"Assistant Professor in Child Clinical Psychology"

Located in downtown Toronto, the largest and most culturally diverse city in Canada and on the territory of the Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee and the Wendat Peoples, the Department of Psychology in the Faculty of Arts at Toronto Metropolitan University invites applications for a tenure track position in Child Clinical Psychology at the rank of assistant professor effective July 1, 2026, subject to final budgetary approval. We are especially interested in applicants who are eligible for registration with the College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario and who have interest in supervision of graduate students in our training clinic (child and/or adult).

The successful candidate will engage in a combination of teaching, scholarly research or creative activity and service duties while maintaining an inclusive, equitable, and collegial work environment across all activities. Teaching-related duties will include instruction at the undergraduate and graduate levels, supervision of students, and/or curriculum development. The successful candidate will pursue a strong, innovative research program or creative activity that is externally funded and that produces cutting-edge, high-quality results.

Candidates must hold a doctoral degree in Psychology or a closely related field by the appointment date.

In addition, the successful candidate must present evidence of:

• strong emerging scholarly research and/or creative activity that is current, innovative and impactful as evidenced by, but not limited to, peer-reviewed publications, working papers, public policy contributions, presentations at academic conferences, community and professional work, grants, research related awards and other writing or creative production that contributes to the visibility and prominence of the discipline.
• demonstrated potential for teaching excellence at all levels of the undergraduate curriculum and suitability for teaching in the graduate program, as evidenced by a teaching dossier that includes a teaching philosophy statement, experience with course and curriculum review and/or development, examples of best practices in pedagogy, including effective use of classroom technology and any experience with experiential learning, sample syllabi, strong teaching evaluations, teaching awards, and other relevant achievements in teaching;
• commitment to our values of equity, diversity, and inclusion as it pertains to service, teaching, and scholarly research or creative activities, including a demonstrated ability to make learning accessible and inclusive for a diverse student population; and
• an ability and willingness to contribute to the life of the Psychology Department and the University through collegial service.

This position falls under the jurisdiction of the Toronto Metropolitan Faculty Association (www.tfanet.ca). The minimum salary for the Assistant Professor rank is $103,916.30 per annum.

Applicants must submit their application online via the Faculty Recruitment Portal by clicking on “Start Application Process” to begin. Applications, consisting of the following, must be received by Friday October 3, 2025:

• a letter of application;
• a curriculum vitae;
• a statement of research interests;
• a teaching dossier (including a teaching philosophy statement and results of teaching evaluations); and
• names and contact information of three individuals who may be contacted for references.