Research Assistant (SRI) - Physical Sciences - Casual 2025-14960 (2025-14960)
About the role
Description Of Team/Department 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 Cunningham lab is primarily focused on making images and measurements using the enzymes within living tissue, and studying how these change in disease. A recently developed method is used in which 13C-labeled biomolecules are prepared with a magnetic signal so they can be imaged using MRI. To do this, dynamic nuclear polarization is applied in order to magnetize concentrated samples of a substrate, such as 13C-labeled pyruvate, and the resulting solution is injected in vivo.
Summary Of Duties
- Conduct literature searches and reviews using various academic and industry databases
- Collect, organize, and analyze qualitative and quantitative data
- Assist in designing surveys, experiments, or data collection instruments
- Prepare summaries, reports, and presentations of research findings
- Maintain accurate documentation and research records
- Collaborate with team members to ensure research objectives are met
- Perform administrative tasks related to research projects as needed
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (preferred)
- Strong research and analytical skills
- Proficiency with research tools and databases (e.g., Google Scholar, PubMed, JSTOR)
- Experience with data analysis software (e.g., Excel, SPSS, R, Python) is a plus
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines
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 Assistant (SRI) - Physical Sciences - Casual 2025-14960 (2025-14960)
About the role
Description Of Team/Department 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 Cunningham lab is primarily focused on making images and measurements using the enzymes within living tissue, and studying how these change in disease. A recently developed method is used in which 13C-labeled biomolecules are prepared with a magnetic signal so they can be imaged using MRI. To do this, dynamic nuclear polarization is applied in order to magnetize concentrated samples of a substrate, such as 13C-labeled pyruvate, and the resulting solution is injected in vivo.
Summary Of Duties
- Conduct literature searches and reviews using various academic and industry databases
- Collect, organize, and analyze qualitative and quantitative data
- Assist in designing surveys, experiments, or data collection instruments
- Prepare summaries, reports, and presentations of research findings
- Maintain accurate documentation and research records
- Collaborate with team members to ensure research objectives are met
- Perform administrative tasks related to research projects as needed
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (preferred)
- Strong research and analytical skills
- Proficiency with research tools and databases (e.g., Google Scholar, PubMed, JSTOR)
- Experience with data analysis software (e.g., Excel, SPSS, R, Python) is a plus
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines
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