Research Assistant; SRI - Physical Sciences - Regular

Research Assistant (SRI) - Physical Sciences - Regular Full-time  )

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.

The Artificial Intelligence and Computational Neurosciences (AICONS) Lab and the Functional Brain Imaging Lab at Sunnybrook Research Institute and the University of Toronto are seeking a research assistant to work on neurocomputational projects under the supervision of Drs. Maged Goubran and Bojana Stefanovic. Our labs develop novel computational and imaging tools to probe and predict neuronal and vascular circuit alterations in Alzheimer’s disease (AD), stroke, and traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Projects will involve developing novel pipelines and AI models for analyzing cutting‑edge microscopy (light sheet and two‑photon) and electrophysiological data. The candidate will also assist in optimizing our current computational pipelines (e.g., MIRACL), used by collaborating groups across Canada and internationally.

Our labs consist of a diverse, multidisciplinary team of engineers, neuroscientists, physicists, and computer scientists. This dynamic and collegial research environment offers opportunities to contribute to the development of pioneering computational and imaging tools for understanding neurodegenerative diseases. The successful candidate will work independently and collaboratively with other staff (software developers, research assistants, and technicians), postdocs, and graduate and undergraduate students in both labs.

We closely collaborate with a diverse and multidisciplinary team of researchers, including biologists, neurologists, radiologists, psychiatrists, and neurosurgeons. There will be opportunities to contribute to multiple publications and conference abstracts, as well as present work at conferences.

The ideal candidate will possess a

B.Sc. or M.Sc. in computer science, biomedical engineering, neuroscience, or a related discipline, along with prior research experience in neuroimaging or AI. Preference will be given to candidates who have experience working with neuroimaging analyses and machine learning frameworks (e.g., Keras, PyTorch, Sci‑Kit Learn, and Tensor Flow).

• Post‑secondary degree in computer science, biomedical engineering, neuroscience, or a related discipline (M.Sc. preferred).
• One year of relevant research experience.
• Computer programming experience, with demonstrated skills in Python.
• Intermediate knowledge of Linux, including shell scripting.
• Experience with machine learning/deep learning (e.g., Keras, PyTorch, Sci‑Kit Learn, Tensor Flow).
• Python software packaging, virtual environments, Anaconda/Conda, Jupyter/IPython.

• Experience with graph neural networks.
• Working knowledge of neuroimaging software and toolkits (e.g., Free surfer, FSL, ITK, MRtrix).
• Experience with version control systems, such as Git.
• Self‑starter with proven ability to learn quickly and work independently.

Application screening will continue until a suitable candidate is identified.

We appreciate your interest in advance. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

More information about the Sunnybrook Research Institute can be found at:

The Sunnybrook Research Institute is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (‘AODA’). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your cover letter.

Sunnybrook Research Institute is strongly committed to inclusion and diversity within its community and welcomes all applicants, including but not limited to: visible minorities, all religions and ethnicities, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

• Sunnybrook Research Institute
• University of Toronto
• Medical Biophysics Goubran profile
• Medical Biophysics Stefanovic profile