The Department of Psychiatry at the Hospital for Sick Children is seeking to recruit full-time academic Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist(s) to provide expert psychiatric assessment/consultation and ongoing care to children and youth with major psychiatric disorders. Duties include psychiatric assessment, consultation and follow-up of outpatients and inpatients, participation of overnight and weekend on-call duties, as well teaching and supervision of medical students, psychiatry and/or pediatric residents, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP) residents and fellows across disciplines. Strong prior experience in the care of young children and youth with various major psychiatric conditions and their families and caregivers is required. In addition to outpatient work, the individual will provide on-service support to either our consultation liaison service or eating disorders program. It is expected for the applicant to have some demonstrated experience and desire to develop career goals in academic/scholarly work in one of the areas of teaching/education, creative professional activities, quality improvement or research.

Applicants must possess a MD Degree (or equivalent) and be eligible for certification with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. The position requires an individual who has a sub-specialty certification in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (or equivalent). Candidates must be eligible for a full-time clinical academic appointment in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, at the University of Toronto, at the level of Lecturer, Assistant, Associate or Full Professor and have an academic position description, for example, Clinical Teacher/Educator, or Clinical Researcher/Investigator. English language proficiency is required. This is a full-time (0.8 to 1.0 full-time equivalent) position and remuneration is in accordance with the compensation of a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in the province of Ontario. This position is located at the main SickKids’ hospital site located at 555 University Avenue and the institution’s surrounding campuses.

Applications are due by December 12th, 2025 with plans for in-person interviews of eligible applicants in January 2026.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please forward a statement of interest that outlines your clinical and academic experience and goals, curriculum vitae and the names and contact information of three referees via email to:
Kashmala Bulbulia Email: Kashmala.bulbulia@sickkids.ca
C/O Suneeta Monga, MD, FRCPC
Associate Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Hospital for Sick Children
Professor of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.
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About SickKids:
SickKids was recently recognized as the world’s number one pediatric hospital by Newsweek, and it is Canada’s leading centre dedicated to advancing children’s health. The Hospital’s mental health program situated within Thriving Minds and linked to the hospital-wide Mental Health Strategy is responding to unprecedented growth in acuity and volumes of mental health needs across the many pediatric populations we serve. Academically situated within the Garry Hurvitz Centre for Brain and Mental Health Program, the Department is tasked with providing academic excellence across educational, quality improvement, knowledge translation and research initiatives.

About the University of Toronto:
SickKids is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, the largest and most prestigious research-intensive university in Canada. SickKids together with the Department of Psychiatry at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, has a strong tradition in the integration of clinical,
Recruitment of Full-time Clinical (MD) Positions at SickKids teaching and research and other academic activities. The Division of Child & Youth Mental Health has a strong academic portfolio in conjunction with research, clinical and academic partnerships with other hospitals and academic institutions across Canada and internationally.

For more information about the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, please visit our website at www.deptmedicine.utoronto.ca.

Diversity Statement
The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

Accessibility Statement
The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca.