Postdoctoral Researcher

The University Health Network, where “above all else the needs of patients come first”, encompasses Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and the Michener Institute of Education. The breadth of research, the complexity of the cases treated, and the magnitude of its educational enterprise has made UHN a national and international resource for patient care, research and education. With a long tradition of ground breaking firsts and a purpose of “Transforming lives and communities through excellence in care, discovery and learning”, the University Health Network (UHN), Canada’s largest research teaching hospital, brings together over 16,000 employees, more than 1,200 physicians, 8,000+ students, and many volunteers. UHN is a caring, creative place where amazing people are amazing the world.

This is a full-time Postdoctoral Research Fellow hybrid position at the Jay and Sari Sonshine Centre for Stroke Prevention and Cerebrovascular Brain Health - Women’s Brain Health & Lifestyle Lab (supervised by PI: Dr. Aleksandra Pikula).

Women’s Brain Health & Lifestyle Lab and the Sonshine Centre for Stroke Prevention & Cerebrovascular Brain Health conduct quality improvement, health services, and implementation science for younger and midlife adults with stroke or those at high risk for stroke and dementia. The lab focuses keenly on sex disparities and gender differences (particularly in women during midlife) to enhance patient, caregiver, and clinician experiences, improve stroke models of care, and advance primary and secondary stroke prevention. Additionally, this work is positioned to optimize health service use around stroke, brain, and reproductive health, and health education. Working under the direction of the Principal Investigator (Dr. Aleksandra Pikula), the post-doctoral researcher (formerly referred to as a fellow) will work on several projects focused on women’s brain and reproductive health for primary and/or secondary stroke prevention. The applicant will be encouraged to lead and explore areas of research that are within the scope of this lab and apply for grant and award funding among other tasks to support the lab and Sonshine Centre and their independence and success with all skills required as a future scientist.

Duties

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