Faculty Recruitment

At BC Children's Hospital, we foster a multidisciplinary, collaborative environment for our research community of more than 1,500 members. This includes more than 400 principal investigators and their research teams. We cultivate ongoing research innovations by nurturing new and future independent researchers. More than 400 trainees (master's and doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows, and research associates) from around the world work with our established investigators.

In a joint effort with our partner academic institutes, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute is recruiting new faculty in a variety of research areas:

Clinical Pharmacology Group Co-Lead, Evidence to Innovation Research Theme

The Evidence to Innovation (E2i) Theme is positioned at the intersection of data, technology, and health. Our goal is to generate evidence from data, surveillance, research and current practice to innovate clinical and community practice and policies, that improve health outcomes for children and families in BC and beyond.

The Clinical Pharmacology Group within the E2i Theme aims to make drugs safer and more effective through a rolling program of research within each pediatric sub-discipline.

E2i is currently seeking one (1) Clinical Pharmacology Group Co-Lead which is a research leadership position within the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR), reporting directly to the Theme Co-Directors. The purpose of this position is to provide leadership and support of research activities within the Group. The Group Co-Leads will work with the Theme Co-Directors to promote and facilitate the Group's research. They will liaise with principal investigators (PIs) within the Group and across BCCHR, and BCCHR Administration on matters of significance to the research mission of the Group, the Theme and BCCHR.

View the role description [PDF]

Application Process
Interested applicants should submit an application package consisting of a letter of interest addressed to Drs. Bruce Carleton, Rod Rassekh and Ian Pike, accompanied by a detailed curriculum vitae.

Please submit application packages to E2i Admin: e2i@bcchr.ca (subject line: Clinical Pharmacology, Group Co-Lead). Review of applications will begin on Monday, October 3, 2022.

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