Ville : Toronto

Catégorie : Full Time

Industrie : Healthcare

Employeur : The Hospital for Sick Children

About Sickkids

Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world.  As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education.  Our reputation would not have been built - nor could it be maintained - without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day.  SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.

When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of Healthier Children. A Better World.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world's best in paediatric healthcare.

Posting Description

Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship in Child Health Evaluative Sciences with a focus on use of biologics during pregnancy with women with autoimmune disorders and maternal and infant/child outcomes.

We are seeking a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow to join a research team dedicated to reducing the burden of morbidity and mortality in mothers and infants. The position involves working with large administrative health databases, both within and outside of Canada, to identify risk factors in the pre-conception and perinatal period that contribute to adverse maternal and infant outcomes.  

This position is full time under the joint supervision of Dr. Sonia Grandi, Scientist, Child Health Evaluative Sciences Program, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), and Assistant Professor in the Division of Epidemiology, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto and Dr. Cristina Longo, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Montreal and a Scientist in the Research Institute of Centre Hospitalier de Ste Justine.

The focus of the work will be to use administrative health data, across several provincial jurisdictions, to examine prenatal exposures to biologic medications and their influence on maternal, infant, and child outcomes. Methodological work pertaining to the use of administrative health data, federated analyses, and machine learning will also be part of this fellowship. This position will primarily take place at the Child Health Evaluative Sciences program of the Research Institute of The Hospital for Sick Children. The fellow will work with an interdisciplinary team of researchers at SickKids, University of Toronto, University of Montreal, and various institutes across Canada and abroad including experts in perinatal epidemiology, biostatistics, obstetrics, pediatrics, health services research, and pharmacoepidemiology. The fellow will be responsible for the conception and drafting of protocols, data analysis, and drafting of manuscripts and presentations. Experience and training in epidemiology, causal inference, and use of administrative health research are preferred. The fellow will have the opportunity to mentor junior members on the team and to collaborate and contribute to other ongoing projects. Research training and career development will be available through the Research Training Centre at SickKids and University of Toronto.

When applying to the position, please include a cover letter outlining your motivation to work with this group, your relevant experience, and a brief description of your long-term career goals and how this position will help to facilitate these goals. Please also provide a list of two references (1 of which should be the PhD supervisor), and a list of 3 potential research ideas to pursue during the fellowship. This is a 1-year full-time position (35 hours/week) with the possibility to extend to 2-3 years. The start date is flexible, but ideally the candidate would begin in Fall/Winter 2026.

Our Commitment to Diversity

SickKids is committed to championing equity, diversity and inclusion in all that we do, fostering an intentionally inclusive and culturally safe environment that reflects the diversity of the patients, families and communities we serve. Learn more about workplace inclusion.

Accessibility & Accommodation

If you require accommodation during the application process, please reach out to our aSKHR team.  SickKids can provide access and inclusion supports to eligible candidates to support their full engagement during the interview and selection process as well as to ensure candidates are able to perform their duties once successfully hired.  If you are invited for an interview and require accommodation, please let us know at the time of your invitation to interview. Information received related to access, inclusion or accommodation will be addressed confidentially.

How to Apply

Technical difficulties? Email ask.hr@sickkids.ca with a short description of the issues you are experiencing. We will not accept resumes sent to this inbox but we are happy to respond to requests for technical assistance.

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