The Department of Emergency Medicine at The University of British Columbia (UBC) invites submissions of interest for a Working Group Chair in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). This is a 0.20 FTE position for a one-year term with the possibility of renewal.
The vision of the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine is to be a provincially integrated Department committed to clinical, academic, and health care delivery leadership, founded in the creation and exchange of knowledge to improve emergency care. Our faculty members across the province have an impressive record of research and discovery related to prevention of emergencies, improving clinical care, and system improvements. Our Royal College residency training program, distributed across four program sites, is the largest in the country providing high-quality emergency training. The Department of Emergency Medicine has also played a leadership role in the development and implementation of the BC Emergency Medicine Network which integrates and translates knowledge and experiences to support emergency practitioners across the province.
Reporting to the Heads of the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine, the Chair will lead the development of a department-wide strategic action plan for the Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM) that seeks to eliminate barriers for an equitable, diverse, and inclusive department. The EDI Working Group Chair will utilize the Inclusion Self-Assessment Tool, as part of The University of British Columbia’s (UBC) Inclusion Action Plan, to engage in a collaborative process to understand and identify where opportunities for growth and advancement of EDI exist. The EDI Working Group Chair will support the creation of space to have open and honest conversations and help guide the discussion towards ideas and potential actions that can be taken to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion and foster a culture of anti-racism within the Department. The EDI Working Group Chair will leverage existing UBC and Faculty of Medicine (FoM) resources and expertise to meet the mandate of this position.
The successful candidate will be a collaboratively spirited colleague with a demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and interact with empathy, understanding, and respect of diverse and divergent perspectives and behaviours. They will have experience that demonstrates commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. Expertise and/or training in EDI will be considered an asset.
A detailed description of responsibilities is available for those who wish to review it. Please enquire at the email address below.
A letter of interest outlining the applicant’s interest in EDI and experience in fostering collaboration and inclusiveness, accompanied by a detailed curriculum vitae and the names of three references should be directed to:
Drs. Roy Purssell and John Tallon
Interim Co-Heads, UBC Department of Emergency Medicine
c/o Tamiza Abji, Administrative Manager
Email: tamiza.abji@ubc.ca
Subject Line: Chair – Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Review of submissions will begin on November 22, 2021 and continue until the position is filled. The anticipated start date for this position is January 1, 2021 or upon a date to be mutually agreed.
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The Faculty – comprised of approximately 2,200 administrative support, technical/research and management and professional staff, as well approximately 650 full-time academic and over 10,000 clinical faculty members – is composed of 19 academic basic science and/or clinical departments, three schools, and 24 research centres and institutes. Together with its University and Health Authority partners, the Faculty delivers innovative programs and conducts research in the areas of health and life sciences. Faculty, staff and trainees are located at university campuses, clinical academic campuses in hospital settings and other regionally based centres across the province.
Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.