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The Department of Medical Neuroscience invites applications to fill a full-time career stream anatomy instructor position at Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick (DMNB) at the Saint John, NB campus.  The successful candidate will be responsible for the daily operations of DMNB anatomy lab facilities including directing and overseeing the activities of a part-time technician. The Instructor will deliver anatomy components of the undergraduate medical curriculum including gross anatomy, histology, and neuroanatomy and will provide supplemental sessions and scheduled office hours.  Additional responsibilities will include the development of an anatomy elective, resident and interprofessional education experiences and development and support of research opportunities for learners across the health sciences continuum. As a member of the Department of Medical Neuroscience the Anatomy Instructor may be assigned additional responsibilities by the Department Head.  Educational research and scholarly activity will be encouraged and supported when focussed on innovation and improvement of anatomy teaching, distributed teaching methods or related domains.

The candidate must have an MSc or PhD in anatomy or related field, or an MD (or equivalent), and must have experience teaching gross anatomy. Experience teaching neuroanatomy, histology and/or embryology, as well as experience with the proper care and use of human cadaveric material, will be considered an asset. Additional training and experience in education, research and other scholarly activity will be considered a strength.

The deadline for applications is January 19, 2018.  Applications must include a curriculum vitae, teaching dossier, a completed self-identification questionnaire (www.dal.ca/becounted/selfid and three letters of reference, sent to:

Brenda.Armstrong@dal.ca

c/o DMNB Anatomist Search Committee

Department of Medical Neuroscience

Faculty of Medicine

Dalhousie University

5850 College Street

PO Box 15000

Halifax, Nova Scotia

CANADA B3H 4R2

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.  

Dalhousie University is committed to fostering a collegial culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness. The University encourages applications from Aboriginal people, persons with a disability, racially visible persons, women, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community.