As Canada’s largest mental health teaching hospital and a global leader in brain science, CAMH is home to the country’s largest concentration of mental health researchers. We are a place where discovery drives care and where the world’s best and brightest come together to address the most pressing challenges in mental health.
Through the North Star Initiative, CAMH is expanding its research enterprise by recruiting exceptional scientists from around the world. This strategic initiative supports new investigators across career stages—from early-career to senior leaders—through a combination of salary support, start-up funds, mentorship and collaborative infrastructure.
The North Star Initiative is made possible by philanthropic investment and reflects our shared commitment to advancing scientific discovery, building diverse teams, and improving care through innovation.
CAMH offers:
- Competitive support and research grant success rates for postdoctoral, early- and mid-career scientists
- Long-term funding stability to support breakthrough discoveries
- A diverse research environment with a focus on addressing mental health disparities
- A community of excellence across disciplines, identities and lived experiences
- Opportunities for mentorship and growth within a thriving research enterprise
- Specialized research commercialization support
- Academic research in a clinical patient setting, with ease of translating research discoveries from bench to bedside
- Affiliation with the University of Toronto, Canada’s top university
Set to open in 2027, the Temerty Discovery Centre will be a world-class 385,000-square-foot facility for collaborative research and care located in bustling downtown Toronto. By uniting CAMH’s research programs under one roof, it will accelerate brain science breakthroughs, enhance experiences for patients and researchers, and drive innovations that transform the future of mental health.
The North Star Initiative is grounded in our belief that innovation in mental health requires bold ideas, inclusive teams, and long-term support. Our recruitment packages reflect this commitment—with funding to help you establish or grow your program of research and build the collaborations that matter.
We are especially interested in researchers whose work addresses the needs of historically underserved communities and fills critical gaps in the mental health research landscape.
