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.

The Biological Sciences Platform is one of three platforms at the Sunnybrook Research Institute. It aims to develop biology-focused research, including cancer and neuroscience studies.

Dr. Hamani is an investigator affiliated with the Biological Sciences Platform. His laboratory is at the forefront of translational neuromodulation research. He aims to understand the mechanisms of therapies such as deep brain stimulation and focused ultrasound in preclinical models of neuropsychiatric disorder and develop new therapies that can be implemented in clinical practice.

Summary of Duties: Applicants to the posted postdoctoral position need to have the following skills and qualifications.

• Be familiar with cognitive tasks and practical aspects of rodent behavior.
• Be familiar with stereotactic procedures in rodents.
• Have expertise in neurochemical techniques, including ELISA and Western Blot, and immunohistochemistry.
• Be fairly independent and conduct research in collaboration with other team members.
• Excellent oral and written English communication skills.
• Be able to work sporadically on weekends.
• Work requires the candidate to be on site and not work remotely.
• Have defended the PhD no more than 4 years prior to starting date.