Associate Professor of Biotechnology

University of Toronto

Date Posted: 12/12/2025
Closing Date: 01/19/2026, 11:59 PM ET, Open Until Filled
Req ID: 46401
Job Category: Faculty – Tenure Stream (continuing)
Faculty/Division: University of Toronto
Department: Division of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation
Campuses: St. George (Downtown Toronto), University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM), University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)
Existing Vacancy: Yes

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Position Description

The Canada Impact+ Research Chairs program is a one-time initiative designed to attract world-leading researchers to address critical national and global challenges.

• Emphasizes research excellence and tangible impact.
• Chairs receive long-term funding and institutional support for transformative projects.
• Focus on research translation, commercialization, and social/economic benefits.
• Develop the next generation of highly qualified personnel.

The University of Toronto invites applications for full-time faculty positions to advance transformational research programs in strategic priority areas:

• Advanced digital technologies (AI, quantum, cybersecurity)
• Health, including biotechnology
• Clean technology and resource value chains
• Environment, climate resilience, and the Arctic
• Food and water security
• Democratic and community resilience
• Manufacturing and advanced materials
• Defence and dual-use technologies

Nominees’ research areas must demonstrably align with one or more of these categories.

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Appointments

• Rank: Associate Professor or Professor
• Anticipated start: September 2026 – July 2027
• Appointments will be made to an appropriate University of Toronto academic department/unit; some positions may be based at an affiliated institution.

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Candidate Qualifications

Successful candidates will have:

• Established, excellent, innovative, and internationally recognized research trajectory
• Outstanding, independent, externally funded research program
• Demonstrated research excellence:
  • Significant, sustained contributions and publications in top-ranked journals and presses
  • Conference presentations and professional association involvement
  • Competitive funding awards
  • Strong endorsements from high-standing referees
• Strong record of research impact: translation, mobilization, and applications with economic or social benefits
• PhD (required)
• Evidence of teaching excellence: undergraduate and graduate teaching, supervision and mentoring of MA, PhD students, and postdoctoral fellows

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Responsibilities

• Undertake teaching responsibilities at one of the University’s three campuses
• Join a vibrant intellectual community with opportunities for collaborative and interdisciplinary research
• Engage with a highly diverse student population

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Salary & Rank

• Commensurate with qualifications and experience
• Expatriate Canadians relocating to Canada are encouraged to apply

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Application Instructions

Applicants must submit online:

• Cover letter describing research agenda and identifying relevant research stream(s)
• Current CV
• Statement of teaching philosophy
• Names and contact information of three references

Letters of recommendation and a teaching dossier will be requested at a later stage.

Review begins: January 19, 2026. Only complete applications will be considered until the position is filled.

Questions: vpri.search@utoronto.ca
Submission guidelines: http://uoft.me/how-to-apply

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Additional Policies

• University recognizes varied career paths and considers career interruptions due to personal circumstances.
• Committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion: encourages applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities.
• Recruitment and selection processes comply with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)
• Contact for accommodations: uoft.careers@utoronto.ca
• AAU Principles on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Academia adopted; applicants may need to release prior personnel information.
• Voluntary Diversity Survey available via online application system: http://uoft.me/UP