Chronic Pain Clinical Investigator - Calgary Zone

The Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine is experiencing a rejuvenation and expansion of its academic mission with the recruitment of young, clinical investigators.  Coupled with the increased funding for research and education, and cross-disciplinary collaborations, the future is both bright and exciting. The HBI is focused on Excellence in Brain and Mental Health (BMH) Research and Education. It brings together over 300 full members working in this area. Following from its vision “Healthy Brains for Better Lives”, the strategic goals of the HBI are to make key, internationally recognized discoveries and transform clinical research in the neurosciences and mental health. To achieve this goal the HBI has created a “NeuroDiscovery Framework”, which aligns research within three themes of Brain & Behaviour, Neural Injury & Repair and Healthy Brain Aging. Each theme is composed of BMH Teams organized in a translational continuum, which includes biomedical, clinical, population and public health researchers. The teams take advantage of several key technology platforms, (such as animal and human imaging), core facilities (optogenetics, neurostimulation, and advanced microscopy) and programs that support them in the pursuit of their research goals.  HBI members are also major users of the university’s world-leading microbiome research facilities. This highly enriched environment is ideally suited to foster research excellence.

Calgary is one of the world’s cleanest cities and has been named one of the world’s most livable cities for years. Calgary is a city of leaders - in business, community, philanthropy and volunteerism. Calgarians benefit from a growing number of world-class dining and cultural events and enjoy more days of sunshine per year than any other major Canadian city. Calgary is less than an hour's drive from the majestic Rocky Mountains and boasts the most extensive urban pathway and bikeway network in North America. 

The University of Calgary adheres to the principles of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) and strives to evaluate research impact responsibly and inclusively by explicitly considering discipline-appropriate methods for demonstrating the quality, significance, and societal impact of a broad range of research contributions.