Lecturer/Assistant Professor

Date Posted: 11/07/2025

Closing Date: 12/12/2025, 11:59PM ET

Req ID: 45918

Job Category: Faculty - Clinical

Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine

Department: Dept of Psychiatry

Hospital Affiliation: Unity Health Toronto - St. Michael's

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

St. Michael's Hospital – one of the sites of Unity Health Toronto – is a fully-affiliated University of Toronto teaching and research institution. In conjunction with the University of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, St. Michael's Hospital is recruiting for a Consultation Liaison Psychiatrist to join the Mental Health and Addictions Service to provide Consultation Liaison (CL) psychiatry care. The successful candidate will have an academic position description of Clinician-Teacher and must be eligible for a full-time clinical academic appointment at the rank of Lecturer or Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. The anticipated start date is July 1, 2026, but negotiable. 

St. Michael's Hospital is located in the heart of downtown Toronto and serves a diverse community, often caring for the most vulnerable and marginalized individuals. The hospital and department are committed to providing care that is accessible to all and accountable to the values of equity, inclusion and anti-racism. Health care services for people who use drugs is an integral part of the work in the Mental Health and Addictions Service and across the hospital. 

The successful candidate must hold a Medical Degree and hold or be eligible for certification in Psychiatry by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and have or be eligible of independent licensure in Ontario. The ideal candidate will have exemplary clinical skills, be equipped to work in an active interdisciplinary clinical environment and be dedicated to the highest quality of patient care. Primary clinical responsibilities will include joining the inpatient CL inpatient service and providing CL psychiatry outpatient care, including dedicated mental health services for a general CL outpatient clinic. Participation in the Urgent Care Program, under the Ambulatory Psychiatry Division will be included in the complement of clinical services that the joining psychiatrist will provide.

As a full-time member of the Department, the candidate will provide Psychiatry on-call service as part of their clinical responsibilities. The candidate will also have educational responsibilities, which will include clinical supervision, overseeing exams, teaching seminars and participating in educational requirements that are part of the University of Toronto's Undergraduate Medical Education and Postgraduate Medical Education curricula. The Department of Psychiatry has a strong tradition in the integration of clinical, teaching and research excellence. Dedication to learner education and involvement in academic activities are essential components of this position.

Remuneration will be based on fees for service, available sessional and stipends and the Academic Trust Fund. Applications will be reviewed until December 12, 2025, after which the posting will close. 

Interested Candidates can submit a letter of interest and curriculum vitae to: 

Dr. Karen Shin, Chief-of-Psychiatry, St. Michael's Hospital

in care of Kyle Bernardo:

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