One of Canada's Top 10 Research Hospitals, Sunnybrook Research Institute is developing innovations in care for the more than 1.3 million patients the hospital cares for annually.

Sunnybrook Research Institute is the research enterprise of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, a teaching hospital fully affiliated with the University of Toronto. Research spans three Toronto-based campuses, eight programs and three scientific platforms. Our main aims are to understand and prevent disease, and to develop treatments that enhance and extend life.

Our vision is to invent the future of health care. Each year, we conduct about $100 million in research across 500,000 square feet, including in the world’s first Centre for Research in Image-Guided Therapeutics.

This is a part-time position and casual working hours will be used to support manuscript writing and submissions. The MacIntosh lab has developed deep learning AI tools to enable image segmentation or classification. The research focus is on head, brain, and neurovascular imaging using computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.





On-going research efforts include clinical deployment of VIOLA-AI and VB-AI tools, with manuscript efforts that focus on traumatic brain injury and intracranial hemorrhage clinical populations.

Summary Of Duties

- Previous experience in research is required (e.g. prior abstracts or publications)
- Experience with literature reviews
- Strong interpersonal, time management and organizational skills.
- Solid oral and written communication skills and attention to detail.
- Demonstrated proficiency in statistical analysis and critical appraisal of findings
- Demonstrated knowledge of neuroimaging and traumatic brain injury or stroke

Qualifications

- Successful completion or near completion of an BSc. Suitable academic training includes human biology, biochemistry, neuroscience, and/or physical sciences.
- Prior experience with peer-review manuscript preparations or submissions is an asset.

📌 Research Assistant (SRI) - Physical Sciences - Casual 2026 (Toronto)
🏢 Sunnybrook
📍 Toronto