Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track (Global Health Engineering)

Location: hirify.global Vancouver Campus, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The role is a full-time, tenure-track faculty appointment. Selected Canada Impact+ Emerging Leader nominees must be working and residing outside Canada when the award is accepted on July 1, 2026; expatriate Canadians wishing to relocate to Canada may apply.

Salary: CAD 140,000–160,000 per annum.

Company

The University of British Columbia's Department of Medicine and School of Biomedical Engineering conduct interdisciplinary research, education, and innovation at the intersection of medicine, engineering, biology, and healthcare.

What you will do

• Establish and lead a research program in Global Health Engineering and Equitable Health Technologies.
• Develop, translate, implement, and evaluate technologies that improve health outcomes and advance health equity across diverse populations and resource settings.
• Create solutions for disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, rehabilitation, and healthcare delivery.
• Collaborate with healthcare providers, communities, patients, health authorities, public health organizations, and other stakeholders to develop scalable technologies.
• Teach undergraduate and graduate biomedical engineering courses, mentor learners, and contribute service to the university and academic communities.
• Use the Conconi Family Biodevice Foundry and other hirify.global infrastructure for technology development, prototyping, validation, and deployment.

Requirements

• MD and/or PhD, with eligibility for appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor at hirify.global.
• Current or potential eligibility for registration as a Professional Engineer or Limited Licensee with Engineers and Geoscientists BC.
• Established or emerging research program in Global Health Engineering, Equitable Health Technologies, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, or a related field.
• Expertise in healthcare technologies such as diagnostics, biosensors, medical devices, therapeutics, vaccines, digital health platforms, or AI-enabled solutions.
• Evidence or strong potential for excellence in research, teaching, mentorship, and scholarly activity.
• Ability to build interdisciplinary and community-engaged partnerships and commitment to inclusive research, training, and learning environments.

Nice to have

• Experience in technology translation, implementation science, commercialization, intellectual property, licensing, venture creation, or industry partnerships.
• Experience working with rural, remote, Indigenous, or other underserved communities.
• Experience using data science, artificial intelligence, or digital technologies in health research or healthcare delivery.

Culture & Benefits

• Tenure-track faculty appointment with research funding and institutional support through the Canada Impact+ Emerging Leaders program.
• Potential six-year award valued at CAD 100,000 annually, renewable once for an additional six years, subject to program approval.
• Generous benefits package and pension plan.
• Access to leaves, services, resources, and career development opportunities.
• Commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, accessibility, reconciliation, and an inclusive academic environment.

Hiring process

• Submit a cover letter, contribution statement, research proposal, teaching and mentorship statement, equity, diversity, and inclusion statement, CV, and three referees.
• Applications are reviewed beginning October 28, 2026, and remain open until the position is filled.
• Emerging Leaders are expected to begin at hirify.global no later than June 30, 2027; nominations require review by the Tri-agency Institutional Programs Secretariat.