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What the current Scientist Educator has to say...
Are you passionate about the future of education and mentoring colleagues in their own teaching and learning practice? The Scientist Educator position at OFDP offers an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on our community. As the outgoing Scientist Educator, I found this role incredibly rewarding. Joining the OFDP allowed me the opportunity to have an upstream role in encouraging excellence in teaching and learning at the CSM. I have had the privilege to provide one-on-one faculty advising for teaching improvement and curricular/course development, collaborate on the OFDP website redesign, conduct a needs assessment for teaching programs within CSM, and support colleagues participating in our Teaching Excellence Programs. Moreover, this role provided a great opportunity to further develop my own educational leadership skills while working alongside the incredible OFDP team. The future Scientist Educator will have an opportunity to develop innovative educational content tailored to Foundational Science Departments and deliver sessions in various settings from workshops to online resources. Collaboration is key; you’ll work closely with units, departments, and institutes within and beyond the Cumming School of Medicine to promote community and teaching and learning culture throughout the faculty. We’re seeking candidates who embody compassion, collaboration, and innovation in education. Whether you have experience in faculty development, teaching, or both, we welcome individuals eager to drive positive change within our institution. If this sounds like something you are interested in, you are welcome to reach out to me as I would be happy to chat about the exciting potentials of this role!
Sarah Anderson, MSc, PhD (she/her) Scientist Educator- Office of Faculty Development Assistant Professor (Teaching)
RECRUITING NOW!
Scientist Educator
Director of Professional Growth and Career Development
OFD is currently seeking TWO outstanding candidates to join our team! These positions will support the continuing development and education of all clinical and non-clinical faculty at the Cumming School of Medicine involved in health sciences and health professions education, research, leadership, and practice. These positions are available to faculty members at CSM who are GFT or AMHSP funded.
For more information about these three roles and their respective application deadlines, please click on the links above.
Interested candidates should submit a statement of interest and curriculum vitae to Dr. Fareen Zaver - Associate Dean, Faculty Development Cumming School of Medicine, fareen.zaver@ucalgary.ca
Office of Faculty Development and Performance New Associate Dean
It is a pleasure to welcome Dr. Fareen Zaver, MD MSc'22 to the Office of Faculty Development and Performance as our new Associate Dean. She takes over this role from Dr. David Keegan, MD who was with OFDP from July 2015 to September 2023.
Dr. Zaver is an emergency medicine physician and associate professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine, and she is a leader in faculty development both provincially and nationally. She has a master's degree in medical education has a particular interest in developing faculty programming that responds to the rapid transformation of medicine through technology, big data, precision health and artificial intelligence. She is dedicated to developing a community of faculty leaders across CSM who are empowered to advance equity, diversity, inclusion, anti-racism and anti-oppression initiatives.
Dr. Zaver brings new vision and energy to the team and we are excited to see the great things to come under her leadership.