Bring independent research leadership to SickKids, the world’s leading children’s health-care centre, with expertise in translational health science.

The Canada Impact+ Emerging Leaders program supports an exceptional early career researcher through research funding and institutional support. You will hold a full-time Scientist or clinician-scientist appointment at The Hospital for Sick Children. Your program will address Canada’s strategic Health priorities, including biotechnology, while contributing to SickKids’ research setting. A University of Toronto cross-appointment is expected.

Key Responsibilities:

- Mount an innovative, competitive research program
- Secure competitive external research funding




- Seek collaborations with paediatric oncology researchers
- Generate translational research and impacts
- Develop impactful interdisciplinary collaborations

Requirements:

- Exceptional emerging scholar status
- Doctoral degree in Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent form
- Strong record of research excellence
- Potential for independent research leadership
- International residence and employment eligibility requirements

Build a competitive paediatric health research program at SickKids, combining independence, collaboration, external funding, and translation.

📌 SickKids Paediatric Research Scientist (Canada)
🏢 The Hospital for Sick Children
📍 Canada