Associate Professor, Community Health and Social Medicine (CHASM)

Department: Community Health and Social Medicine (CHASM)
Status: Temporary Part-Time
Site: The Michener Institute (On-site)
Salary: $48.67 - $51.63 per hour (commensurate based on experience)
Hours: Approximately 4 or more hours per week / course, delivered on Tuesday or Thursday (specific schedule to be determined)
Course: Crisis Intervention, Response, and De-escalation Strategies & Tools Course
Contract Length: May 4, 2026 - August 14, 2026
Vacancies: 1 (New)

The Michener Institute of Education at UHN is Canada’s only post-secondary institution devoted exclusively to healthcare professions, offering full-time, part-time and continuing education programs. For more than 65 years, Michener has prepared generations of professionals for applied health careers and responded to emerging health system priorities. We’re uniquely situated within University Health Network (UHN) in downtown Toronto, one of the largest and most highly ranked hospital systems in Canada and internationally. Our curriculum is informed by cutting-edge research and clinical innovations, giving Michener graduates an advantage as they begin their careers. At Michener, we make healthcare happen.

If you want to work with a team of professionals dedicated to the advancement of applied health sciences, we encourage you to apply for the Associate Professor, CHASM position with The Michener Institute.

Position Summary:

The Associate Professor for the Community Health and Social Medicine (CHASM) program will play a pivotal role in shaping the next generation of Community Health Workers. Reporting to the Head, Centre for Community Health Education, the successful candidate will be responsible for preparing and delivering engaging, high-quality instruction for the Crisis Intervention, Response, and De-escalation Strategies & Tools Course within the CHASM curriculum. This role requires a commitment to student success, curriculum excellence, and the advancement of the Community Health Worker profession.

Key Responsibilities:

Working at The Michener Institute means that you are building a career alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals and educators in Canada. Michener is integrated with UHN, Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital, and offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you now and throughout your career at Michener.

The Michener Institute is publicly funded by the Ministry of health and is a respectful, caring and inclusive workplace. We are committed to championing accessibility, diversity and equal opportunity.

We offer accommodation for applicants with disabilities during the recruitment process providing the applicant has met the Bona-fide requirements for the open position. Applicants need to make their requirements known when contacted.

While we thank all applicants only those selected for an interview will be contacted.