Research Technician (SRI) - Physical Sciences - Regular Full-time 2025-15360

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Date Posted: 10/29/2025

Location: Toronto, ON, Canada

Reference No.: 2025-15360

Position Type: Regular full-time

Department: Sunnybrook Research Institute

FTE Status: 1.00

Hours of Work: 8 hrs

Campus Site: Bayview

Shifts Weekday Required: Days

Shifts Weekend Required: No Weekends

Statutory Holiday(s) Required: No

Position Summary

Would you like to help invent the future of healthcare? The Focused Ultrasound Lab at Sunnybrook Research Institute is developing a revolutionary medical device to non-invasively treat brain tumours and a variety of neurological disorders using focused ultrasound (FUS). The FUS Lab is now seeking a Team Lead for the Benchtop Team. This leadership position will oversee all aspects of benchtop experimental design and execution, quality assurance of transducers and phased arrays, and integration of systems for pre-clinical and clinical applications.

The successful candidate will play a critical role in ensuring the scientific rigor, reliability, and translational impact of our research program. They will provide strategic and technical leadership, coordinate closely with fabrication, hardware, software, and clinical teams, mentor team members, and contribute to scholarly outputs through peer-reviewed publications.

 

Summary of Duties

  • Experimental Design & Execution
    • Prepare ultrasound sensitive bubble and droplets
    • Perform experiments
    • Perform data analysis, and interpretation to inform project goals.
  • Collaboration & Clinical Translation
    • Work closely with the research team to support other experiments.
    • Contribute to multidisciplinary project planning and problem solving.
  • Scholarly Communication
    • Write and co-author academic articles for peer-reviewed journals and prepare technical reports.

 

Qualifications

  • Graduate degree (MSc) in Physics, Chemistry, Medical Biophysics, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field.
  • 1+ years of experience in lab research
  • Demonstrated expertise in experimental design, and data analysis.
  • Strong written communication skills with a track record of peer-reviewed publications.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with team members.

 

Salary & Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package is provided through Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, including extended health and dental coverage, pension plan, paid vacation, and professional development support.
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