Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Mechanistic Interactions in Psychosis

University of Ottawa • Ottawa, ON

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The University of Ottawa invites applications for a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Mechanistic interactions in Psychosis. The successful candidate will hold a clinical non-tenure-track position with the Faculty of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry, and a Scientific appointment to The Royal’s Institute of Mental Health Research (IMHR) and be a Core Academic Member of the Brain-Heart Interconnectome (BHI). The Chairholder will hold or will be eligible to hold a license to practice medicine with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO). We are interested in attracting an established research leader with demonstrated strengths in psychosis research, with a focus on the mechanistic interactions that contribute to the onset, progression, persistence, and treatment response of psychotic disorders. The successful candidate will bring an internationally recognized program of research that integrates psychiatry, neuroscience, and advanced methodological approaches to better understand psychosis across biological, cognitive, behavioural, and systems levels. Areas of particular interest include neuroimaging, computational psychiatry, artificial intelligence and machine learning, multimodal data integration, brain–heart interconnections, interoception and physiology-informed models of psychosis, and the translation of mechanistic discoveries into more precise, personalized, and measurable approaches to care. The Chair will be expected to lead a collaborative, patient- and client-centred research program that advances the understanding of psychosis, strengthens precision psychiatry, and contributes to improved assessment, intervention, and outcomes for people living with psychotic disorders. The successful candidate will become an integral part of our dynamic and research-intensive environment with access to state-of-the-art facilities and strong support from the University of Ottawa and IMHR, where brain-heart research has been identified as a strategic priority within our 'Health' research mandate. This environment encompasses the Faculty of Medicine’s clinical departments (e.g., Department of Medicine, Psychiatry), as well as departments of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (CMM), Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology (BMI), School of Epidemiology and Public Health (SEPH), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (SPS) and the Department of Innovation in Medical Education (DIME). As a Core Academic Member of the BHI, the candidate will be well positioned to apply their skills to the unique challenges of interconnected brain-heart disorders. The BHI is a ground-breaking interdisciplinary research program aimed at accelerating prevention, detection, treatment and care of interconnected brain and heart disorders through research co-produced with patients and other knowledge users.

Requirements

• MD or MD/PhD, with significant research track record in a field related to the position.
• Superior research achievements in the CRC’s identified area(s) and proof of interdisciplinary collaborations.
• A solid record with respect to publication record, teaching and training of students at the graduate level.
• The ability to obtain external research funds.
• Excellent communication skills in either English or French.
• Nominees for Tier 1 Chair positions must be Full Professors or Associate Professors who are expected to be promoted to the full professor level within one or two years of the nomination. Alternatively, if they come from outside the academic sector, nominees must possess the necessary qualifications to be appointed at these levels.

Nice To Haves

• English-French bilingualism is an asset.
• New CRC nominees are also eligible for infrastructure support from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to help acquire state-of-the-art equipment essential to their work.

Responsibilities

• Lead a collaborative, patient- and client-centred research program that advances the understanding of psychosis, strengthens precision psychiatry, and contributes to improved assessment, intervention, and outcomes for people living with psychotic disorders.
• Scholarly activities such as research, artistic or literary creation, or professional work
• Academic service
• Graduate and post-graduate trainee supervision
• Teaching

Benefits

• A generous pay and benefits package that includes a competitive salary, a defined benefit pension plan, group insurance coverage and an employee and family assistance program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree