Career & Appointment Opportunities

Faculty Administrative Leadership Positions

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Academic Appointments

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Clinical Faculty Appointment Information

Throughout the province, more than 600 clinical faculty members, teach and inspire learners in the UBC Department of Surgery. They often also make significant contributions in administration, professional development, and translational and clinical research. A faculty appointment is necessary to teach UBC students and trainees.

Clinical Faculty appointments are governed by the Faculty of Medicine’s Policy on Clinical Faculty Appointments.

Please see the Clinical Faculty website for the more information including compensation terms, teaching resources, clinical faculty events and other information of interest to Clinical Faculty in the UBC Faculty of Medicine.

Appointment and Reappointment term lengths

Clinical Instructors, Assistant, Associate:       (up to) 5 years

Clinical Professor:                                           (up to) 7 years

Clinical Faculty Appointment Application Process

Applications are accepted at any time.

Clinical Instructor appointments are approved by the Department Head.

If you are applying to a rank other than Clinical Instructor, you will also need to submit:

  • any teaching evaluations or other material demonstrating your qualifications to be appointed at the proposed rank (optional but recommended)
  • a letter of reference from your UBC Division Head or Regional Associate Dean.

Please send your CV and any teaching evaluations you may have, to your UBC Division Head (see above link for the list of UBC Surgery Division Heads) and request a letter of support be submitted directly to the HR Assistant (Surgery.ClinicalFacultyHR@ubc.ca).

For ranks above Clinical Instructor, your application will be reviewed the UBC Department of Surgery’s Clinical Faculty Appointment and Promotion Committee who will make a recommendation to the Department Head. The HR Assistant will communicate with you after a decision has been made about your rank.

Clinical Faculty Promotions

  • Clinical Faculty promotions are governed by the Faculty of Medicine’s Policy on Clinical Faculty Appointments.
  • Specific criteria and expectations for each rank are listed in Appendix A of the Policy. Examples of academic activities in the Faculty of Medicine that fulfill these criteria are described in the Guide to Academic Activities for Clinical Faculty.
  • Annually, the HR Assistant sends an email inviting applications for promotions to all clinical faculty members.
  • After the annual invitation for promotion email is sent, anyone wishing to be considered for promotion, should provide the following documents to the HR Assistant (Surgery.ClinicalFacultyHR@ubc.ca) by the deadline:
    • a letter of reference from your UBC Division Head or Regional Associate Dean if from an expanded site,
    • an updated UBC Faculty of Medicine Clinical Faculty CV
    • Evidence of teaching effectiveness (e.g., learner evaluations, peer assessments, or a teaching dossier). If teaching evaluations are unavailable, include a brief explanation.
    • Candidate’s Letter of Request for promotion: a self-assessment outlining how you have met the criteria by providing a highlight of academic contributions, teaching interest, and service activities.

For promotion to Clinical Professor, also provide:

  • Evidence of two most significant, impactful contributions, with descriptions of how they meet the criteria (e.g., publications, influence on policy/practice, curricular contributions).
  • List of six potential referees with contact information:
    • At least two referees must be external to UBC;
    • Referees should speak to different areas of your academic contributions and how they meet the criteria.
  • The Department’s Clinical Faculty Appointment and Promotion Committee reviews the applications and makes their recommendations to the Department Head, who in turn makes their recommendation to the Dean.
  • Faculty members are notified about the outcome of their promotion review by the HR Assistant, except in cases where the recommendation is not in favour of promotion.
  • The promotion applications are then forwarded to the Dean’s Office for review.
  • Successful applicants receive a letter from the Dean in late fall, confirming their promotion, effective July 1st.
  • For information about promotion and the appeal process for unsuccessful applications, please see the Policy on Clinical Faculty Appointments.

Clinical Reappointments

Clinical Faculty reappointments are governed by the Faculty of Medicine’s Policy on Clinical Faculty Appointments.

Specific criteria and expectations for maintaining a Clinical Faculty appointment are listed in Appendix A of the Policy.

Examples of academic activities in the Faculty of Medicine that fulfill these criteria are described in the Guide to Academic Activities for Clinical Faculty.

When your term appointment is up for reappointment in June, you will be contacted by the HR team, based on the email on file. You’ll need to respond by the specified deadline indicating your intention to renew their appointment.

If you have retired or resigned from your hospital appointment, please indicate this in your response.

If you meet reappointment criteria, the Department Head will recommend reappointment directly to the Dean.

If you will be recommended for reappointment, you will a confirmation email from the Department HR team sometime in mid-June to August.

If non-reappointment is being considered, the Department Head will inform you in writing of the concerns and provide you with an opportunity to respond.

Clinical Faculty Emeritus Recommendations

Emeritus status is a life-time honourable recognition of long service and contribution to the University. 

Clinical Faculty members may be eligible for emeritus status at the time of retirement from active University service, if they are recommended by their Deans and Departments and meet the following criteria: 

  • have at least 15 years of continuous service;
  • hold the rank of Clinical Associate Professor or Clinical Professor or demonstrate a scholarly record that has been reviewed at the Department and Faculty levels according to established university procedures for the equivalent level; and, 
  • demonstrate service that is strongly identified with the University of British Columbia and deemed worthy of continuing recognition.

 Further information can be found in the UBC Senate Policy on Emeritus Status.

Emeriti faculty are eligible for membership in the UBC Emeritus College. The UBC Emeritus College builds upon the success of the UBC Association of Professors Emeriti by further enhancing the potential for emeriti to maintain exisiting relationships and develop new ones with colleagues in other disciplines. For more information, please visit the UBC Emeritus College website.

Emeritus recommendations are considered bi-annually, with submissions due by January 31 or August 31.

If you wish to be considered for Emeritus status as a Clinical Faculty member, after checking if you meet the criteria above, submit the following to the HR Assistant, (Surgery.ClinicalFacultyHR@ubc.ca) noting the deadlines above:

  • CV,
  • Teaching Evaluations,
  • Any other evidence of your academic contributions,
  • Confirmation of your intention to retire from your Clinical Faculty appointment,
  • Letter of reference from your Division Head, or Regional Associate Dean, if applicable

Your recommendation for Emeritus status will be reviewed by the Department’s Clinical Faculty Appointment and Promotion Committee and the Department Head.

Staff Appointments

Permanent Positions

Please see the UBC Human Resources Staff Careers page for staff job opportunities, including any which may be open in the Department of Surgery.

Temporary Positions

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