Scientific Associate – Schizophrenia Division

CAMHabout 14 hours ago

Toronto, ON

Mid Level

contract

part_time

Job Description

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The Schizophrenia Division at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Canada's largest academic health sciences centre dedicated to mental health and addiction, is focused on advancing care and outcomes for individuals experiencing schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders through a combination of excellence in clinical care, teaching, and research. Research in the Schizophrenia Division is focused on diverse interests, including clinical and functional outcomes, treatment trials, brain imaging, genetics, physical health, digital technologies, and health services research.

The Schizophrenia Division is seeking a part-time, contract (1 year) Scientific Associate. Reporting to the Principal Investigator, and working in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team including scientists, researchers, research staff and clinicians, the Scientific Associate will work on a number of clinical and translational research projects, including observational and interventional studies, and the application of multi-modal neuroimaging approaches in this clinical population. The successful candidate will apply advanced quantitative research skills in support of current studies and new grant applications including, but not limited to: research design, data collection and management, and data analysis. The work will also involve collaborations to ensure the effective dissemination of project findings to external stakeholders, including supporting the preparation of research reports, grants, conference presentations, papers for publication, and other knowledge translation activities. The successful candidate will also contribute to mentorship of staff and research trainees as appropriate. The successful candidate will support a healthy workplace that embraces diversity, encourages teamwork and complies with all applicable and regulatory requirements. This position is located at 1051 Queen St. West.

Job Requirements

The successful candidate will have a PhD in Neuroscience or a related field with 2 or more years of post-doctoral experience in schizophrenia research. Knowledge of cardiometabolic comorbidities and psychopharmacology principles is strongly preferred. The candidate must have a strong background in clinical trial coordination, including clinical trial implementation, participant assessments, and data collection within psychiatric populations. A proven track record of academic writing and oral scientific communication (including peer-reviewed publications, grant writing, and conference presentations) is required. The candidate must demonstrate proficiency in neuroimaging analysis, including techniques such as resting state functional connectivity, task-based functional MRI analysis, arterial spin labelling, and magnetic resonance spectroscopy, as well as expertise in quantitative and statistical methodologies. The candidate must have a strong command of statistical software (e.g., SPSS, R), and experience in data modelling and interpretation of complex multimodal datasets. The candidate must also have superior organizational, time management, and problem-solving abilities, the flexibility to adjust to shifting priorities, the ability to work both independently and collaboratively, and the capacity to make decisions and exercise good judgement. Additionally, the candidate should possess strong supervisory and training skills, with the ability to mentor and guide team members effectively.

Please Note: This part-time, contract (1 year) position is NOT part of any bargaining unit.

Salary Range: Competitive salary and benefits package.

Hospitals and Health Care

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital. CAMH combines clinical care, research, education, policy development and health promotion to help transform the lives of people affected by mental health and addiction issues.

As a teaching hospital, CAMH provides education, training, internships and residencies for students. People training to work in the health care field, including psychiatrists, psychologists, pharmacists, nurses, occupational therapists, social workers and laboratory technologists, come to CAMH for practical experience.

We believe that Mental Health is Health, and through our work we are building a movement for social change: raising awareness, challenging prejudice, and advocating for public policies that support mental health.

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