Research Technician (SRI) - Biological Sciences - Regular Full-time 2025-15760

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Date Posted: 12/10/2025

Location: Toronto, ON, Canada

Reference No.: 2025-15760

Position Type: Regular full-time

Department:

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

Description of Team/Department (optional):
 

One of Canada's Top 10 Research Hospitals, Sunnybrook Research Institute is developing innovations in care for the more than 1.3 million patients the hospital cares for annually.

 

Sunnybrook Research Institute is the research enterprise of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, a teaching hospital fully affiliated with the University of Toronto. Research spans three Toronto-based campuses, eight programs and three scientific platforms. Our main aims are to understand and prevent disease, and to develop treatments that enhance and extend life. Our vision is to invent the future of health care. Each year, we conduct about $100 million in research across 500,000 square feet, including in the world’s first Centre for Research in Image-Guided Therapeutics.

 

Dr. Kozak’s research group is involved in studying emerging viruses to better understand viral pathogenesis, develop novel diagnostics and evaluate countermeasures. Additionally, work focuses on the genomic epidemiology of respiratory pathogens to better understand transmission and improve surveillance.

 

Summary of Duties:

 

The individual will assist with multiple ongoing research projects in the lab related to virology. These will include both wet-lab based projects (eg. cell culture, animal studies) in both a BSL2 and BSL3 environment as well as patient chart reviews. Additionally the individual will assist with reagent ordering and other lab operational duties as needed.

 

  • Successful completion of a Bachelor of Science in a relevant field is required. A MSc is considered an asset
  • A minimum of 1 year of experience in clinical laboratory
  • Experience with molecular assays, specimen handling and processing clinical samples is required. Experience working with animals is considered an asset.
  • Strong interpersonal, time management and organizational skills.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills and attention to detail.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in scientific writing
  • Demonstrated knowledge of research regulations and guidelines (eg. clinical lab protocols, biosafety, etc)

 

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science required (MSc an asset)

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