Opportunities at the Hodaie Lab:
Our lab is a dynamic and growing group that is actively recruiting postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and research assistants. Strong background in neuroscience as well as familiarity with imaging analysis platforms are highly encouraged.
Postings:
Position Title: Research Assistant - Online Education Programs
Program/Centre Name: Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network
Status: Full-time, contract
Job Description:
The Hodaie Lab has a full-time Research Assistant position open, with primary focus on online education programs (The NEURONproject). The NEURONproject is an online structured system of education that uses eLearning technology to advance neurosurgery and neuroscience education in low resource areas. As a participant in this process, the Research Assistant position will have the following responsibilities:
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will possess the following characteristics:
Program/Centre Name: Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network
Status: Full-time, contract
Job Description:
The Hodaie Lab has a full-time Research Assistant position open, with primary focus on online education programs (The NEURONproject). The NEURONproject is an online structured system of education that uses eLearning technology to advance neurosurgery and neuroscience education in low resource areas. As a participant in this process, the Research Assistant position will have the following responsibilities:
- Building and maintaining online courses using a variety of eLearning platforms and Learning Management Systems software
- Generating and organizing course materials with a variety of educational goals, including development of multimedia that may include audio (narration) and videos, illustrations, animations
- Active and keen participation in courses, familiarity with participants and their learning needs and styles, ensuring that learning objectives are met and on track
- Technical, administrative, and managerial duties: setting up courses, registrations, uploading course materials, general website maintenance
- Coordinating and collaborating with NEURONproject education partners, within or outside institution, and other participating faculty
- Participation in academic activities including conferences, research manuscripts, generation of guidelines and documents
- Uploading eLearning courses, troubleshooting related technical issues
- Researching new technologies to improve eLearning development processes
- Implementing a variety of assessment tools to track educational progress
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will possess the following characteristics:
- Postgraduate degree (Master’s, PhD or MD) with significant expertise or course load in neuroscience/neuroanatomy
- Familiarity and proficiency with online education technology such as Moodle
- Proficiency, skills and expertise in video editing software such as Adobe creative tools
- Proficient computer skills, comfortable with online systems, website maintenance
- Strong self-directed learning skills; ability to work independently and with others will be considered a crucial asset
- Experience using common research databases such as PubMed and reference management software
- Committed to continuous learning and improvement
Position Title: Postdoctoral Fellow
Program/Centre Name: Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network
Status: Full-time, 1 year renewable
Primary Responsibilities:
The Hodaie Lab is a part of the Division of Brain, Imaging, and Behaviour – Systems Neuroscience which aims to 1) discover and understand the fundamental principles of organization and function of the nervous system in health and disease and 2) translate this understanding into clinical practice. Our group primarily focuses on structural and functional MR imaging in functional neurosurgery, with a special interest in neuropathic pain. We offer an energetic atmosphere that fosters creative ideas and collaborations with world-renowned researchers.
Your responsibilities will include:
This opportunity will allow you to:
The ideal candidate will possess the following characteristics:
If this position sounds exciting and matches your qualifications, please send your cover letter, CV/resume, and two references (with contact information) to mojgan.hodaie@uhn.ca and hodaie.lab@gmail.com.
Program/Centre Name: Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network
Status: Full-time, 1 year renewable
Primary Responsibilities:
The Hodaie Lab is a part of the Division of Brain, Imaging, and Behaviour – Systems Neuroscience which aims to 1) discover and understand the fundamental principles of organization and function of the nervous system in health and disease and 2) translate this understanding into clinical practice. Our group primarily focuses on structural and functional MR imaging in functional neurosurgery, with a special interest in neuropathic pain. We offer an energetic atmosphere that fosters creative ideas and collaborations with world-renowned researchers.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Development of all stages of research project(s) in collaboration with a team of clinicians and researchers
- Analyses of multi-modal, clinical and pre-clinical neuroimaging datasets (e.g. anatomical, diffusion and functional MRI) for novel neuroimaging/neuroanatomical/neurosurgical research
- Development of new research lines with potential grant writing opportunities
This opportunity will allow you to:
- Work in a world-class clinical research environment
- Present findings at national/international conferences (e.g. Human Brain Mapping)
- Publish in excellent journals across a number of fields (e.g. Neurosurgery, Neuroimaging, Neurology, Psychiatry), with 2-4 anticipated publications over 2-3 years
- Actively engage and network with the large Toronto brain science community with one of the highest densities of neuroscientists in North America
The ideal candidate will possess the following characteristics:
- A neuroimaging Ph.D. in neuroscience, psychology, medical physics, or related fields
- Expertise in one or more of the following areas: Diffusion MR tractography and analysis, fMRI analysis, MR image acquisition
- Strong scripting or programming expertise in one or more of the following languages/tools: Matlab, Python, R
- Expertise in one or more neuroimaging software/tools with prior work in image analysis: 3D Slicer, MRtrix3, FreeSurfer, FSL, ANTs, SPM
- Ability to work independently and deliver on schedule
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Committed to continuous learning and improvement
If this position sounds exciting and matches your qualifications, please send your cover letter, CV/resume, and two references (with contact information) to mojgan.hodaie@uhn.ca and hodaie.lab@gmail.com.