Medicine - Head, Department of Psychiatry
University of Saskatchewan
Location:
Saskatchewan
Date posted:
2010-03-05
College of Medicine
Head, Department of Psychiatry
The University of Saskatchewan and the Saskatoon Health Region are seeking a strong visionary and talented administrative Head for their unified Department of Psychiatry. The Department's mission is "to enhance the well-being of persons with psychiatric disorders, now and in the future, through integration of scholarly activities, research, teaching, and optimal clinical care."
Located in Saskatoon, a city that has more hours of sunshine than any other major city in Canada, the University of Saskatchewan, a publicly funded institution established in 1907, offers a full range of curricula, both academic and professional, for 19,000 students registered in 13 colleges. The University is internationally recognized for its contributions to teaching, scholarship, research, and innovation. The College of Medicine is anticipating a substantial increase in enrolment over the next four years. A $100-million capital grant from the Province is enabling construction of the biomedical research wing of the Academic Health Sciences Centre.
As an integrated health delivery agency, the Saskatoon Health Region (SHR) serves more than 300,000 residents in over 100 cities, towns and rural municipalities. With 10,800 staff and more than 800 physicians, the SHR is the largest single employer in the province. In addition to providing a complete range of health services to residents of central and northern Saskatchewan, the SHR, with its three acute care hospitals - St. Paul's, City, and Royal University - provides tertiary care and much of the associated teaching for the province. A children's and women's hospital, to include maternal-fetal medicine, is in the early planning stages. The Irene and Leslie Dubé Centre, adjacent to Royal University Hospital, provides tertiary in-patient psychiatric services.
The Department of Psychiatry has an accredited training program and a broad range of clinical programs well suited for educational and research activities. The Department includes a strong division of child and adolescent psychiatry, a neuroscience division linked with the national neuroscience network, and a social sciences research program. The Regional Psychiatric Centre (Prairies) offers a unique opportunity for collaborative research in forensic psychiatry. Collaborative research opportunities are further enhanced by the presence of the Canadian Light Source (Synchrotron). For more information on the Department, please see http://www.medicine.usask.ca/psychiatry.
The successful candidate will provide inspired academic and clinical leadership in the Department's threefold purpose of teaching, research and service. He/she will have a relevant background in psychiatry and will have superior management and mentoring skills. The new Head will have an understanding of the framework of a combined University of Saskatchewan and Saskatoon Health Region program, be a strong advocate for the Department, and be eligible for licensure in the Province of Saskatchewan.
The University is committed to employment equity. Members of designated groups (women, Aboriginal people, people with disabilities and members of visible minorities) are encouraged to self-identify on their applications. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Consideration of candidates will begin in May, 2010, and the successful candidate will take office on July 1, 2010, or as soon thereafter as possible. Nominations and applications, including the basis on which the individual merits consideration, should be submitted, in confidence, to Dr. William Albritton, Dean, College of Medicine, B103 Health Science Building, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon SK S7N 5E5.
