Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Department: Psychology
Position supervisor: Dr. M. Natasha Rajah
Contract length: 1 year with the possibility of extension
Hours of work per week: 36.25
Position type: Term
Annual Salary: $56,550 + benefits

About Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University)

At the intersection of mind and action, Toronto Metropolitan University is on a transformative path to become Canada’s leading comprehensive innovation university. Integral to this path is the placement of equity, diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our institutional culture. Our current academic plan outlines each as core values and we work to embed them in all that we do.

As an employer, we are working towards a people first culture and are proud to have been selected as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers and a Greater Toronto’s Top Employer for 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

About the team

The Brain Health Equity in Aging and Memory (BHEAM) laboratory of Dr. Maria Natasha Rajah, Professor at Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) at the Department of Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University (Toronto, Canada) uses multidisciplinary methods to study the neural basis of learning and memory across the adult lifespan in diverse samples of females and males. We are interested in understanding why some adults maintain a high level of memory function into late life and others do not, and how sex, gender, and having specific risk factors for Alzheimer’s Disease affect memory and brain function, with a focus on midlife brain and cognitive health.

Our lab consists of diverse, open-minded and motivated individuals who thrive on working as a team in conducting exciting research projects in the cognitive neuroscience of memory, aging and dementia prevention. Postdoctoral researchers will have the opportunity to lead funded projects in the lab and mentor students with Dr. Rajah. In addition, they will have the opportunity to be co-applicants on grants and conduct independent research projects in collaboration with the principal investigator.

All members of the lab are expected to follow our Core Values which include: inclusivity, honesty, objectivity, openness, fairness, commitment to research & research integrity, and collaboration.

The opportunity
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**Qualifications**:

- Graduated with a Ph.D. in Psychology, Neuroscience or related discipline in the past 3-5 years;
- Expertise in cognitive or computational neuroscience and/or expertise in human neuroendocrinology and sex/gender science;
- A track record of research excellence, including published peer reviewed manuscripts.
- Experience working in both Windows and Linux environments, and using the following software: MSOffice, SPSS or R, and Matlab.
- Experience using SPM, FSL, ANTs, PLS and/or AFNI or similar image analysis software is required.
- Excellent communication skills in English are a must, and the ability to communicate in French an asset.
- Programming skills are an asset.

How to apply
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae

Toronto Metropolitan University’s commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
- Toronto Metropolitan University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), and aims to ensure that independence, dignity, integration and equality of opportunity are embedded in all aspects of the university culture.
- We will provide an accessible experience for applicants, students, employees, and members of the Toronto Metropolitan University community. We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the recruitment process. If you have restrictions that need to be accommodated to fully participate in any phase of the recruitment process,please reach out to Human Resources:

- Current employees can contact HR by logging into AskHR to submit a request.
- All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.