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Endowed Chair in Addiction Psychiatry - University of Toronto

News Date: Friday, September 25, 2020 - 13:30

The Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) invite applications for the Chair in Addiction Psychiatry. This position is a University of Toronto Endowed Chair. The expected start date is January 1, 2021.

The University of Toronto has one of the strongest research and teaching faculties in North America, and is consistently ranked as the top Canadian university in international rankings. The Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TAHSN), composed of the University and including CAMH amongst its nine fully affiliated institutes, is one of the world’s largest, most productive academic health science centres.

 

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (250 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1R8) is Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital, as well as one of the world's leading research centres in the area of addiction and mental health. CAMH combines clinical care, research, education, policy development and health promotion to transform the lives of people affected by mental health and addiction issues.

 

Candidates for the endowed chair position must have a distinguished record of external funding, strong evidence of research and scholarly achievement, consistent record of publication, experience in mentoring, and documentation of outstanding teaching performance. Candidates must demonstrate a proven capacity for leadership, integration and collaboration in the field of addiction psychiatry. 

 

The successful candidate must be a member of a teaching faculty of a degree-granting institution; have a research focus on some aspect of addictive disorders; and hold either a Medical Degree and be eligible for licensure in Ontario or a PhD. The successful candidate must also be eligible for an academic appointment as an Associate or Full Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto and the School of Graduate Studies at the University of Toronto. 

 

The Chair in Addiction Psychiatry will be for an initial five-year term with renewal for a subsequent five-year term upon successful review of the research program. The Chair will be entitled to a research stipend and funding to support their research program. If the successful candidate is an MD, compensation for clinical activities will depend on the amount of clinical work performed; the total compensation from all sources including the position will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and would be at or above $200,000 depending on clinical duties and the amount of clinical work performed. If the successful candidate is a PhD, the total compensation from all sources including the position will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and would be at or above $180,000.

 

Full application details and instructions can be found at the following link:

https://jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-Associate-Full-Professor-Chair-in-Addiction-Psychiatry-ON/541458117/

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. 

 

All qualified applicants are invited to apply by forwarding a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and the names of three referees to:
Chair’s Office, Department of Psychiatry, 
Attention: Rachel Delaney
250 College Street, Suite 835, Toronto, Ontario M5T 1R8
Tel: 416.979.6948 Email: rachel.delaney@utoronto.ca

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