Research Fellow

at  SickKids

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.

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED

We are seeking an independent individual who has completed their PhD in the field of neuroscience, brain imaging science, or a related discipline within the last three years, who has demonstrated expertise in quantitative brain imaging acquisition and analysis.

Working with the Neonatal Neuroscience (NeONs) research team (https://lab.research.sickkids.ca/neons/) and Dr Thiviya Selvanathan (PI), the successful applicant will lead new projects on quantifying brain connectivity in children with neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Our lab utilizes advanced magnetic resonance (MR) techniques to study how early life brain injury affects brain development in critically ill newborns. Specifically, they will:

• Work with a multi-disciplinary team on exciting discovery and translational research projects focused on brain connectivity.
• Conduct quantitative brain imaging analyses. Keep up-to-date on the literature in this field, methodologies and software analyses programs
• Foster research collaborations and work jointly with academic, clinical, industry, and other partners
• Scientifically document lab experiments, data analysis, interpretations
• Contribute to grant preparation, write manuscripts and present results at internal and external meetings
• Work with the PI, and laboratory staff to oversee and collaborate with trainees