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Project Coordinator, Postgraduate Education Programs

Date Posted : 03 / 28 / 2025

Req ID : 42334

Faculty / Division : Temerty Faculty of Medicine

Department : Department of Surgery

Campus : St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Position Number : 00057713

Description : About us :

Home to over 40 departments and institutes, the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine lies at the heart of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network and is a global leader in ground-breaking research and education, spanning clinical medicine, basic science and the rehabilitation sciences sectors.

Your opportunity :

The Department of Surgery is a strong network of faculty and learners, and traverses six fully affiliated hospitals and an expanding number of community-affiliated hospitals. We have approximately 335 full-time faculty, 115 part-time faculty, 165 adjunct faculty and 40 research scientists. We are responsible for surgical teaching of all medical students throughout the four years of our undergraduate curriculum. We oversee eleven residency programs with a total enrolment of approximately 250 trainees. We have an extremely large fellowship program which sees approximately 250 fellows from 15countries coming each year to learn with our surgeons.

As Project Coordinator, Postgraduate Education Programs you will lead the development, implementation and evaluation of the Department of Surgery's medical education program expansion to community sites. Working closely with the Program Directors, the Vice Chair Education and the Director, Postgraduate Education, your demonstrated initiative and problem solving skills are key to creating and sustaining a responsive and positive environment for our residents. Your outstanding organizational and communication skills will enable you to collaborate with faculty and residents to successfully navigate multiple time-sensitive deadlines in a dynamic work environment.

Your responsibilities will include :

• Identifying best practices and standardising common processes across the Department relating to residency training, including Academic Half Days, Journal Clubs, and related education development activities
• Coordinating tasks for projects with community stakeholders, Program Directors andadministrators to support the expansion of programs, ensuring alignment with program goals and fostering effective collaboration
• Building and strengthening relationships with stakeholders and partners of strategic importance
• Analyzing processes and recommending changes for more efficient coordination of operations
• Coordinating and implementing project plans including, ensuring documentation accuracy, securing approvals, monitoring deadlines, addressing concerns proactively and within role's scope, and escalating issues to senior staff when necessary

Essential Qualifications :

To be successful in this role you will be :

This is a 1-year term position.

Closing Date : 04 / 11 / 2025, 11 : 59PM ET

Employee Group : USW

Appointment Type : Budget - Term

Schedule : Full-Time

Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone :

USW Pay Band 12 $79,874. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $102,147. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation / Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.

Job Category : Administrative / Managerial

Recruiter : Dinuka Perera

Lived Experience Statement

Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

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

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http : / / uoft.me / UP .

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact [email protected] .

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