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.
The labs of Dr. Eyal Cohen (https://lab.research.sickkids.ca/cohen/team/) and Dr. Petros Pechlivanoglou (https://lab.research.sickkids.ca/pechlivanoglou/)
are searching for a
Postdoctoral Research Fellow. This project will focus on utilizing dynamic family-based cohorts being created within Statistics Canada to model how perinatal adversities impact the long-term trajectories of families, including both birthing and non-birthing parents. Outcomes include health (e.g. mortality, incident chronic diseases) and socio-economic (e.g. income, employment, partnership). The Postdoctoral Research Fellow will be embedded within the research teams to develop methodology that will impact the design and analysis of rich linked data infrastructure within Statistics Canada. Part of the time will involve developing together with Statistics Canada methods to create dynamic family-based cohorts. The Fellow will also have a range of development opportunities, including supervision, communication with other researchers and clinicians, access to SickKids rich training fellowship program, opportunities to present findings at major scientific meetings, leadership of manuscript publications, and the possibility to apply for independent research funding. There will also be opportunities to collaborate with other researchers in the Child Health Evaluative Research Program in the SickKids Research Institute.
Broadly, the two labs aim to better understand longitudinal trajectories of family units using epidemiologic, econometric and biostatistical methodology, with collaboration, guidance, education and meaningful engagement of communities and families. We are committed to creating an inclusive, diverse and equitable environment in which to undertake their research (https://lab.research.sickkids.ca/heath/edi-principles/). We function in a flexible in-person work environment. While in-person attendance is expected, we support working home or elsewhere when necessary to allow our members to balance competing commitments.
Here's What You'll Get To Do
- Develop novel approaches and infrastructure to understanding the dynamic nature of family composition using Statistics Canada data such as tax filing data, vital statistics and census data.
- Develop and perform studies to evaluate family outcomes (e.g. those of parents as individuals or dyads, family units) based on exposures to varying perinatal adversities.
- Work collaboratively to implement these methods to improve the design and analysis of new projects.
- Create manuscripts for methodological and clinical journals to translate methods.
- Develop as an independent researcher.
- Co-supervise students within the labs.
- Disseminate research through presentations, seminars, workshops and manuscripts.
- Interact with the Cohen and Pechlivanoglou research teams and the CHES program, including attending journal clubs, research rounds.
Here's What You'll Need
- PhD in epidemiology, biostatistics or other relevant field.
- Experience with administrative data such as Statistics Canada datasets held in Research Data Centres
- Experience with statistical programming
- An interest in maternal and child health.
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
- Ability to function independently.
- Interest in collaborative and applied epidemiologic, biostatistical and/or econometric research.
- Strong organizational skills, with ability to multi-task
To apply, please combine a cover letter and CV into a single document and upload.
Your cover letter should address the following points (max 700 words)
- Your motivation for applying for this position
- Your most relevant experience
- A description of your long-term career goals
The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute has a commitment to mainstreaming equity, diversity and inclusion into the day-to-day operations of the SickKids Research Institute by championing diversity in our organization. For this position, we actively encourage applications from candidates with characteristics that are currently underrepresented in research in Canada. These include but are not limited to people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; indigenous people; disabled, D/deaf and neurodiverse people; LGBTQ+ people; and women.
Employment Type
- 1-year contract with opportunities to extend.
- Full Time: 35 hours per week
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