Micro-nanofabrication / Microfluidics Technical Officer - 2 Positions

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- The _Employment Equity Act_, which is under review, uses the terminology Aboriginal peoples and visible minorities.

**City**:Toronto (University of Toronto downtown campus) and Boucherville

**Organizational Unit**: Medical Devices

**Classification**: TO-3

**Tenure**: Term

**Duration**: 3 years for Toronto and 2 years for Boucherville

**Language Requirements**: English or French

**Work Arrangements**:
Due to the nature of the work and operational requirements, this position will require physical presence at the at the NRC work location identified.

**Discover the possible**:
Anything is possible at the National Research Council (NRC), recently named one of Canada’s 2025 Top Employers for Young People, a 2025 Top Employer in the National Capital Region and Forbes Canada’s Best Employers

As Canada’s leading research and technology organization, our world-renowned research pushes the boundaries of science and engineering to make the impossible, possible. Every day we explore new ideas through innovative research and help companies discover possibilities that impact Canada’s future and the world.

At the NRC, you’ll also discover new possibilities. Our supportive workplace fosters a culture of creativity, welcoming fresh perspectives and innovation at all levels. We value teamwork. You’ll collaborate across multiple fields and with the brightest minds to find creative solutions. Most importantly, you’ll discover what’s possible within you as you grow, make valuable contributions and progress in your professional journey. From ground-breaking discoveries to a life-changing career, discover your possible at the NRC.

**The Role**:
We want to fill two Technical Officer positions in Micro-Nanofabrication and Microfluidics reporting to the NRC Bioanalytical Micro-Nano Devices Section which is composed of more than 40 researchers and technical officers with a unique combination of expertise spanning from physics, nano and microfabrication engineering, chemistry, molecular biology, and cellular biology.

The first position, located on the University of Toronto’s downtown campus, will support the strategic collaboration between the NRC, the University of Toronto, and Unity Health Toronto through the Centre for Research and Applications in Fluidic Technologies (CRAFT).

These positions also include the following on-going responsibilities:
(i) Maintaining/procuring laboratory equipment, space, logbooks and inventories,
(ii) Fostering healthy and safe work practices, and
(iii) In Toronto: training and supervision of facility users, including CRAFT students.
In Boucherville: support quality management systems and assembly processes.

**About CRAFT in Toronto**:
CRAFT mandate is to drive the development of a national science and technology platform, establish an industry cluster for biomedical micro/nanodevice innovation, and foster their translation into commercial products providing solutions to significant clinical problems. CRAFT is an international leader in biomedical microdevices for in vitro diagnostics, artificial living systems, and biomanufacturing. It nurtures an ecosystem between scientists, engineers, clinicians, technology companies, and the entrepreneurial community, that publishes impactful research, pro-actively protects intellectual property, and translates device innovations to products and clinical solutions.

**Screening Criteria**:
**Education**:
Bachelor’s degree in physics, engineering physics, biomedical-engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, materials engineering, or related discipline is required.

For information on certificates and diplomas issued abroad, please see Degree equivalency

**Experience**:

- Significant and recent work experience in a cleanroom environment and in a micro
- or nanofabrication laboratory.
- Significant and recent work experience in developing micro-nanofabrication processes for the design and fabrication of microfluidic devices using techniques such as photolithography, wet/dry etching, thin-film deposition, hot embossing, PDMS casting, maskless lithography, and CNC machining.
- Experience with various characterization instruments used in micro-nanofabrication and microfluidics, including: optical microscope, scanning electron microscope, profilometers, goniometer, etc.
- Experience with the development or operation of microfluidic technologies.
- Experience in producing designs using 2D or 3D design software, such as AutoCAD, L-Edit, Inventor, SolidWorks and equivalents.

**Condition of Employment**:
Reliability Status

**Language Requirements**:
English or French.

Information on language requirements and self-assessment tests

**Assessment Criteria**:
**Technical Competencies**:

- Solid knowledge of the techniques and materials used in micro and n