Job Postings: Faculty Leads for Equity, Wellness and Mentorship (Culture & Inclusion Portfolio)

Assistant /Associate / Full Professor – Faculty Lead, Equity, Vice-Chair of Culture and Inclusion, Department of Medicine

The Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, at the University of Toronto is seeking applicants for the position of Faculty Lead, Equity, within its Culture and Inclusion portfolio. Applicants must hold a full-time clinical academic appointment in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto at the rank of Assistant Professor or higher and have successfully passed the academic probationary period. The term of appointment is three years renewable once following a successful review. Effective start date will be November 1, 2020, or as mutually agreed upon.

Reporting to the Vice-Chair, Culture and Inclusion, the Equity Lead will oversee the development and implementation of evidence-based strategies to enhance diversity and an inclusive culture within our department, ensuring an evaluation component exists to measure strategy impact. Activities might include initiatives aimed at faculty and learner recruitment, equitable processes for selection committees and other major Departmental activities; education related to equity, inclusion and anti-racist practice; outreach to specific groups including but not limited to people with disabilities, Black and Indigenous people and members of the LGBTQ2S+ community within our Department. They will be expected to create a governance structure that ensures broad engagement of department members and to work with stakeholders in the Department of Medicine to bring an equity lens to all major policy, departmental activities and practical decisions.

The ideal candidate is dynamic, will have experience building community and common purpose. They will be approachable, a clear communicator and will convey a deep sense of understanding, either through lived experience, sensitivity, strong moral values and or a combination when working with intersectional content. They will be aware of departmental social and environmental issues, demonstrate professionalism, sensitivity, have experience advocating and supporting needs of people, and or groups, have demonstrated knowledge of Departmental and Faculty initiatives related to the portfolio, and demonstrated experience and capacity for leadership in equity initiatives.

The Department of Medicine is committed to ensuring an inclusive culture where all of its members feel a sense of belonging, where there is recognition and support for their well-being, attention to equity as it pertains to learners, faculty, patients and communities, and are supported to achieve fulfillment and excellence across all stages of their career. The Department recognizes diversity and inclusion as cornerstones to excellence in both academic and clinical realms. It is committed to the recruitment and retention of learners and faculty from groups who are underrepresented in medicine and to the fair treatment of all of its members in research, learning and clinical environments that are free from discrimination and mistreatment.

The Faculty Lead for Equity will receive an annual stipend from the Department of Medicine of $30,000 each academic year.

Applications will be accepted until Friday October 9, 2020 at 5:00PM. Should you be interested in this opportunity, please forward an up-to-date curriculum vitae and letter of intent to Vice Chair Culture and Inclusion, c/o dom.cultureandinclusion@utoronto.ca. Note – the letter of intent should not only outline your strengths and leadership skills as they relate to this position but describe your vision for Equity.

For more information about the Department of Medicine or about this position, please visit us online: Department of Medicine and  Culture and Inclusion: 

The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority group members, women, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, LGBTQ2S+, and others who may contribute to further diversification of ideas. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Should you be interested in this opportunity, please forward a letter of intent and up-to-date curriculum vitae with subject heading (Equity Faculty Lead Application):

Dr. Lisa Richardson
Vice-Chair, Culture and Inclusion
C/O Lilian Belknap
Department of Medicine
University of Toronto E-mail: dom.cultureandinclusion@utoronto.ca
Deadline to apply is Friday October 9th, 2020 at 5:00PM