Lecturer / Assistant / Associate / Full Professor - Academic Palliative Medicine Specialist

Date Posted: 03/11/2026
Closing Date: 04/15/2026, 11:59PM ET
Req ID: 47323
Job Category: Faculty - Clinical
Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Department: Dept of Medicine
Hospital Affiliation: Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Existing Vacancy: Yes

Description:

The Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto and the Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine and Department of Medicine at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is inviting applications for the positions of Academic Palliative Medicine Specialist. There are three Full-Time positions available, one in each of the Community Consult Service, Palliative Care Unit, and Outpatient Clinics. Expected start date of each position is July 2, 2026, or another mutually agreeable date.

The successful candidate for Full-Time position as Community Consultant will be eligible for an academic appointment at the University of Toronto with a position description as a Clinician Teacher, Clinician Educator, Clinician Quality Improvement, or Clinician Investigator at the rank of Lecturer, Assistant, Associate or Full Professor. The successful candidate will be providing in-person palliative care consultations throughout the Sunnybrook satellite sites including in the rehabilitation, transitional care, and long-term care settings. Therefore, applicants for this role must have experience providing palliative care consultations in these care settings. The position involves travel between sites.

The successful candidate for Full-Time position in the Palliative Care Unit, will be eligible for an academic appointment at the University of Toronto with a position description as a Clinician Teacher, Clinician Educator, Clinician Quality Improvement, or Clinician Investigator at the rank of Lecturer, Assistant, Associate or Full Professor.

The successful candidate for Full-Time position in the Outpatient Clinics will be eligible for an academic appointment at the University of Toronto with a position description as a Clinician Teacher, Clinician Educator, Clinician Quality Improvement, or Clinician Investigator at the rank of Lecturer, Assistant, Associate or Full Professor. The successful candidate will be providing outpatient care for patients within the Odette Cancer Center.

We are looking for collegial candidates committed to collaborating with this high performing team and aspiring to advance activities to even greater levels. Responsibilities will include excellent clinical care, superb collaboration and communication with interprofessional team members, supervision of trainees in clinical care setting, formal teaching, involvement in quality improvement and scholarly achievements. The successful candidates will have expertise in complex symptom management and goals of care. Clinical teaching will be at both the undergraduate and postgraduate level. Teaching experience will be measured by the presence of a strong track record of interest and excellence in medical student and resident education, formal training in teaching methodology, awards, leadership as a clinical educator and other relevant experience. The individuals must be strong team players and have demonstrated a commitment to academic scholarship. Quality Improvement and research excellence will be assessed by the presence of research grants, publications, invited presentations, awards, accolades and other related accomplishments. Successful Clinician Teacher, and Clinician Quality Improvement candidates will be 80% clinical and 20% related to teaching, quality improvement, research, and/or administrative duties. Successful Clinician Educator, and Clinician Investigator candidates will be 50% clinical and 50% related to scholarly activities. The successful candidates will join one of our on-call pools, covering either the consult and clinic services, or the palliative care unit as decided in discussion with the Head of the Division.

The successful applicants will join the Division of Palliative Medicine, an Interdepartmental Division at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center with 14 full-time faculty. As a major provider of tertiary and quaternary services, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center is home to the Odette Cancer Center, one of the largest cancer centers in the country, one of the largest ALS clinics in the country, and the largest stroke and trauma centre in Ontario. The Division of Palliative Medicine serves patients with a wide range of serious illnesses including both malignant and non-malignant, including those with a high degree of complexity. The Division of Palliative Medicine supports a 56-bed palliative care unit, a robust inpatient consult service, and ambulatory care clinics in cancer, heart failure, ALS, and renal failure, with plans to expand further.

The successful candidates must hold an MD degree or equivalent; have or be eligible for the Certificate of Added Competency (CAC) in Palliative Care with the College of Family Physicians of Canada, or certification in Palliative Medicine from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. The successful candidates must have licensure to practice from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario and hold active CMPA membership.

Estimated remuneration will be in the range of $232,000-$300,000 (fee-for-service estimate). The successful candidates will also be eligible for academic support through the Hospital’s Alternate Funding Plan commensurate with academic productivity and aligned with the appropriate Department.

Applications will be accepted until April 15, 2026. Interested applicants should submit: (i) a letter of interest, including a statement describing contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion in academic and scholarly work; (ii) a curriculum vitae; and (iii) the names and contact information of three referees, to:

Dr. Sarah Torabi
Head of the Division of Palliative Medicine

Department of Family and Community Medicine
Department of Medicine
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Rm H355, 2075 Bayview Avenue
Toronto, Ontario Canada M4N 3M5
e-mail: sarah.torabi@sunnybrook.ca

Please also cc Nida Syeda at nidaahmed.syeda@sunnybrook.ca

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For more information about the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto, please visit our website at https://www.deptmedicine.utoronto.ca. The Department of Medicine’s academic position descriptions can be viewed on this webpage: https://www.deptmedicine.utoronto.ca/academic-position- descriptions.