Research Associate (SRI) Physical Sciences Regular Full-time

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Job Location:

Toronto - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

One of Canadas Top 10 Research Hospitals Sunnybrook Research Institute is developing innovations in care for the more than 1.3 million patients the hospital cares for annually.

Sunnybrook Research Institute is the research enterprise of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre a teaching hospital fully affiliated with the University of Toronto. Research spans three Toronto-based campuses eight programs and three scientific platforms. Our main aims are to understand and prevent disease and to develop treatments that enhance and extend life. Our vision is to invent the future of health care. Each year we conduct about $100 million in research across 500000 square feet including in the worlds first Centre for Research in Image-Guided Therapeutics.

The Functional Brain Imaging Lab (fBIL) at the Sunnybrook Research Institute and the University of Toronto is seeking a research associate to work on brain imaging projects under the supervision of Dr. Bojana Stefanovic. Her research interests include the development and application of in vivo high field functional MRI two-photon fluorescence microscopy and extracellular recordings for tracking functional deficits in cellular components of the neurovascular unit over the course of neurodegeneration in models of Alzheimers disease and during the chronic stage of recovery in rodent models of focal ischemia and traumatic brain injury. The successful candidate will join a diverse multidisciplinary team of researchers who specialize in developing and applying research tools and AI to probe and predict circuit alterations in Alzheimers disease stroke and traumatic brain injury. The candidate will be expected to work both independently and as part of a team alongside investigators clinicians staff and graduate/undergraduate students. There will be opportunities to contribute to multiple publications and conference abstracts as well as attend conferences.

The ideal candidate will possess a PhD in biomedical engineering neuroscience or a related discipline along with at least 5 years of experience in ultra high-density electrophysiological recordings and two photon fluorescence microscopy.

Key Responsibilities:

Acquiring and analyzing electrophysiological and two-photon fluorescence microscopy data.
Helping to design and implement data analysis workflows incorporating existing tools.
Aiding in the development and testing of neuroimaging processing pipelines.
Contributing to research projects and publishing papers.
Writing and submitting ethics board applications and other administrative tasks.

Qualifications:

Post-secondary degree in biomedical engineering neuroscience or a related discipline (PhD required).
Five years of relevant research experience with demonstrated expertise in high-density electrophysiology.
Intermediate knowledge of Linux including shell scripting.

Assets:

Working knowledge of neuroimaging software and toolkits (e.g. Freesurfer FSL ITK MRtrix).
Experience with version control systems such as Git.
Self-starter with proven ability to learn quickly and work independently.

Application screening will continue until a suitable candidate is identified. We thank you in advance for your interest. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.

More information about the Sunnybrook Research Institute can be found at: Sunnybrook Research Institute is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process please indicate this in your cover letter.

Sunnybrook Research Institute is strongly committed to inclusion and diversity within its community and welcomes all applicants including but not limited to: visible minorities all religions and ethnicities persons with disabilities LGBTQ persons and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
University of Toronto

We thank all applicants for their interest. However only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is an equal opportunity employer.

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One of Canadas Top 10 Research Hospitals Sunnybrook Research Institute is developing innovations in care for the more than 1.3 million patients the hospital cares for annually.Sunnybrook Research Institute is the research enterprise of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre a teaching hospital fully affi...