Date Posted: 06/24/2024
Closing Date: 09/01/2024, 11:59PM ET
Req ID: 38183
Job Category: Faculty - Clinical
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Medicine
Department: Dept of Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences
Hospital Affiliation: UHN - Toronto Western Hospital
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Description:
The University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital and the Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences at the University of Toronto (DOVS) is inviting applications for the position of Comprehensive Ophthalmologist at the rank of Lecturer, Assistant Professor or Associate Professor. The appointment is a full-time clinical position with an expectation of at least 20% non-clinical work (research, teaching, and academic administration). The effective date of this appointment is January 1, 2025.
The candidate will participate in the teaching of medical students, residents and fellows and will contribute to the academic enterprise of the department. The successful candidate will provide clinical and surgical care in comprehensive ophthalmology and will also participate in on-call duties. The successful candidate will assume care of patients in an existing comprehensive clinical and surgical practice.
Applicants must hold an MD degree or equivalent and have experience in both performing surgeries and in postoperative management of surgeries. The candidate should be eligible for an academic appointment at the University of Toronto at the rank of Lecturer or higher. The candidate must currently hold or be eligible for certification with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. This position is resourced with clinic space and surgical privileges.
Interested candidates should submit a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information of three referees no later than September 1, 2024 to Dr. Efrem Mandelcorn at [email protected] and Dr. Peter Kertes at [email protected].
The Donald K. Johnson Eye Institute at the Toronto Western Hospital offers cutting-edge, state-of-the art opthalmic services and surgeries across the full spectrum of eye diseases, such as cataracts, retinal detachment, glaucoma, trauma, macular degeneration and eye conditions caused by complications of diabetes. Our facuty of internationally recognized surgeons and scientists are committed to providing the highest level of diagnostic and therapeutic care to our patients while advancing the forefront of opthalmology research. For more information, please visit https://www.uhn.ca/Surgery/Eye_Surgery
The Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences at the Univesity of Toronto is one of Canada's foremost academic departments. Through the five affiliated teaching hospitals and the Kensington Eye Institute, our educational, research and tertiary care programs are eocngized world-wide. Our researchers have international reputations, while our Fellowship positions attract candidates from all over the world. The department is particularly strong in the areas of glaucoma, cornea and external disease, retina, oncology, genetics, oculoplastics, paediatric ophthalmology, ultrasonography, cataract surgeyr, neuro-ophthalmology, etc. For more information, please visit https://ophthalmology.utoronto.ca
