06 Postdoctoral Fellowship at University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The Department of Immunology in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, invites applications for the position of Research Associate (Limited Term) for a microbiologist and immunologist with experience in the regulation of metabolic function through microbe-host interactions. The applicant should have strong knowledge in metabolism, immunology, microbiology, enteric infections, host-microbiome interactions, physiology and immune regulation of gut barrier function. The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting experiments in animal models of intestinal inflammation, intestinal infection (bacteria and viruses) and metabolic dysfunction. 

A Research Associate position in translational neuroscience funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research is available in the laboratory of Dr. Beverley Orser (www.orserlab.com). The lab is located in the Department of Physiology at the downtown campus of the University of Toronto. 
The goal of the research is to understand physiologic and pathological processes underlying learning and memory, and to identify the mechanisms that contribute to a decline in brain function after anesthesia. Studies will focus on neurons and glia in the hippocampus and cortex. The long-term goal is to develop novel treatments that target subtypes of inhibitory receptors for cognitive disorders after anesthesia, as well as for inflammation-induced cognitive dysfunction and mood disorders. The position will involve wet lab research, project management, lab operations, and grant/manuscript writing and reporting. The successful candidate will also be expected to present research findings at conferences and submit papers for publication.

The Department of Molecular Genetics in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto invites applications for the position of Research Associate (Limited Term) to participate in research focused on (i) the development of solution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy for studies of high molecular weight complexes and liquid-liquid phase separation and (ii) application of the developed methodologies to CAPRIN ‘scaffold’, protein/RNA ‘client’ condensates currently under study in the laboratory.

The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) is Canada’s top­ranked ECE department, and one of the country’s largest. We are home to 100 active and Emeritus professors, more than 1,400 undergraduate and 600 graduate students. Many of our faculty members are world leaders in their field and have been recognized as the brightest and most promising scientists and engineers from across the country. ECE is a hotbed of research commercialization, by far the most productive department for new inventions at the University of Toronto. With this department, you will work at the heart of the most rapidly developing technologies humankind has ever seen.

Applications are invited for appointment as a Photonics Research Associate in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, at the University of Toronto. This is a full-time on-site position to work in the Amr S Helmy group, under Prof. Helmy’s supervision and conduct research centered on lab work in field of ultrafast quantum photonics. This position does not support remote duties of any sort and will be fully in the lab.

The successful candidate will be talented, self-driven and motivated as well as have a successful record to architect, simulate, and validate novel ultrafast devices and subsystems and characterize their performance. The candidate should have extensive experience on (a) designing and building photonic systems and circuits; (b) performing optical device characterization and microwave measurements; (c) providing research support and mentorship to other research group members. This team develops cutting-edge technologies used in wide range of products and its team members have ample opportunities to grow their technical knowledge and complex problem-solving skills.

The Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) is a world-leading satellite provider that offers a complete suite of nano-, micro-, and small satellites – including high-performance, low-cost CubeSats – that satisfy the needs of a broad range of mission types from 3 to 500 kilograms. Dating from 1998, SFL’s heritage of on-orbit successes includes over 70 satellites and distinct missions related to Earth observation, atmospheric monitoring, ship tracking, communication, radio frequency (RF) geolocation, technology demonstration, space astronomy, solar physics, space plasma, and other scientific research.

The incumbent will have a leading role in the design, development or modification of new or existing spacecraft attitude and formation control systems, including the analysis, design, prototyping, assembly, integration and testing of all the necessary components.

The Department of Biology at the University of Toronto Mississauga invites applications for a Research Associate (Limited Term) and under the supervision of the Principal Investigator will contribute to their research focused on the evolution of metazoan cell types and electrochemical signaling in the nervous system. Specifically, the Research Associate will spearhead a project exploring the single cell transcriptome and molecular physiology of crystal cells from the early-diverging animal Trichoplax adhaerens, which are thought to be mechanosensitive cells involved in gravity detection. Through transcriptomics, a central objective will be to identify expressed genes encoding putative receptors that are capable of mechanotransduction (e.g., TRP channels, Deg/ENaC channels, Piezo channels), which will be subsequently cloned and characterized in vitro using whole-call patch clamp electrophysiology. Efforts will then be undertaken to disrupt the expression of these receptors in vivo, to search for causal roles in the gravitactic behavior of the animal.