Research Associate (SRI) - Evaluative Clinical Sciences - Regular Full-time 2025-15323
About the role
The Sunnybrook Sleep and Brain Health Laboratory is dedicated to unraveling the biological links between sleep and circadian rhythms and neurological diseases in older adults. We are laying the foundation for 1) sleep-based interventions to prevent neurological diseases, slow progression, and promote recovery, and 2) mechanistically-informed therapies to improve sleep in older adults with neurological diseases. Toward this end, we leave local, national, and international studies involving thousands of participants integrating novel wearable technologies for measuring sleep and circadian rhythms, new sleep interventions, neuroimaging, genomics, and tissue transcriptomics/epigenomics.
Reporting to Dr. Andrew Lim, principal investigator of the Sunnybrook Sleep and Brain Health Laboratory, the Research Associate will oversee a team of graduate and undergraduate students dedicated to developing new AI models using signals from human wearable sensors to:
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Characterize human sleep physiology.
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Diagnose sleep disorders.
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Predict neurological diseases including Alzheimer’s disease.
Qualifications/Skills:
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PhD in biomedical, electrical, or computer engineering or in computer science
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At least 2 years’ experience with development of AI models for characterization of human sleep physiology from human wearable EEG
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Extensive experience with analysis of data from human wearable sensors cardiopulmonary sensors
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Extensive background in AI.
Qualified applicants should submit their interest in this position with an up-to-date resume.
We thank you in advance for your interest. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No direct emails or phone calls please.
Sunnybrook Research Institute is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your cover letter.
Sunnybrook Research Institute is strongly committed to inclusion and diversity within its community and welcomes all applicants including but not limited to: visible minorities, all religions and ethnicities, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQ+ persons, and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
About Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
From our beginnings as a hospital for Canadian veterans, Sunnybrook has flourished into a fully affiliated teaching hospital of the University of Toronto, evolving to meet the needs of our growing community.
Today, with 1.3 million patient visits each year, Sunnybrook has established itself across three campuses and is home to Canada's largest trauma centre.
Sunnybrook's groundbreaking research changes the way patients are treated around the world. Our over 200 scientists and clinician-scientists conduct more than $100 million of breakthrough research each year. Tomorrow, we will discover ways to treat the untreatable.
Our mission is to care for our patients and their families when it matters most.
Our vision is to invent the future of health care.
Our values are: excellence, collaboration, accountability, respect and engagement.
See Sunnybrook's ambitious plan to invent the future of health care: sunnybrook.ca/strategicplan
Research Associate (SRI) - Evaluative Clinical Sciences - Regular Full-time 2025-15323
About the role
The Sunnybrook Sleep and Brain Health Laboratory is dedicated to unraveling the biological links between sleep and circadian rhythms and neurological diseases in older adults. We are laying the foundation for 1) sleep-based interventions to prevent neurological diseases, slow progression, and promote recovery, and 2) mechanistically-informed therapies to improve sleep in older adults with neurological diseases. Toward this end, we leave local, national, and international studies involving thousands of participants integrating novel wearable technologies for measuring sleep and circadian rhythms, new sleep interventions, neuroimaging, genomics, and tissue transcriptomics/epigenomics.
Reporting to Dr. Andrew Lim, principal investigator of the Sunnybrook Sleep and Brain Health Laboratory, the Research Associate will oversee a team of graduate and undergraduate students dedicated to developing new AI models using signals from human wearable sensors to:
-
Characterize human sleep physiology.
-
Diagnose sleep disorders.
-
Predict neurological diseases including Alzheimer’s disease.
Qualifications/Skills:
-
PhD in biomedical, electrical, or computer engineering or in computer science
-
At least 2 years’ experience with development of AI models for characterization of human sleep physiology from human wearable EEG
-
Extensive experience with analysis of data from human wearable sensors cardiopulmonary sensors
-
Extensive background in AI.
Qualified applicants should submit their interest in this position with an up-to-date resume.
We thank you in advance for your interest. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No direct emails or phone calls please.
Sunnybrook Research Institute is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your cover letter.
Sunnybrook Research Institute is strongly committed to inclusion and diversity within its community and welcomes all applicants including but not limited to: visible minorities, all religions and ethnicities, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQ+ persons, and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
About Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
From our beginnings as a hospital for Canadian veterans, Sunnybrook has flourished into a fully affiliated teaching hospital of the University of Toronto, evolving to meet the needs of our growing community.
Today, with 1.3 million patient visits each year, Sunnybrook has established itself across three campuses and is home to Canada's largest trauma centre.
Sunnybrook's groundbreaking research changes the way patients are treated around the world. Our over 200 scientists and clinician-scientists conduct more than $100 million of breakthrough research each year. Tomorrow, we will discover ways to treat the untreatable.
Our mission is to care for our patients and their families when it matters most.
Our vision is to invent the future of health care.
Our values are: excellence, collaboration, accountability, respect and engagement.
See Sunnybrook's ambitious plan to invent the future of health care: sunnybrook.ca/strategicplan