The University Health Network (UHN), Division of Infectious Diseases and the Ajmera Transplant Centre, in conjunction with the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, is seeking an Academic Infectious Diseases Physician with interest in Transplant Infectious Disease and the Immunocompromised Host, in the Clinician Investigator track. The successful applicant must be eligible for a full-time clinical academic appointment as a Clinician at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor within the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto. The effective start date is July 1, 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The successful candidate must hold an MD degree, be eligible for certification in the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Infectious Diseases, have, or be eligible for, licensure in Ontario. An advanced thesis-based degree (Masters or Ph.D.) or equivalent in health research is required, and candidates with specialized clinical training in oncology and/or transplant infectious disease will be preferred. A proven record of scholarly achievements, in the form of research grants and peer-reviewed publications, is an asset. The ideal candidate must have the potential to enhance the existing research portfolio in infectious diseases of the immunocompromised host including clinical or translational research. Particular areas of interest to the group include infections in hematopoietic stem cell transplant and oncology patients (viral infections and vaccines), drug resistant bacterial infections including novel therapies, and the microbiome as it pertains to clinical outcomes in this population.