Research Technician Iii or Iv

2 months ago


Toronto, Canada University Health Network Full time

JOB POSTING#**915784**

Position**:Research Technician III or IV**

Site: Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

Department: Research

Reports to: Principal Investigator

Hours: 37.5 per week

Pay Scale: $34.14 to $45.89 per hour (Commensurate with experience and consistent with UHN Compensation Policy)

Status: Permanent Full-time

University Health Network (UHN) is looking for an experienced professional to fill the key role of **Research Technician III or IV** in the** Kirsch lab** at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

**_ Transforming lives and communities through excellence in care, discovery and learning._**

The University Health Network, where _“above all else the needs of patients come first”_, encompasses **Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and the Michener Institute of Education at UHN**. The breadth of research, the complexity of the cases treated, and the magnitude of its educational enterprise has made UHN a national and international resource for patient care, research and education. With a long tradition of groundbreaking firsts and a purpose of _“Transforming lives and communities through excellence in care, discovery and learning”_, the University Health Network (UHN), Canada’s largest research teaching hospital, brings together over 16,000 employees, more than 1,200 physicians, 8,000+ students, and many volunteers. UHN is a caring, creative place where amazing people are amazing the world.

University Health Network (UHN) is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto and a member of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network. The scope of research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care. Research across UHN's five research institutes spans the full spectrum of diseases and disciplines, including cancer, cardiovascular sciences, transplantation, neural and sensory sciences, musculoskeletal health, rehabilitation sciences, and community and population health. Find out about our purpose, values and principles here.

The Kirsch lab at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre at University Health Network is a highly collaborative group that uses genetically engineered mouse models to study cancer and radiation biology. We seek a **Research Technician III or IV**, who can serve as a mouse colony manager to work with graduate students and post-docs to maintain a complex mouse colony with multiple mutant alleles. Experience breeding mice with conditional alleles, tattooing mice, and PCR genotyping is desired.

In addition to managing the mouse colony, the successful applicant will work with other scientists to deliver radiation therapy to mice to study mechanisms of normal tissue injury to radiation, test drugs that can mitigate radiation injury, and investigate how radiation therapy and immunotherapy can activate the immune system as a therapeutic strategy. The technician will also assist other scientists in the lab by initiating primary cancers in mice, following the mice for the development of metastases, and collecting tumor and normal tissues for analysis. The technician will also prepare animal protocols (AUP), maintain radiation isotope records, and analgesic records.

**Qualifications**
- At minimum, BSc or higher degree in biology, molecular biology, veterinary science, or a similar field of study
- At least six (6) years of experience with standard molecular biology laboratory techniques such as:

- Experience with PCR reaction set up and purification
- Live mouse handling, including breeding mice and genotyping
- A willingness to learn new techniques and technologies
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Meticulous and detail-oriented
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in a team environment

Vaccines (COVID-19 and others) are a requirement of the job unless you have an exemption on a medical ground pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.

**Posting Date: March 7, 2023 Closing Date: April 4, 2023**

For current UHN employees, only those who have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, and possess all the required experience and qualifications should apply.

UHN thanks all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

UHN is a respectful, caring, and inclusive workplace. We are committed to championing accessibility, diversity and equal opportunity and welcomes all applicants including but not limited to: all religions and ethnicities, LGBTQ2s+, BIPOC, persons with disabilities and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process providing the applicant has met the Bona-fide requirements for the open position. Applican



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