Job Description
Through its core values of Courage, Respect and Excellence, CAMH is implementing its Strategic Plan: Connected CAMH, to transform lives, ignite innovation and discovery, revolutionize education and drive social change. CAMH is more than a hospital, it is a cause. CAMH is on a mission to change the way society thinks about and responds to mental illness. They aim to eliminate prejudice and discrimination and shape a world where mental illness is central to our healthcare system – a world where Mental Health is Health.
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The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is seeking a full-time, permanent Scientist with strong research involvement in multiple areas including correctional mental health and violence prevention. Expertise in evaluation of psychosis treatment and interventions, risk assessment and neuropsychological assessment is preferred. The Scientist will engage with multiple stakeholders including patients, families, staff and legal/correctional partners, as well as enhance community engagement. Experience with multiple methodologies including clinical trials and big data is an asset. The successful candidate will support capacity building and inter-professional education as well as support the ongoing evaluation and metric building of correctional initiatives. The Scientist will report to the Forensic Division Chief and the applicable Scientific Director in alignment with their scientific discipline and area of expertise.
The incumbent will work in a collaborative inter-disciplinary clinical research environment. As a Scientist, the successful candidate will be expected to develop, carry out and maintain an independent program of research, and lead all aspects of research projects. They will secure, maintain and manage competitive extramural funding sources for those activities, and generate high-impact research outputs, including an active publication record. They will also disseminate research results through presentations at academic meetings and conferences and communicate ideas to key decision makers. Participation in leadership advisory groups at CAMH and externally is expected. The successful candidate will be required to establish local, national, and international collaborations, and provide practical supervision of undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate trainees as well as technical staff.
CAMH is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto and the successful applicant will need to obtain academic affiliation with a university department at the Assistant Professor level or above.
The successful candidate will support and contribute to a healthy workplace that embraces diversity, encourages teamwork, and complies with all applicable regulatory and legislative requirements. This position is located at 1001 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario.

Job Requirements

• PhD in Clinical Psychology, Criminology or a related field
• Minimum of three years post-doctoral / post-graduate or equivalent experience (5 or more years of independent research experience preferred)
• The candidate must be registered, or eligible for registration, with the College of Psychologists of Ontario to practice Clinical Psychology with forensic populations, or have a doctorate degree in criminology or a related field
• Research and/or evaluation experience in applied clinical contexts is required, and experience working with a forensic mental health patient population is strongly preferred
• Experience will encompass expertise in multiple methodologies, including working with large datasets. Experience with clinical trials is preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills and ability to function well within a cooperative, collaborative working environment is required
• Demonstrated capacity for independent research leading multiple concurrent projects
• The demonstrated ability to cultivate internal and external relationships and collaborate effectively with colleagues, decision makers and the scientific community to improve the quality of care for CAMH clients in a research setting is required.
• The ability to work effectively in a wide range of settings and with an interdisciplinary team, including individuals of diverse ethno-racial and cultural backgrounds is required.
• Bilingualism (English/French) and/or proficiency in a second language is considered an asset.
• Demonstrated experience partnering and engaging with various stakeholder groups, including people with lived experience
• A proven track record and aptitude in scientific publishing
• Demonstrated experience developing and/or collaborating on successfully funded competitive grant proposals is preferred
• Experience building, developing and supervising a research team of staff and trainees is an asset
• Bilingualism (English/French) and/or proficiency in a second language is considered an asset.

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