Research Technician - Toronto, Canada - Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

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Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

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Physical Sciences Platform, Sunnybrook Research Institute

The Focused Ultrasound Laboratory at Sunnybrook Research Institute in Toronto, Ontario is looking for a motivated and serious individual to fill the role of Research Technician.

Focused ultrasound is changing the way that surgery is performed by allowing treatment of tumours and other diseases without ever making an incision.

Focused ultrasound was listed as one of the Top 50 Inventions by Time Magazine (Nov, 2011), and was presented at TedMed in October, 2011.

Our group is one of the leading laboratories in the world in the development of highly innovative, leading-edge technology for completely non-invasive image-guided surgery and targeted drug delivery using focused ultrasound.

We are involved in a broad spectrum of projects ranging from technology development, modelling of ultrasound-tissue interactions, and evaluation of novel devices and delivery strategies in tissues and animal models.

The technology being developed in our group will be used to treat benign or malignant tumours and a variety of neurological disorders non-invasively.

Many of these projects are conducted with close collaboration with medical device industry. The Physical Sciences Platform at Sunnybrook has spun off many companies, and is a hotbed for innovation.

This research lab has a truly multi-disciplinary team of individuals with backgrounds in physics, engineering, biology, and medicine. The clinical relevance of this work is high, and the pace of research is fast.

This is an excellent environment for a motivated individual interested in the field of medical technology and biomedical engineering to gain valuable skills and experience.

General responsibilities will include fabrication and quality assurance of ultrasound transducers.

Specific responsibilities include:

Fabrication of ultrasound transducers and assembly of transducer arrays
Performing quality assurance measurements

The successful applicant will be trained in the laboratory such that no prior transducer manufacturing experience is needed.

Required Background:

High school diploma
Good hand coordination for precision manufacturing
Ability follow manufacturing protocols exactly
Ability to perform detailed, repetitive tasks with high precision
Previous manufacturing or assembly experience is a benefit but not a requirement
Previous circuit board assembly or soldering experience is a benefit but not a requirement

FUS Recruiting

Deadline:
February 16, 2024

SUBJECT LINE MUST READ:
FUS Research Technician
No phone calls please.

Please be advised that in order to be eligible for employment at Sunnybrook, all new hires must have received the full series of a COVID-19 vaccine or combination of COVID-19 vaccines approved by Health Canada (e.g., two doses of a two-dose vaccine series, or one dose of a single-dose vaccine series);
AND have received the final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days ago.

Medical exemptions or any other kind of requested exemption based upon the Hospital's obligations pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

In accordance with Canadian Employment and Immigration guidelines, applicants must be eligible to work in Canada.

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.