Research Associate

Delphi Technologies; Toronto; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital in Toronto, ON seeks a Research Assistant to support a PI in the Research Institute, focusing on speech neuroscience and neuroimaging projects. The role involves recruitment, data collection, ethics updates, and maintaining lab software and hardware.

The candidate will apply specialized knowledge in speech neuroscience and neuromodulation to contribute to a team project, plan experiments, analyze data, and help prepare manuscripts and grant

Qualifications

• Masters or PhD in neuroscience, speech-language pathology, medical sciences, cognitive psychology or related field.
• Experience with speech motor experimentation, neuromodulation and/or neuroimaging techniques.
• Experience with data collection, analysis, visualization and interpretation.
• Record of contribution to scientific, peer‑reviewed publications.
• Excellent English writing and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research under the direction of the Principal Investigator within the Research Institute.
• Carry out a project within the CONNECT Lab including recruitment, scheduling, data collection, ethics updates, and lab software/hardware maintenance.
• Use expertise in speech neuroscience, neuroimaging, and neuromodulation to contribute to a team project.
• Plan and conduct experiments, collate data, evaluate results, prepare findings, and draft manuscripts and grant proposals.
• Provide direction within the CONNECT Lab on technical matters and stay current on related research.

Skills

Python

R

Matlab

English writing

Education

Masters or PhD in neuroscience or related field

Job description

Description

Join us in building a world of possibility! Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is Canada's 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 8,500 families annually.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct research under the direction of the Principal Investigator within the Research Institute
• Carry out a research project within the CONNECT Lab including recruitment, scheduling, data collection, ethics updates, and lab software/hardware maintenance
• Use specialized expertise or knowledge in speech neuroscience, neuroimaging, and neuromodulation to contribute to a team project
• Perform advanced, highly proficient scientific work such as planning and conducting a series of experiments, collatingdata collected, evaluatingresults, preparingand presenting findings to the team, and preparingpeer reviewed manuscripts and grant proposals
• Provide direction within the CONNECT lab on technical matters and remain current on speech neuroscience research, neuroimaging, and neuromodulation approaches
• Masters or PhD degree in neuroscience, speech-language pathology, medical sciences, cognitive psychology or related field
• Knowledge and experience with speech motor experimentation, neuromodulation and/or neuroimaging techniques
• Knowledge and experience with data collection, analysis, visualization and interpretation
• Knowledge and experience with programming languages and statistical analysis software (e.g., Python, R, Matlab)
• Record of contribution to scientific, peer-reviewed publications
• Excellent English writing and communication skills

About the Organization 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 plan: https://strategicplan.hollandbloorview.ca/
To get a glimpse as to who Holland Bloorview is, we invite you to watch the Together We Dare. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3c-FszREUk
Holland Bloorview is committed to fostering a climate of inclusion, diversity, equity accessibility, and anti-racism (IDEAA). 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 seek to create an inclusive culture for our clients, families, research scientists, staff, participants, trainees, volunteers, trustees, and partners. To help in our journey towards fully reflecting the communities we partner with, we welcome and encourage applications from Black individuals and other racialized persons, Indigenous Peoples, women, persons with disabilities, LGBTQI2SA+ persons, and others who may contribute to further diversification of ideas within our community. Holland Bloorview is committed to fair assessment of a candidate's abilities, and consideration for diversity of thought, method, and experience, including non-traditional career paths.
In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accommodation will be provided throughout the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. Please notify us of any accommodations that you require by contacting [e-mail] or 416-425-6220.

This position is currently accepting applications.

Research Assistant

Toronto, ON