Academic Job Category Faculty Bargaining Job Profile Assistant Professor (grant tenure-track) Job Title Assistant Professor (Grant Tenure-Track) Department Department of Medicine | Faculty of Medicine | Provost and VP Academic Compensation Range See details below.

Posting End Date August 30, 2026 Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Job End Date December 31, 2034 The expected salary range for this position is $140,000 to 145,000 per annum.

At UBC, 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 Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine at the University of British Columbia (UBC) invites applications for a full-time faculty position at the rank of an Assistant Professor (grant tenure-track).

The UBC Department of Medicine provides excellence in research, teaching and clinical services related to the nature, cause and prevention of adult diseases.

We are the largest Department in the Faculty of Medicine with over 1,200 faculty and staff.

The Department is comprised of 18 divisions with faculty located throughout the Province of British Columbia.

The UBC Department of Medicine is committed to ensuring the success of our learners and faculty, and to contributing to the health of the Province of British Columbia.

The Division of Respiratory Medicine is an esteemed and highly-awarded group of faculty, primarily located at the major teaching hospitals affiliated with the UBC Faculty of Medicine.

Recognition of our prominence and success is furthered with ongoing recognition of lung and heart as an area of research strength and focus within the Faculty of Medicine.

The UBC Respiratory Division has an international reputation for excellence in research, which spans the four (4) Canadian Institutes of Health Research Pillars, from state-of-the-art basic research through to population health.

The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the teaching activities of the Department, as well as provide mentorship and training to undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate learners.





The incumbent will also be expected to provide service to the University and the broader academic and professional community.

They will work collaboratively in diverse groups to bring forward strategic initiatives for the Department and the Faculty.

The successful candidate will contribute to fostering an environment that promotes inclusivity and embodies values of respect, integrity, compassion, collaboration, and equity.

Equity, diversity, inclusion, and justice are essential to academic excellence, as well as to fostering an inclusive community for voices that have been historically underrepresented or discouraged .

The successful candidate will hold an MD with subspecialty training in Respiratory Medicine with eligibility for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC, in anticipation of clinical responsibilities within Vancouver Coastal Health.

Evidence of innovative and productive scientific research is required.

The successful candidate will have demonstrated evidence of ability in teaching and scholarly activity.

In addition, the successful candidate will demonstrate a willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with ones own, and a commitment to enhancing ones 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 of Medicine.

An application package should include: - A letter of application outlining the applicants research and teaching interests, - detailed curriculum vitae - teaching dossier and, - three letters of reference addressing scholarly, professional and innovative work Applications should be submitted to: Dr.

Chris Carlsten Head, UBC Division of Respiratory Medicine Subject Line: Assistant Professor, UBC Division of Respiratory Medicine Review of applications will begin on September 1,



2026 and continue until the position is filled.

The anticipated start date for this position is January 1, 2027 or upon a date to be mutually agreed.

We invite applications from qualified candidates who share our commitment to employment equity and inclusive excellence, and we welcome applications from candidates belonging to historically, persistently, or systemically marginalized groups: Indigenous (First Nation, Mtis, Inuit) Peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women, 2SLGBTQIA+ people, and trans and non-binary people.

With gratitude, we acknowledge that the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine and its distributed programs, which include four university academic campuses, are located on traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of First Nations Peoples and communities around the province.

Our Vision: To Transform Health for Everyone.

Ranked among the worlds top medical schools with the fifth-largest MD enrollment in North America, the UBC Faculty of Medicine is a leader in both the science and the practice of medicine.

Across British Columbia, more than 12,000 faculty and staff are training the next generation of doctors and health care professionals, making remarkable discoveries, and helping to create the pathways to better health for our communities at home and around the world.

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. UBC - One of the World''s Leading Universities.

As one of the world''s leading universities, the University of British Columbia creates an exceptional learning workplace that fosters global citizenship, advances a civil and sustainable society, and supports outstanding research to serve the people of British Columbia, Canada and the world.

📌 Assistant Professor (Grant Tenure-Track) (Vancouver)
🏢 The University of British Columbia
📍 Vancouver