Career Opportunities
Children’s Health Research Institute offers a variety of opportunities
for both full and part-time employment through The University of Western
Ontario and London Health Sciences Centre for Institute Affiliated Scientists,
Research Associates/Technicians/ Assistants, Postdoctoral Fellows, Graduate
and Summer Students.
CHRI is home to an interdisciplinary team of dynamic and energetic researchers, staff and trainees dedicated to discovering new ways to diagnose, treat and ultimately prevent children’s diseases and disabilities. Research conducted within our programs is highly collaborative involving biomedical scientists and trainees, clinicians and population health researchers with expertise in different disciplines. If you are interested in working with nationally and internationally recognized researchers in state-of-the-art facilities with access to leading edge technology, CHRI could be the place for you.
Job Postings at The University of Western Ontario
Research Assistant Position in Psychology
This position is temporary full time and wholly grant funded.
Successful candidate will be responsible for:recruiting participants from five Children's Mental Health
Centres in London, Sarnia and Toronto; assisting with implementation of research study protocol including creating participant lists, telephone follow-up, assembling packaging, and data collection and entry; and, assisting with document production including drafts of documents (such as ethics forms, manuscripts, abstracts, reports), and assisting by editing slides/files for conference presentations and posters. Full ad
Application Deadline: Monday August 2, 2010
Postdoctoral Position in Epigenetics
Successful candidates will join the EpiGenWestern team based within the Children’s Health Research Institute and affiliated with the University of Western Ontario. EpiGenWestern is a dynamic, collaborative research team that aims to understand the contribution of epigenetics and chromatin remodeling to fundamental molecular mechanisms involved in development, childhood diseases, and cancer.
I am looking for a dynamic and highly motivated postdoctoral fellow for a funded position. The candidate will be responsible for the identification and evolutionary comparison of imprinting centres. Applicants must have a Ph.D., and less than three years of postdoctoral experience in molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, developmental biology, bioinformatics or a related field. Advanced knowledge of chromatin, epigenetics, and bioinformatics is highly desirable. Qualified candidates must also have a record of scientific achievements as evidenced by first author publications in well-recognized, peer-reviewed journals. Candidates interested in these positions should send a full CV, list of publications, and names of three referees.General contact information: Dr. Mellissa Mann (mmann22@uwo.ca).
Please see the EpiGenWestern website for more information http://www.epigenwestern.com
Whaley Post Doctoral Fellowship in Maternal/Fetal/Neonatal Research
The position is available immediately.
The research will explore the role of in utero oxidative stress upon fetal cardiac development and postnatal dietary manipulations upon later life disease. Cell based and animal system models will be utilized. We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow, MD and/or PhD with previous track record of research in the maternal and newborn health area. This is a oneyear fulltime contract position with a potential for renewal for a second year.
For further information please contact Dr Timothy Regnault at tim.regnault@uwo.ca
Please submit your letter of interest, resume and 2 letters of reference to:
Ms. Jennifer Devlin
Administrative Coordinator
Children’s Health Research Institute, London, Ontario
jennifer.devlin@lhsc.on.ca before the 16 th of June 2010.
Job Postings at London Health Sciences Centre
No CHRI affiliated positions currently available.
