Associate/Full Professor - Director, Division of Nephrology

University of Toronto•Toronto, ON

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, at the University of Toronto is seeking applicants for the position of Director, Division of Nephrology. Applicants must be eligible for a full-time clinical academic appointment as a Nephrologist at the rank of Associate or Full Professor at the University of Toronto. The term of appointment is five years, renewable once following a successful review. An aspirational leader is sought to drive change and advance the academic enterprise of the Division of Nephrology over the next five years. The ideal candidate will be an internationally respected scholar and visionary leader with sophisticated interpersonal skills. They will meaningfully engage the academic leadership of the University and the affiliated teaching hospitals to build strong cross-department and cross-discipline collaboration, bridge diverse groups, strengthen capacity in research across disciplines, and provide strong mentorship to trainees and faculty at all stages of career. The individual will establish an overarching vision and strategic direction for the Division. The Director reports directly to the Chair of Medicine. The Division of Nephrology is an accomplished community of academic nephrologists, with over 40 full-time members at multiple hospitals. The division consists of diverse subspecialties including home and hemodialysis, kidney/kidney-pancreas transplantation, glomerular disease, hereditary kidney disease, geriatric and palliative renal medicine, kidney, and onco-nephrology. With this breadth of expertise, we are proud to be able to provide outstanding clinical care, conduct groundbreaking research, and offer numerous training opportunities in nephrology. The Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto is at the centre of one of North America’s largest biomedical research, education and clinical care networks, the Toronto Academic Health Science Network. The Department of Medicine is one of the largest in North America, with over 900 full-time and over 900 part-time and adjunct faculty members, 1,000 postgraduate trainees, and 20 sub-specialty divisions.

Requirements

Eligible for a full-time clinical academic appointment as a Nephrologist at the rank of Associate or Full Professor at the University of Toronto
MD degree
Eligible for certification in Nephrology by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Eligible for licensure in Ontario