Position Description:

The Department of Pediatrics (DoP), invites applicants to apply to a 1.0 FTE, AMHSP Pediatric Neurologist position, with subspecialty interest and training in epilepsy. The position is part of the Section of Pediatric Neurology at the Alberta Children's Hospital, within Alberta Health Services, Calgary Zone.

The preferred target start date is October 1, 2026

This is a major clinical position with 70% of the time allocation dedicated to clinical activity supporting our epilepsy and general neurology services. For the remaining 30% of time allocation, the successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the academic, educational, and leadership activities of the Section. The distribution of activities can be proportionally allocated based on the successful candidate's goals, interests, and experience in alignment with opportunities and initiatives within the Section. This position will be at the Clinical Assistant Professor level or higher, commensurate with experience and profile. The preferred candidate will have immediate experience practicing in an academic tertiary-quaternary center. Certification and competency in EEG reading is an absolute requirement for the position, and an ability to read evoked potentials (EPs) is desirable.

This position will join the existing group of 4 full-time pediatric epileptologists, with a range of expertise, in the Alberta Children's Hospital Comprehensive Children's Epilepsy Program. Activities within the Epilepsy Program include: a very active Paediatric epilepsy monitoring unit and surgical evaluation program, both inpatient and outpatient routine and prolonged EEG services, a robust ambulatory EEG service, Pediatric & Neonatal Intensive Care EEG monitoring, a ketogenic diet program, vagus nerve stimulation assessment and monitoring, and ongoing clinical trials. Our program runs in conjunction with the Adult Epilepsy program at the University of Calgary as part of the overall Calgary Epilepsy Program.

In addition, to a focused role in our epilepsy program, the successful candidate will join an existing group of 10 full-time Pediatric Neurologists (inclusive of our pediatric epileptologists) and 6 part-time/affiliate/adjunct faculty. Our Section has a diverse breadth of subspecialty expertise and interests that include: sleep, neuromuscular disorders, stroke, neurocritical care, neurotrauma, neuroinflammation, headache, neonatal neurology, fetal neurology and neurodevelopment, as well as epilepsy.

The Section of Pediatric Neurology is based at Alberta Children's Hospital (ACH) and provides comprehensive in-patient consultative services to all in-patient units, 2 NICU's (ACH and FMC) and one level two PICU within the Calgary region. The Section also provides out-patient clinical management, for a large number of patients with complex conditions at the ACH. The approximate 2+ million population catchment area includes all of southern Alberta, southwestern Saskatchewan, and southeastern British Columbia. Pediatric Neurology is well-established program at the ACH that receives exceptional support for growth, with an expectation that it develops into a top-tier quaternary referral center. Further, all members of the Section are encouraged to contribute to the academic mission, and educational scholarship, within Pediatric Neurology.

For more information regarding this position, please contact: Dr. Michael Esser, Section Head of Pediatric Neurology ([redacted]).

Interested applicants should apply through the website portal and include the following attachments with their application:
• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae
• The names and contact information for three referees.
• All interviewed applicants will require three letters of reference that speak to their academic and professional experience to be sent to: Dr. Antonia Stang, Department Head: [redacted] and [redacted]

Qualifications:

Qualifications include an MD, with preferred certification by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCPC) in Pediatric Neurology. Additional recognized training, and/or certification in EEG interpretation, from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA), is desired and is an absolute requirement for any candidate intending to participate in the interpretation of EEGs.

The candidate must be eligible for Licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta.

Must read, write, and speak English.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and Permanent Residents will be given priority.

Applicants who do not currently hold an independent license to practice in Alberta will need to submit a letter of eligibility from the CPSA along with the rest of their application. Please refer to the CPSA website for instructions on how to obtain your eligibility letter https://cpsa.ca/physicians/registration/apply-to-practise/independent-practice/