"Canada Impact+ Research Chairs – Scientist/Senior Scientist (Intake 2)"

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The University Health Network, a University of Toronto teaching hospital, is seeking applicants for the Canada Impact+ Research Chair program.

UHN, where “above all else the needs of patients come first”, encompasses Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and the Michener Institute of Education. The breadth of research, the complexity of the cases treated, and the magnitude of its educational enterprise has made UHN a national and international resource for patient care, research and education. With a long tradition of ground breaking firsts and a purpose of “Transforming lives and communities through excellence in care, discovery and learning”, the University Health Network (UHN), Canada’s largest research teaching hospital, brings together over 16,000 employees, more than 1,200 physicians, 8,000+ students, and many volunteers. UHN is a caring, creative place where amazing people are amazing the world.

The Canada Impact+ Research Chairs program is a one-time initiative designed to support institutions in attracting world-leading researchers to address critical national and global challenges. The program offers eligible institutions the opportunity to nominate internationally renowned scholars and scientists as chairholders in areas of strategic importance to Canada. Only candidates who are internationally based (both working and residing outside of Canada) at the time of the first intake application deadline are eligible to apply.

The Impact+ program emphasizes both research excellence and tangible impact. Impact+ Chairs will receive long-term funding and institutional supports that advance ambitious and transformative projects in Canada’s strategic priority areas, build and maintain exceptional research teams, and collaborate with partners across sectors and borders. Impact+ chairholders will drive the translation of discoveries into applications, commercialization and social and economic benefits for Canada and the world, and develop the next generation of highly qualified personnel.

UHN invites applications for full-time, Senior Scientist and Scientist positions to advance transformational research programs that support the growth of the Canadian economy in one or more of the following priority areas:

• Advanced digital technologies (AI, quantum, cybersecurity)
• Health, including biotechnology
• Manufacturing and advanced materials
• Defence and dual-use technologies

The nominee’s research area must demonstrably align with one or more of the categories listed above and the research priorities at one of UHN’s research institutes. Two maximum award values are available: $8 million over eight years ($1 million per year) or $4 million over eight years ($500,000 per year).

Appointments will be at the rank of Scientist or Senior Scientist with an anticipated start date between September 2026 and July 2027. Appointments will be made to an appropriate UHN institute. Some positions may be cross-appointed at an affiliated Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TAHSN) institution with an academic appointment to a University of Toronto department.

Successful candidates will have an established, excellent, innovative and internationally recognized research trajectory and an outstanding, independent, externally funded research program. The candidate’s record of excellence in research should be demonstrated by a record of significant, sustained contributions and publications in top-ranked and field-relevant academic journals and internationally ranked presses, participation in professional associations through conference presentations and service work, obtaining competitive funding sources, and strong endorsements by referees of high standing. In keeping with the program’s objectives of research excellence and impact, successful candidates will have a strong record of research impact, including research translation, mobilization, and application with concrete economic and/or social benefits for a range of end users and stakeholders.

The rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Expatriate Canadians wishing to relocate to Canada are encouraged to apply.

For more information on how to apply, please visit the job listing or contact edi@uhn.ca.