Postdoctoral Fellow (Autism Research Centre FiiND Lab)
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Position title: Postdoctoral Fellow(Autism Research Centre - FiiND Lab)
Status: Temporary Full-time (1.0FTE)
Start date: July 6 2026
End date: July 7 2028
Lab: FIIND Lab (Facilitating Individualized Interventions in Psychiatry and Neurodevelopment)
Supervisor: Danielle Baribeau
Program: Bloorview Research Institute
Join us in building a world of possibility! Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is Canadas largest pediatric rehabilitation hospital. We are a top 40 Canadian research hospital that is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto and we serve over 8500 families annually.
Our vision is to support the most meaningful and healthy futures for all children youth and families. Providing both inpatient and outpatient programs and services Holland Bloorview is renowned for its expertise in partnering with clients and families to provide exceptional care and is the only organization to ever achieve 100 per cent in three successive quality surveys by Accreditation Canada.
Holland Bloorview has won numerous awards including Greater Torontos Top Employers Canadas Top Employers for Young People and Canadas Most Admired Corporate Cultures. We offer an inspiring inclusive innovative and collaborative work environment with competitive compensation and benefit packages and programs that support ongoing learning and professional growth.
The Bloorview Research Institute (BRI) embedded within the hospital is the only university-affiliated research institute in Canada dedicated to pediatric disability and one of very few around the world. BRIs vision is to be a global leader in transformative equity-driven research dedicated to enabling personalized versions of a good life across the lifespan for all individuals with childhood onset disabilities acquired injuries and developmental differences their families and communities.
Description
The FiiND Lab in the Autism Research Center at the Bloorview Research Institute Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow with expertise in rare genetic conditions mental health administrative health data research and/or clinical trials. The selected fellow would lead several projects leveraging large and linked datasets in rare genetic and neurodevelopmental disorders with a focus on longitudinal outcomes.
Our lab is committed to fostering a climate of equity diversity inclusion and accessibility. This commitment is central to and mutually supportive of our research excellence mandate. We welcome and respect the diversity of all members of our community and we support an inclusive culture for our clients families research scientists staff participants trainees volunteers trustees and partners. We welcome applications from Black individuals and other racialized persons Indigenous Peoples women persons with disabilities LGBTQ2SA persons and others who may contribute to further diversification of ideas within our community. We are committed to fair assessment of a candidates abilities and consideration for diversity of thought method and experience including non-traditional career paths. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process where needed.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare manuscripts
- Student supervision
- Working with large linked data sets
- Statistical analysis/modelling
- Opportunity to work in clinical trials
- Work closely with multi-disciplinary team
- Maintaining the privacy and security of data being analyzed by following hospital best practices and procedures
Qualifications
- PhD degree in related field
- Familiarity with rare disease neurodevelopmental disability mental health genomic analyses
- Experience communicating research results including written and oral
Key Skills
- Virology
- Bioinformatics
- Genetics
- R
- Biochemistry
- Cell Biology
- Research Experience
- Spectroscopy
- Cell Culture
- Molecular Biology
- Microscopy
- Research Laboratory Experience
About Company
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital creates a world of possibility by supporting children and youth with disabilities, medical complexity, illness and injury. All of our work is guided by our strategic plan, Transformative Care, Inclusive World: Holland Bloorview 2030. The ... View more
