University Health Network (UHN), a University of Toronto (UofT) teaching hospital, is seeking applicants for the Lillian Love Chair in Women’s Health at UHN. The successful candidate must be eligible for an academic appointment at the level of associate or full professor at the University of Toronto, and an appointment/employment at UHN. The term of the Chair position is 5 years with the opportunity for one 5-year renewal following a successful review. Applications will be accepted until May 9th, 2025, or until filled. The position start date is September 1st, 2025, or a mutually agreed upon date.
The Lillian Love Chair in Women’s Health will be used to primarily support program of research, for the development and support of research, education and other scholarly activities in Women’s Health. The role will involve active leadership internally, locally, nationally and internationally, to advance research strategies to address women’s health. The Chair holder will integrate, build and strengthen the existing team’s efforts, and champion collaborative and integrative research to build bridges and engagement across the broader UHN/UofT community. Through research and scholarly activities, the Chair holder will help position UHN as a global leader in knowledge generation and translation in the area of women’s health.
With a growing international reputation, applicants from a wide variety of backgrounds, with an international reputation in their field, are encouraged. We welcome applicants working in any research domain directly relevant to women’s health. The successful candidate must have a strong research focus and hold either an MD or a PhD in a related discipline with significant expertise in research relevant to women’s health. If a practicing clinician, they must hold or be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO), and certification from Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC), or international equivalent. The candidate’s excellence in scholarly achievement should be evidenced by local, national, and international collaborations, grants and peer-reviewed publications. A track record of excellence, collaborative science, knowledge mobilization, productivity, partnership-building, and leadership is essential.
The Chair holder’s remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The Chair will be based at UHN, and if the Chair holder is a clinician, they are expected to become a member of the UHN academic practice plan and will be entitled to additional support commensurate with academic and clinical activities.
Applications will be accepted until May 9th, 2025, or until the position is filled. Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, three letters of reference and curriculum vitae via e-mail to:
Cheryl.ku@uhn.ca
Pam Hubley RN MSc FCAN
Vice President & Chief Nurse Executive, University Health Network
Adjunct Professor, Lawrence S. Bloomberg, Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto
Cynthia R Whitehead, MD, PhD
Director and Scientist, Wilson Centre for Research in Education at University Health Network & Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
BMO Financial Group Chair in Health Professions Education Research, UHN
c/o Cheryl Ku, Education Coordinator, The Wilson Centre Cheryl.ku@uhn.ca.
UHN is Canada's No. 1 hospital and the world's No. 1 publicly funded hospital; a research hospital fully affiliated with the University of Toronto and a member of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network. As of 2023-2024 TeamUHN is comprised of 24,490 Staff, 2,043 Physicians, 493 Volunteers, 159 Patient Partners, and 14,400 Learners. With 10 sites and more than 20,000 members of TeamUHN, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education at UHN and West Park Healthcare Centre.
As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care, and it has a proud history of innovative research and important discoveries.
UHN’s Education enterprise includes Canada's first integration of a hospital and School of Applied Health Sciences and School of Continuing Education – The Michener; 5 campuses for learning and teaching; 16,947 full-time and part-time learners across more than 45 health professions; affiliations with more than 90 schools (in addition to primary with the University of Toronto); and 9 Centres of Education Excellence including The Wilson Centre for Research in Education at UHN.
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