Clinician Scientist - Department of Family & Community Medicine

Overview The Department of Family and Community Medicine at St. Michael’s Hospital in conjunction with the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto is seeking a qualified

full‑time Family Physician clinician‑scientist . The SMH DFCM has the largest primary care research program among Ontario family medicine teaching sites. The department’s mission is reflected in the research conducted by its members to improve health through advocacy, equity, and world‑leading primary health care, teaching, and research. DFCM members are leading significant research in areas of population health including social, economic and policy determinants of health, including precarious housing; immigrant and refugee health; Indigenous wellbeing; primary care models; respiratory infections, HIV, and other infections; diabetes and other chronic diseases; and global and international health.

Position Overview We are seeking a candidate for an academic position description of Clinician Scientist (CS) who must be eligible for a full‑time clinical academic appointment at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor at the University of Toronto. The expected start date of the position is October 1, 2026, or shortly before or thereafter. The successful candidate must hold an MD degree and College of Family Physicians of Canada certification in family medicine (or equivalent) and be eligible for licensing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. There is a strong preference for family physicians who can practice comprehensive family medicine at the St. Michael’s Department of Family and Community Medicine and Academic Family Health Team with the expectation that clinical care and clinical teaching will occupy 30 % of their time and 70 % will be protected research time.

Qualifications

Graduate degree or equivalent in health services research, epidemiology, a relevant social science, or related fields.

Outstanding record of research including grants, publications, and presentations appropriate for career stage.

Evidence of working with policy makers and/or teams across disciplines to answer complex health care questions and engagement of the end users of research.

Commitment to social justice and equity.

Key Responsibilities The successful candidate will be responsible for directing and supporting a research program, including obtaining peer‑reviewed grants as principal investigator, writing high‑impact peer‑reviewed papers, supervising students at the graduate level, and presenting at local, national, and international meetings. Engagement with patients, clinicians, and policy‑makers in the research process is expected. We are seeking a candidate whose research program aims to improve patient care and health outcomes in Primary Care.

Research Centers

The Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science (KRCBS), which advances basic and translational science.

The Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (LKSKI), which drives clinical and health services research.

Background St. Michael’s is Canada’s leading Catholic Academic Health Sciences Center, fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, and is part of Unity Health Toronto, a network that includes St. Joseph’s Health Centre and Providence Healthcare. The St. Michael’s Department of Family and Community Medicine and Academic Family Health Team is a large, dynamic, and diverse group comprised of five Family Medicine clinics, all located in Toronto’s downtown core serving 50,000 patients. Our Department is strongly committed to the care of the inner‑city population. Unity Health is an academic health network of University of Toronto‑affiliated teaching hospitals, including St. Michael’s Hospital, a leading research hospital recognized for its growing impact on health innovation and patient care. Research at Unity Health includes over 264 investigators working within two internationally recognized research entities: the Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science (KRCBS) and the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (LKSKI). The LKSKI is home to more than 200 leading researchers conducting work in population and global health, clinical epidemiology, health services and policy, knowledge translation and implementation science, and data science.

Remuneration Estimated remuneration is in the range of $200,000 to $225,000 per annum based on an Alternate Funding Plan, clinical billings, and starting research salary support including from the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute and a research stipend payable through the St. Michael’s Family Medicine Associates academic practice plan. Applications will be accepted until May 29, 2026.

EEO Statement Unity Health recognizes that scholars have varying career paths and that career interruptions due to personal circumstances can be part of an excellent academic record. Search committee members have been instructed to give careful consideration to, and be sensitive to the impact of, career interruptions in their assessments.

Unity Health Toronto’s commitment to anti‑racism, equity and social accountability is essential to our ability to provide exceptional care experiences and to drive research and academic excellence. We encourage applications from qualified candidates and especially welcome applicants who are Indigenous, Black or racialized, persons with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTQ2+, and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

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