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VFMP Faculty Development Associate

By adallman | October 29, 2025

The UBC’s Vancouver Fraser Medical Program (VFMP), Faculty of Medicine invites applications for the VFMP Faculty Development Associate position, which offer the opportunity to contribute to faculty development across the Vancouver-Fraser region. Please note that the program is recruiting for two (2) openings.

Both are nine-month term administrative appointments at 0.1 FTE (equivalent to 0.5 days per week), renewable subject to satisfactory review. The incumbents must have sufficient protected time during the working week to fulfill the requirements of this role.

The VFMP Faculty Development team supports faculty across the Vancouver-Fraser region through teaching development, learner assessment, and peer networking. The VFMP Faculty Development Associate will work closely with the VFMP Faculty Development Director and team to engage and support faculty members in their teaching practice. This position is ideal for an educator passionate about medical education, mentorship, and fostering excellence in teaching within the UBC MD Undergraduate Program.

Responsibilities

  • Increases the participation and engagement of relevant faculty members in faculty development activities across the Vancouver-Fraser distributed sites
  • Delivers faculty development sessions to the Vancouver Fraser faculty, including required orientation and training as well as supplementary sessions.
  • Adopts a continuous quality improvement approach by reviewing and responding to evaluation data on faculty development activities.
  • Contributes to and fosters a positive and safe working and learning environment where support and recognition is provided for faculty and staff and professionalism standards are maintained by all learners through education and mentorship
  • Provides summaries as required at the request of the VFMP Faculty Development Director(s)

The successful candidates will be passionate about undergraduate medical education and have a desire to support teachers in their work in teaching the future doctors of BC. They will be responsible for contributing to a sense of community and engagement among VFMP teachers and facilitating faculty development among VFMP teachers.

The VFMP Faculty Development Associate(s) report to the VFMP Faculty Development Director. 

Qualifications

  • Holds or is eligible to hold a UBC faculty appointment
  • Holds a MD or equivalent designation or hold a PhD
  • Experience in teaching in the UBC MD Undergraduate Program

Please see the full Job description below for full job duties and responsibilities.

A letter of application, curriculum vitae, and the names of three references should be sent to:

Dr. Patrick Chen
Director, Vancouver Fraser Faculty Development
c/o Carrie Zheng
email: vfmp.facdev@ubc.ca
Subject: VFMP Faculty Development Associate Position

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until November 15, 2025. The anticipated start date for this position is December 1, 2025, or upon a date to be mutually agreed.

The expected pay for this position is $17,250 per annum (0.1 FTE).

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Job Description

UBC — One of the World's Leading Universities. As one of the world's leading universities, the University of British Columbia creates an exceptional learning environment that fosters global citizenship, advances a civil and sustainable society, and supports outstanding research to serve the people of British Columbia, Canada and the world.

Our Vision: To Transform Health for Everyone.

Ranked among the world’s top medical schools with the fifth-largest MD enrollment in North America, the UBC Faculty of Medicine is a leader in both the science and the practice of medicine. Across British Columbia, more than 12,000 faculty and staff are training the next generation of doctors and health care professionals, making remarkable discoveries, and helping to create the pathways to better health for our communities at home and around the world.

The Faculty — comprised of approximately 2,200 administrative support, technical/research and management and professional staff, as well approximately 650 full-time academic and over 10,000 clinical faculty members — is composed of 19 academic basic science and/or clinical departments, three schools, and 24 research centres and institutes. Together with its University and Health Authority partners, the Faculty delivers innovative programs and conducts research in the areas of health and life sciences. Faculty, staff and trainees are located at university campuses, clinical academic campuses in hospital settings and other regionally based centres across the province.

UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. All qualifies persons are encouraged to apply. Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.