Research Assoc-term

3 weeks ago


Toronto, Canada University of Toronto Full time

**Date Posted**:02/14/2023
**Req ID**:29641
**Faculty/Division**: Faculty of Arts & Science
**Department**: Cell and Systems Biology
**Campus**: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

**Description**:
The Research Associate is expected to independently carry out and conduct a grant-funded research project investigating the role of pcdh15 in photoreceptor development and function in a pre-clinical zebrafish model of Usher Syndrome 1F. The project requires performing experiments in zebrafish using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing and transgenesis, immunohistochemical and transcriptomic analyses of retinal tissue, and assessment of retinal function in larval and adult zebrafish using electroretinogram (ERG) recordings.

**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS**:
Education - PhD in Developmental Genetics

Experience - Demonstrated postdoctoral experience of at least 4 years using zebrafish as a model system to investigate the molecular genetic mechanisms of retinal development and degeneration, especially related to experimental modeling of retinitis pigmentosa diseases. Demonstrated experience in molecular cloning, zebrafish embryo microinjection, CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, transcriptome analyses, histology, confocal microscopy, and electroretinogram (ERG) recordings in zebrafish larvae and adults.

Skills - Demonstrated experience in using bioinformatics to analyze DNA and protein sequences (e.g., ENSEMBL, NCBI, UniProt, gnomAD, ClinVar, etc.). Excellent skills in verbal and written communication with demonstrated experience in publishing research in high quality academic journals, presenting at academic conferences, and successfully contributing to external research grants.

Ohters - Demonstrated experience working in a collaborative research environment and successfully mentoring undergraduate and graduate students.

**Closing Date**:03/31/2023,11:59PM ET
**Employee Group**: Research Associate
**Appointment Type**: Grant - Term
**Schedule**: Full-Time
**Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone**:R01 - Research Associates (Limited Term): $47,287 - $88,663
**Job Category**: Research Administration & Teaching


  • Research Assoc-term

    1 month ago


    Toronto, Canada University of Toronto Full time

    **Date Posted**:03/25/2024 **Req ID**:36650 **Faculty/Division**: Faculty of Arts & Science **Department**: Dept of Chemistry **Campus**: St. George (Downtown Toronto) **Description**: **MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS**: Education - PhD in Biochemistry or related Experience - At least five years experience in microfluidics and single-cell bioinformatics Skills -...

  • Research Grants

    7 days ago


    Toronto, Canada Workplace Safety and Insurance Board Full time

    Support the activities of the WSIB’s research, grants and information program, including the development of the annual grant and research priorities, administration of funding competitions, maintaining effective relationships with grant recipients and the research community at large, and facilitating dissemination of outcomes related to funded projects and...


  • Toronto, Canada University of Toronto Full time

    **Date Posted**:03/28/2024 **Req ID**: 36637 **Faculty/Division**: Temerty Faculty of Medicine **Department**: Department of Physiology **Campus**: St. George (Downtown Toronto) **Description**: **Qualifications**: We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic scientist with the following skills and experience: - PhD in biochemistry or...


  • Toronto, Canada University of Toronto Full time

    **Date Posted**:04/26/2024 **Req ID**: 36637 **Faculty/Division**: Temerty Faculty of Medicine **Department**: Department of Physiology **Campus**: St. George (Downtown Toronto) **Description**: **Qualifications**: We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic scientist with the following skills and experience: - PhD in biochemistry or...

  • Research Associate

    1 month ago


    Toronto, Canada University of Toronto Full time

    **Date Posted**:02/02/2024 **Req ID**:35858 **Faculty/Division**: Faculty of Social Work **Department**: Faculty of Social Work **Campus**: St. George (Downtown Toronto) **Description**: **Responsibilities** - Leading data analysis initiatives using data from cyclical cross-sectional child welfare studies - Mentoring and training students/other researchers...

  • Research Associate

    4 weeks ago


    Toronto, Canada University of Toronto Full time

    **Date Posted**:02/09/2023 **Req ID**:29667 **Faculty/Division**: Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work **Department**: Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work **Campus**: St. George (Downtown Toronto) **Description**: **Responsibilities**: - Co-mentor and assist in training team of youth researchers in research ethics, focus group planning and...


  • Toronto, Canada Sunnybrook Research Institute Full time

    Education: Earned doctorate degree - Experience: 5 years or more - Physical sciences, general **Work setting**: - Urban area - Willing to relocate - University or college - Research institute, laboratory or centre **Tasks**: - Participate as a member of a research or development team in the design and development of experimental, industrial or medical...


  • Toronto, Canada Sunnybrook Research Institute Full time

    Education: Earned doctorate degree - Experience: 5 years or more - Radiologic technology/science - radiographer **Work setting**: - Urban area - Willing to relocate - University or college - Research institute, laboratory or centre **Tasks**: - Participate as a member of a research or development team in the design and development of experimental,...


  • Toronto, Canada Sunnybrook Research Institute Full time

    Work Term: Permanent - Work Language: English - Hours: 37.5 hours per week - Education: Earned doctorate degree - Experience: 5 years or more **Work setting**: - Willing to relocate - Research and consulting firm - Hospital/medical facility or clinic - University or college **Tasks**: - Participate as a member of a research or development team in the...

  • Research Officer

    4 weeks ago


    Toronto, Canada University of Toronto Full time

    **Date Posted**:02/08/2023 **Req ID**: 29651 **Faculty/Division**: Faculty of Arts & Science **Department**: Dept of Anthropology **Campus**: St. George (Downtown Toronto) **Position Number**: 00053505 **Description**: **About us**: The Faculty of Arts & Science is the heart of Canada’s leading university and one of the most comprehensive and diverse...

  • Research Associate

    4 weeks ago


    Toronto, Canada University of Toronto Full time

    **Date Posted**:11/16/2023 **Req ID**: 34964 **Faculty/Division**: UofT Scarborough **Department**: UTSC:Dept-Biological Sciences **Campus**: University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) **Description**: **Your Opportunity**: Professor Cosima Porteus, in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Toronto Scarborough, invites applicants for the...

  • Research Associate

    1 month ago


    Toronto, Canada University of Toronto Full time

    **Date Posted**:04/24/2024 **Req ID**: 37116 **Faculty/Division**: Temerty Faculty of Medicine **Department**: Department of Immunology **Campus**: St. George (Downtown Toronto) **Description**: **Qualifications**: Qualifications include a PhD in a relevant scientific field with at least 4-5 years of postdoctoral experience or equivalent and a strong...

  • Research Associate

    5 days ago


    Toronto, Canada University of Toronto Full time

    **Date Posted**:04/26/2024 **Req ID**: 37134 **Faculty/Division**: Temerty Faculty of Medicine **Department**: Department of Immunology **Campus**: St. George (Downtown Toronto) **Description**: **Qualifications**: Qualifications include a PhD in a relevant scientific field described above with at least 4-5 years of postdoctoral experience or equivalent and...

  • Research Associate

    1 month ago


    Toronto, Canada University of Toronto Full time

    **Date Posted**:12/04/2023 **Req ID**: 35242 **Faculty/Division**: Faculty of Arts & Science **Department**: Cell and Systems Biology **Campus**: St. George (Downtown Toronto) **Description**: **DESCRIPTION**: The Desveaux and Guttman labs work with plants and their bacterial and fungal pathogens to identify the genetic basis of plant pathogen...

  • Research Associate

    1 month ago


    Toronto, Canada University of Toronto Full time

    **Date Posted**:04/26/2023 **Req ID**:30929 **Faculty/Division**: Dalla Lana School of Public Health **Department**: Inst of Health Policy, Mgmt & Evaluation **Campus**: St. George (Downtown Toronto) **Description**: **About us**: The Institute of Health, Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME) has the largest and most productive group of scholars working...

  • Research Associate

    4 weeks ago


    Toronto, Canada University of Toronto Full time

    **Date Posted**:07/24/2023 **Req ID**:32970 **Faculty/Division**: Temerty Faculty of Medicine **Department**: Dept of Molecular Genetics **Campus**: St. George (Downtown Toronto) **Description**: **Overview**: Learn more about Serratus: - The initial Nature paper describing the project - Overview talk from ISMB22: “Serratus: Hacking Earth’s Virome” -...


  • Toronto, Canada Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute Full time

    **Reference Number**:000001782 **Posted Date**:3/2/2023 **Closing Date**:3/23/2023 **Department**:Schwartz/Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute (SREMI) **Position**:Research Coordinator I **POSITION TITLE** - Research Coordinator I**DEPARTMENT** - Schwartz/Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute (SREMI)**EMPLOYMENT TYPE** - Temporary, Full Time (one-year term...


  • Toronto, ON, Canada Samsung Research America Full time

    Lab Summary: Samsung AI Research Center (SAIC) located in Toronto, Ontario, is currently recruiting outstanding scientists who have a passion for innovation in a collaborative environment with a focus on highly visible, challenging, and interdisciplinary projects. SAIC-Toronto is a recently established AI Center, and a key part of Samsung’s global AI...

  • Research Associate

    1 month ago


    Toronto, Canada University of Toronto Full time

    **Date Posted**:01/31/2023 **Req ID**: 29516 **Faculty/Division**: Faculty of Arts & Science **Department**: Department of Earth Sciences **Campus**: St. George (Downtown Toronto) **Description**: The successful applicant will be expected to independently carry out geophysical research projects including formulating problems, developing machine learning...

  • Research Associate

    1 month ago


    Toronto, Canada University of Toronto Full time

    **Date Posted**:01/31/2023 **Req ID**: 29516 **Faculty/Division**: Faculty of Arts & Science **Department**: Department of Earth Sciences **Campus**: St. George (Downtown Toronto) **Description**: The successful applicant will be expected to independently carry out geophysical research projects including formulating problems, developing machine learning...