Research Fellow, Child Health Eval Sciences

Overview 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. 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 Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship in Child Health Evaluative Sciences with a focus on use of biologics during pregnancy with women with autoimmune disorders and maternal and infant/child outcomes. Responsibilities Join a research team dedicated to reducing the burden of morbidity and mortality in mothers and infants. Work with large administrative health databases, within and outside of Canada, to identify risk factors in the pre-conception and perinatal period that contribute to adverse maternal and infant outcomes. Conceive and draft protocols, perform data analysis, and draft manuscripts and presentations. Engage in methodological work related to administrative health data, federated analyses, and machine learning. Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team across SickKids, University of Toronto, University of Montreal, and other institutes in Canada and abroad. Mentor junior team members and contribute to other ongoing projects; participate in research training and career development opportunities. Qualifications and Experience Experience and training in epidemiology, causal inference, and use of administrative health research. Strong interest in perinatal epidemiology, biostatistics, obstetrics, pediatrics, health services research, and pharmacoepidemiology. Ability to work with large datasets, conduct rigorous analyses, and communicate results in manuscripts and presentations. Supervision and Environment The fellow will be primarily based in the Child Health Evaluative Sciences program of the Research Institute at SickKids and will work with a diverse team of researchers from SickKids, the University of Toronto, the University of Montreal, and other institutes in Canada and abroad. Duration and Start 1-year full-time position (35 hours/week) with the possibility to extend to 2-3 years. The start date is flexible, ideally Fall/Winter 2026. Application Process When applying, include a cover letter outlining motivation, relevant experience, and long-term career goals; provide two references (one from the PhD supervisor), and a list of three potential research ideas to pursue during the fellowship. Equity, Inclusion and Accommodation SickKids is committed to championing equity, diversity and inclusion in all that we do, fostering an inclusive and culturally safe environment. If accommodation is required during the application process, please contact the aSKHR team. Information related to access, inclusion or accommodation is handled confidentially. Additional Information Technical difficulties? Email ask.hr@sickkids.ca for assistance. Resumes should not be sent to this inbox. Applications are reviewed by a human recruiter; AI-assisted tools may be used to help review qualifications. All positions posted on SickKids Careers represent current vacancies unless otherwise noted. #J-18808-Ljbffr