"Associate Professor/Professor - The CAMH Chair in Mental Health Nursing Research"

The Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing at the University of Toronto invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position in Nursing. The position will be at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2026. The successful candidate may be named to the CAMH Chair in Mental Health Nursing Research for a five-year term, which will be renewable following a favourable review.

The Position
Applicants must have an entry-to-practice degree (BScN or MN) in nursing, as well as a PhD in nursing or a related discipline. All applicants must be eligible for registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario. Candidates must also have a demonstrated exceptional record of excellence in research and teaching. We seek candidates with a strong program of research in the field of mental health nursing with a focus on healthcare pathways, transitions, and optimized patient experience, implementation of best evidence and emerging practices, patient reported outcomes and/or nursing care of patients with mental health conditions. Advancing research competencies and capabilities in nursing and health disciplines, with a focus on practice-based research, is also a strength.

Candidates must also have experience working with, teaching, or mentoring/supervising diverse groups or diverse students along with the ability to contribute to fostering diversity on campus, and within the curriculum or nursing profession, demonstrated through the application materials. Candidates will have an established international reputation and will be expected to sustain and lead innovative and independent research at the highest international level and to maintain an outstanding, competitive, and externally funded research program.

Resources from this Chair, which is supported by a $2 million endowment, will support the Chair in the integration of research, education and clinical work to advance mental health nursing research. A strong track record as a clinical nurse scholar, including publications in leading journals and as an externally-funded investigator with a focus on mental health nursing research, and in particular, care transitions, care outcomes, self-managed and/or digital/remote innovative technology solutions aimed to improve patient experience, systems and models of care is essential.

Evidence of excellence in teaching should be demonstrable through teaching accomplishments and in a dossier of prior teaching experience (as outlined below). Evidence of excellence in research will be evidenced by field-relevant publications considered of international quality, award of substantial competitive funding, the submitted research statement, and strong endorsements from referees of high standing. Applicants whose research involves significant clinical or practice engagement are strongly encouraged. An ability to initiate collaborations and work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams is highly desirable.

Applications will be evaluated in regard to the applicant’s record of scholarly activity, national/international reputation, relevance of their research, and expectation for ongoing academic achievement and contributions to the field.

Salary and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

All qualified candidates are invited to apply by clicking on the link below. Applications must include: a cover letter; a current curriculum vitae; a research statement outlining current and future research activities; up to three representative publications; a 1-2 page statement outlining experience working with, teaching, or mentoring/supervising diverse groups or diverse students and contributions to fostering diversity on campus, and within the curriculum or nursing profession; and a teaching dossier which includes a statement of teaching philosophy, a description of prior teaching experience and graduate student supervision, sample course materials, and teaching evaluations.

If you have questions about this position, please contact dean.nursing@utoronto.ca. All application materials must be submitted online.

Applicants must provide the name and contact information of three references. The University of Toronto’s recruiting tool will automatically solicit and collect letters of reference from each referee within 48 hours after an application is submitted. Applicants, however, remain responsible for ensuring that references submit letters (on letterhead, dated, and signed) by the closing date. More details on the automatic reference letter collection, including timelines, are available in the candidate FAQ.

Submission guidelines can be found at http://uoft.me/how-to-apply. Your CV and cover letter should be uploaded into the dedicated fields. We recommend combining attached documents into one or two files in PDF/MS Word format.

All application materials, including recent reference letters, must be received by January 12, 2026.