The Bloorview Research Institute invites internal applications and nominations for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC). To be considered for the opportunity, applicants must hold a full-time appointment at the Bloorview Research Institute. The successful candidate will be selected as Holland Bloorview's nominee for a five-year Tier 2 Canada Research Chair and will be expected to develop and submit a CRC nomination at the earliest opportunity, and no later than June 2027. 

The Bloorview Research Institute (BRI), located within the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, and recognized in Canada and around the world for its unique client population and leadership in the field of childhood disability. Dedicated to improving the lives of children with disabilities through client and family centered rehabilitation research, BRI is home to leading scientists whose expertise includes qualitative research methods, outcome measurement development and validation, systematic reviews, assistive technology design and evaluation, body machine interfacing, neuroimaging, and clinical trials. 

Holland Bloorview is committed to fostering a climate of equity and diversity and welcomes and respects the diversity of our clients, families, staff, trainees, volunteers, trustees and partners. To address the under-representation of groups who experience systemic barriers in the CRC Program (as identified by the Tri-Agency Institutional Programs Secretariat), this special call is open only to current Holland Bloorview scientists who self-identify as persons with disabilities as defined by the Employment Equity Act. This recruitment approach follows the provisions for special programs as described by the Ontario Human Rights Commission. The identification of outstanding candidates from the designated group supports the University of Toronto’s and Holland Bloorview’s commitments to equity, diversity, and inclusion, our public mission for the pursuit of excellence and equity, as well as the institutional capacity to fulfill the objectives of the University’s Canada Research Chairs Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan.  

Tier 2 CRC positions are for emerging scholars, and the successful nominee should be within ten years of their first independent academic research-related appointment (at the time of nomination to the Canada Research Chairs Program). To meet the criteria of the program, CRC nominees must:  

• be excellent emerging world-class researchers who have demonstrated particular research creativity;  
• have demonstrated the potential to achieve international recognition in their fields in the next five to ten years;  
• as Chairholders, have the potential to attract, develop and retain excellent trainees, students and future researchers; and 
• be proposing an original, innovative research program of high quality.  

The nominee's research area must align with the subject matter eligibility of CIHR. 

Candidates who are more than 10 years from their first independent academic research-related appointment at the time of nomination and who have experienced eligible career interruptions  may  be considered eligible for a Tier 2 Chair through the program's Tier 2 justification process.  

Holland Bloorview recognizes that scholars have varying career paths and that life circumstances, including illness, disability, family and community responsibilities, may affect an individual's record of research achievement. Such circumstances may include, but are not limited to, maternity or parental leave, leaves related to illness, caregiving responsibilities for family members, and periods of reduced research productivity associated with chronic illness or disability. Selection committee members have been instructed to give careful consideration to, and be sensitive to, the impact of these circumstances and any resulting career interruptions or delays in their assessment of candidate achievements, productivity, and overall record. 

Policy on Sensitive Technology Research and Affiliations of Concern (STRAC): The Canada Research Chairs Program is subject to the Government of Canada's STRAC policy. Nominations involving research that advances a sensitive technology research area may be ineligible for funding where researchers involved in the proposed work have affiliations or support identified under the policy. Applicants are encouraged to review the Tri-Agency STRAC guidance to understand how it may affect their eligibility and nomination. 

Term: 5 year term 
Anticipated Chairholder Start Date: October 1, 2027 

To be considered for this opportunity, applicants must submit a complete nomination package through the Holland Bloorview Careers portal prior to the commencement of the review process. Review of eligible nomination packages may commence on November 23, 2026. 

To apply, please visit: https://www.appone.com/MainInfoReq.asp?R_ID=7220791 

The nomination package (please see full posting in portal for all details) must include: 

• Cover Letter (max 3 pages) outlining the candidate's qualifications, proposed 5-year CRC research program, and any STRAC-related disclosures 
• Curriculum Vitae 
• List of three potential referees eligible under Canada Research Chairs conflict of interest requirements 
• Tier 2 justification statement or Career Context statement (maximum 1 page, where applicable) 
• Completion of the Applicant Self-Identification Survey 

The Canada Research Chairs Program requires institutions to collect self-identification data from all applicants, following the program's best practices. As this opportunity is open only to individuals who self-identify as persons with disabilities, candidates are required to complete the Holland Bloorview self-identification formto confirm their eligibility for consideration in this competition. Completion of the form is mandatory. 

Information collected through the Holland Bloorview self-identification process will be held confidentially and separately from all other employment and personal information.  Access to individual-level data will be restricted to designated staff responsible for administering the competition. Where reporting is required, information will be reported only in aggregate to the Selection Committee Chair, Equity Officer, and other limited designated individuals involved in the administration of the competition. No individual self-identification information will be shared with the Selection Committee members or others not involved in the administration of the competition. To protect applicant confidentiality, self-identification information will only be reported in aggregate where appropriate. Where the number of individuals within a reporting category is small, results may be suppressed, combined, or otherwise presented in a manner that prevents the identification of individual applicants. 

Holland Bloorview is committed to the fair assessment of a candidate's abilities and to considering diversity of thought, methods, and experiences, including non-traditional career paths. Please notify us of any accommodations that you require by contacting humanresources@hollandbloorview.ca or 416-425-6220.   

For more information about this specific CRC opportunity, please contact Donna Yee, Manager, Grants & Awards Development. For further information on the federally endowed Canada Research Chairs Program, including eligibility criteria, please consult the Canada Research Chairs website. For more information about the CRC nomination process at the University of Toronto, contact Kristina Ohrvall, Assistant Vice-President, Research Services, at crc@utoronto.ca.