Research Fellow - Toronto, Canada - SickKids

SickKids

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

About SickKids:

Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world.

As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education.

Our reputation would not have been built - nor could it be maintained - without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day.

SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.

When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of _Healthier Children. A Better World_.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world's best in paediatric healthcare.

Position Description:

The applicant is expected to work independently, conceive, initiate, organize and manage projects in concert with the group leaders.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills are a necessity as well as the ability to work in a team environment.

Management experience with clinical and pre-clinical studies and logitudinal cohorts is an asset.

Responsibilities:

Plan, direct, and conduct specialized research experiments to understand how gutslice tissue respond to different allergens or immune cells
Plan, direct, and conduct specialized research experiments to investigate metabolic function of intestine and adipose tissue. In particularr, we are very much interested in studying the dynamic tissue alterations that are induced by nutritional changes such as high calorie diet and intermittent fasting
Develop and optimize new singlecell transcriptomics and single cell mass cytometry (or flow cytometry)
Collaborate with other members of the Eiwegger and Sung labs, and collaborators to achieve research goals
Prepare manuscrips of publication in perrreviewed journals
Present research findings at local, national and international conferences

Qualifications:

The position will commence as soon as possible. The initial appointment will be for a one-year term, with potential for annual renewal. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Employment Type
Temporary, Full-time, 1 Year Contract (renewable)

Our Commitment to Diversity:

The children and families we care for are from a variety of communities, and so are our employees. We welcome and encourage everyone to join our organization and be part of our team.

Thank you for your interest in joining SickKids. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with our Hospital policy, employment at SickKids is conditional upon the Hospital's receipt of all necessary documentation.

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