspecialties are represented at the MCH.

Our division’s mission is to optimize the health & wellbeing of acutely ill newborns within the context of their families. We provide a complete range of tertiary clinical services which address the health needs of vulnerable infants with complex conditions including; fetuses at risk identified prior to birth, extreme prematurity, infants with cardiovascular or neurological/neurosurgical conditions, or congenital anomalies. Situated in a large university hospital complex adjacent to a busy and innovative high risk obstetrical service, the Neonatology service cares for both in-born and out-born infants, the latter transferred from an extensive network throughout Quebec and supported by our neonatal transport program.

The Division of Neonatal Medicine and Follow-Up is a clinically strong group, comprised of 13 neonatologists with various clinical, educational, and research interests and expertise. We have pioneering productive research in quality improvement, hemodynamics, physiological monitoring and neonatal neurocritical care. In addition, our division is enriched by a longstanding Neonatal Follow-Up group consisting of four pediatricians with expertise in NICU graduates with special needs, and a group of associate pediatricians who contribute to the ongoing care of neonates in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). We have excellent clinical programs including antenatal diagnosis, consultation and treatment, neonatal transport, outreach education, physiological monitoring, neonatal hemodynamics and neonatal neuro critical care.  We train both physicians and neonatal nurse practitioners. In addition to rotating general pediatric residents, we have an active residency training program in neonatal-perinatal medicine and four neonatal fellowship programs. We also have medical students rotating for selective and elective rotations in the unit. Division members have extensive involvement in teaching at various levels and are involved in diverse scholarly activities at the hospital and the university as well as nationally and internationally. The successful candidate will join a collegial and highly collaborative group of academic neonatologists committed to advancing neonatal care through excellence in patient care, education, research, innovation, and leadership.

Job Duties

We are seeking an outstanding academic neonatologist who will contribute to the continued growth of one of Canada's leading neonatal academic programs. The successful candidate will be an active physician member of the Division of Neonatology at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, MUHC. Full-time clinical candidates are expected to equally share the daytime clinical service, as well as provide in-house night calls for weeknights and weekends, weekend days in our NICU, as well as back-up call coverage. Clinical supervision of house staff (fellows, residents and medical students) is required.

The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to our interdisciplinary education mission, including the training of neonatal nurse practitioner students, medical students, and residents. Other responsibilities will include participation in academic and administrative committees, such as the fetal diagnostic and treatment group.

The successful candidate will also be expected to develop or strengthen one or more strategic areas of excellence within the Division. Applicants with expertise in neonatal hemodynamics, neurocritical care, POCUS, fetal medicine, quality improvement, developmental care, family-centered care, medical education, health services research, nutrition, neonatal infectious diseases, data science, artificial intelligence, or other innovative areas relevant to neonatal-perinatal medicine are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

Candidates must:

• hold an MD degree or equivalent as well as postgraduate clinical training in Pediatrics;
• have completed specialty training in Neonatology with certification by the Collège des médecins du Québec or Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada;
• hold or be eligible for licensure to practice medicine from the Collège des médecins du Québec;
• have training or significant experience in an innovative area relevant to neonatal-perinatal medicine. Candidates without such training or experience would be expected to commit to further training;
• possess strong leadership and strong communication skills;
• Bilingual language skills (French and English) are preferred, or a commitment to acquire the necessary language skills to practice medicine in Quebec. Candidates should be able to interact in English and in French with patients, families, and health care professionals.

Faculty/Department/Unit: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal Medicine and Follow-Up
Employee Type: Contract Academic Staff ('Academic Contractual')
Rank: Assistant/Associate Professor
Salary: Remuneration will be according to Quebec health care fee schedule
Job Status: Full-time

Posting Period: 60 days following the publication of this advertisement

The following supporting documents are required:

• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae
• Names and contact information of three referees.

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