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The Neural Engineering and Therapeutics Team of Toronto Rehabilitation Institute is seeking to hire a Scientist in the field of neural engineering or rehabilitation engineering. The successful candidate will be expected to initiate and lead an independent research program of international caliber in the areas of neuroprosthetics, neurorehabilitation, brain machine interfaces, neuromodulation, and physiological control systems.
Applicants must have a PhD degree or equivalent, and a strong background in neural or biomedical engineering or a closely related field. They are expected to have demonstrated excellence in research, and success in collaborative and inter-disciplinary research at the interface between engineering and medicine. Hands on experience working with patients as well as experience in conducting or participating in clinical trials, is an important asset. Applicants who have hands on experience working with animal models of various neurological and motor disorders such as spinal cord injury, stroke, epilepsy, Parkinsonism and traumatic brain injury, and have developed therapies for these disorders in the past are also encouraged to apply. An ability to effectively work in a rapidly evolving interdisciplinary clinical environment will be an important element in success.
The scientist will receive a status-only appointment to the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE) and the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering
(IBBME) at the University of Toronto and will be eligible to supervise graduate students in MIE and IBBME.
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Please send your letter of application (which includes a statement of research interest and the names of three referees) accompanied by your CV, quoting the position in the header, to Lois Ward, before June 1, 2012, for consideration by the search committee.
Lois Ward, Manager, Research Operations, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-UHN, 550 University Avenue, Room 12-171, Toronto ON M5G 2A2 ward.lois@torontorehab.on.ca
Applicants must have a PhD degree or equivalent, and a strong background in neural or biomedical engineering or a closely related field. They are expected to have demonstrated excellence in research, and success in collaborative and inter-disciplinary research at the interface between engineering and medicine. Hands on experience working with patients as well as experience in conducting or participating in clinical trials, is an important asset. Applicants who have hands on experience working with animal models of various neurological and motor disorders such as spinal cord injury, stroke, epilepsy, Parkinsonism and traumatic brain injury, and have developed therapies for these disorders in the past are also encouraged to apply. An ability to effectively work in a rapidly evolving interdisciplinary clinical environment will be an important element in success.
The scientist will receive a status-only appointment to the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE) and the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering
(IBBME) at the University of Toronto and will be eligible to supervise graduate students in MIE and IBBME.
__________________________________________________ _________________________
Please send your letter of application (which includes a statement of research interest and the names of three referees) accompanied by your CV, quoting the position in the header, to Lois Ward, before June 1, 2012, for consideration by the search committee.
Lois Ward, Manager, Research Operations, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-UHN, 550 University Avenue, Room 12-171, Toronto ON M5G 2A2 ward.lois@torontorehab.on.ca