Academic Clinician , Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Overview

Effective July 1, 2026, one full-time permanent faculty position as an Academic Clinician is available in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, the Department of Paediatrics at the Hospital for Sick Children (Sick Kids), 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON. Sick Kids is an academic health science centre dedicated exclusively to infants, children, and adolescents, affiliated with the Temerity Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto.

The Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (GHN) comprises 18 highly collegial faculty members, who provide tertiary/qua ternary-care clinical programs and maintain a high volume, high impact research output in one of the leading GI divisions in North America. The position offers a unique environment for medical science discoveries near nine teaching and research hospitals and Canada’s largest university.

The successful candidate will be expected to provide excellent clinical care, which will include contribution to GHN in-patient services (both consult and GHN ward services), providing diagnostic and interventional GI endoscopic procedures (including EGD, colonoscopy, dilatation, polypectomy, interventions for bleeding control), attending out-patient clinics (focused on luminal GI, including eosinophilic disorders), and participating in the on-call schedule, all within a tertiary/qua ternary care environment.

The ability to conduct interventional endoscopic procedures is mandatory.

Academic responsibilities will include teaching and mentoring fellows within the Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (GHN) fellowship training program, as well as conducting clinical research. The Sick Kids Research Institute, housed in the state-of-the-art Peter Gilgan Centre for Research & Learning, comprises seven fully integrated research programs (). Opportunities for teaching in other academic programs and engagement in clinical quality improvement initiatives are also available.

The successful candidate will be eligible for an academic appointment at the University of Toronto. Rank and salary ($275,571-$350,000) per annum will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The successful candidate will be eligible for a benefit package which includes medical, dental, life insurance, long term disability insurance, group insurance, pension plan, vision care, academic allowance, and a relocation package.

All candidates must be able to function proficiently in English, hold an MD, MBBS or equivalent thereto and be certified or eligible for certification by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or have comparable qualifications. Candidates must hold or be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.

Interested individuals should submit a letter of application and curriculum vitae with the names and addresses of three references to Dr. Eytan Wine, Search Committee Chair and Division Head, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada, email