Job Description

Date Posted: 04/27/2026
Closing Date: 06/01/2026, 11:59PM ET Open until Filled
Req ID: 47889
Job Category: Faculty - Limited Term Chair
Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Department: Temerty Commercialization & Parternships
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Existing Vacancy: Yes

The Temerty Faculty of Medicine invites applications for the Temerty Health Nexus Chair in Innovation and Technology. The successful candidate must currently hold, or have received an offer of, an academic appointment at the University of Toronto, at the rank of Associate or Full Professor. The Chair will be held for a fixed five-year term. The anticipated start date is July 1, 2026, or another mutually agreed-upon date.

The Temerty Health Innovation & Technology Chair is intended to support the development, translation, and implementation of transformative health technologies, enabling innovations to advance from early-stage research and concept development to practical application and real-world impact.

The Chairholder will play a critical role in accelerating health innovation within the Faculty’s ecosystem by contributing to strategic initiatives, mentoring innovators, and facilitating interdisciplinary collaboration across clinical, research, and industry domains. Innovations supported through the Chair should aim to improve patient outcomes, enhance health system efficiency, and address health inequities through scalable and impactful solutions.

Applicants from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds who are widely respected in their field are encouraged to apply. Candidates may be engaged in basic, clinical, translational, or industrial research and must hold a PhD, MD, or equivalent degree in an allied health discipline. Applicants are expected to demonstrate a strong and sustained record of peer-reviewed publications, success in securing external funding for collaborative or interdisciplinary research initiatives, and excellence in teaching and mentorship. Preference will be given to candidates with a demonstrated record of advancing innovations toward translation and/or commercialization, including transforming research into applied technologies, ventures, or real-world health solutions, as well as experience in cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary collaboration. Strong communication skills and a demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and inclusive leadership are considered assets.

The Chairholder is expected to:

• • Lead and contribute to initiatives that support the commercialization and translation of health innovations emerging from the Temerty Medicine. This may include technologies and approaches in digital health, diagnostics, medical imaging, artificial intelligence and machine learning, medical devices, novel drug and biological therapies, rapid manufacturing platforms, personalized interventions, etc.,
  • Serve as a mentor and advisor to health innovators within the Faculty,
  • Actively participate in the Health Innovation Hub (H2i) and support other entrepreneurship initiatives led by Temerty Medicine’s Commercialization and Partnerships unit,
  • Contribute to building a robust innovation culture and ecosystem, and
  • Engage with clinical, academic, and industry partners to promote collaboration.

The Chairholder will be appointed as a Senior Coordinating Mentor within H2i, Temerty Medicine’s health accelerator. The Chairholder is expected to dedicate a minimum of 20% of their time (0.2 FTE) to H2i-related responsibilities, which include:

• • Mentoring and providing strategic guidance to ventures supported by H2i,
  • Supporting the design and delivery of H2i programming and initiatives, and
  • Serving as a strategic leadership advisor to the Director of Commercialization and Partnerships, supporting H2i planning and priority-setting

This contribution is a core and mandatory expectation of the Chair and must be sustained throughout the term.

The Chair award provides an annual allocation of $170,000 per annum, consisting of $150,000 to support the Chairholder’s salary and $20,000 to support activities directly related to the Chair’s mandate in health innovation and technology. All expenditures must comply with University of Toronto’s policies.

Applications will be accepted until June 1, 2026 at 11:59pm, or until the position is filled. All nominations must be submitted by a Departmental Chair, with a limit of one application per department.

Applications must include:

1. 1. a cover letter of support from the Department Chair confirming support for the appointment, including protected time for the required 20% (0.2FTE) commitment to H2i,
   2. the applicant’s curriculum vitae, and
   3. a 5-page (maximum) statement outlining:
      1. 1. current and future plans for innovation and/or technology advancement,
         2. educational interests related to the Chair’s mandate,
         3. planned engagement with H2i,
         4. an Equity, Diversity, indigeneity, Inclusion, Accessibility (EDIIA) statement, and
   4. names of three academic or industry references.

Applications must be submitted as a single PDF and sent via email to:

Professor Justin Nodwell

Vice Dean, Research & Health Science Education, Temerty Faculty of Medicine

c/o Soror Sharifpoor
Director, Commercialization & Partnerships
Temerty Faculty of Medicine
email: soror.sharifpoor@utoronto.ca

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Home to over 40 departments and institutes, the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine lies at the heart of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TAHSN) and is a global leader in groundbreaking research and education, spanning clinical medicine, basic science and the rehabilitation sciences sectors.

For more information about the Temerty Faculty of Medicine’s research & innovation platform, please visit: medicine.utoronto.ca/research

The Health Innovation Hub was established to create a culture, infrastructure, and momentum that translates discoveries and ideas into problem-solving designs, services and products, and to foster the success of health technology companies. For more information about H2i, please visit: h2i.utoronto.ca

Also see the Faculty’s Academic Strategic Plan for further details on its institutional vision: medicine.utoronto.ca/asp