Company Description UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care. UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine. UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

UHN’s vision is to build A Healthier World and it’s only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality.

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Job Description Union: Non-Union

Site: Lyndhurst Rehabilitation Centre

Department: Research

Reports to: Principal Investigator

Work Model: Onsite

Hours: 8 hours per week

Salary: $17.60 per hour (To commensurate with experience and consistent with UHN compensation policy)

Shifts: Day

Status: Temporary Casual (until Aug 30, 2026)

Closing Date: March 28, 2026

Position Summary The position will support a research project at UHN’s Lyndhurst Centre focused on the promotion of physical literacy and lifestyle medicine principles. Under the supervision of Dr Cathy Craven, the student will assist with attendance, data entry, participant support and outcome evaluation in concert with other team members, while gaining exposure to clinical research methods. This position offers hands-on experience in rehabilitation research within an interdisciplinary team environment.

Duties

• Monitoring Participant Attendance
• Collecting, Entering, Cleaning and Organizing data (Data processing)
• Participate in lifestyle medicine education sessions
• Attending weekly lab meetings
• Reviewing literature as created
• Supporting development of educational curriculum and manuscript preparation
• Conduct in-person assessments and telephone-surveys to facilitate outcomes evaluation, assist with external communications of project goals and deliverable
• Work with patients, clinicians, scientists, community and policy leaders

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled at an academic institution and pursuing a degree or diploma (e.g. undergraduate, graduate, or medical degrees, or high school or college diplomas)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail
• Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work with a team and independently
• Highly motivated to work in healthcare
• Proficiency with MS Office software (including, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) is required
• Experience working in a research environment preferred

Additional Information Why join UHN? In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP https://hoopp.com/)
• Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

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Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.