Join Our Team!
Available Positions
We have multiple positions for graduate students, postdocs and technicians. The Labouta Lab is highly interdisciplinary, and we look for researchers with interests and expertise in pharmaceutical sciences (drug delivery and nanomedicine), engineering (biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, microfluidics), chemistry, biological sciences (moelcular biology), or a related field. We seek independent, creative, and passionate researchers with excellent communication skills and the ability to excel in a team environment.
We also welcome applications from undergraduate researchers who are passionate about research.
Interested candidates should send their CV, a cover letter detailing their research interests and expertise and career goals, all transcripts and contact information of three referees (including previous supervisor, if applicable) to Dr. Hagar Labouta (hagar.labouta@unityhealth.to). Shortlisted candidates will only be contacted.
Research Environment: High quality research training
Trainees that join the Labouta lab become part of a highly supportive research environment built on encouraging diversity as a key driver of interdisciplinary training excellence. Trainees will analyze and communicate science across disciplines and integrate knowledge and skills from different science and engineering fields. In this interdisciplinary environment, trainees will be able to answer complex scientific problems better than when they are trained in a single discipline.
Bridge connecting the Research Institute to the clinical side of St. Michael’s Hospital
The University of Toronto, with its affiliated hospitals, is a world-leading research institute. The University of Toronto has been ranked the second most prolific health sciences research university in the world by scientific journal Nature, the Globe and Mail reports. The Labouta Lab is located in the Keenan Research Centre of Biomedical Science in St. Michael’s Hospital site of Unity Health Toronto which is the perfect place to conduct nanomedicine research, complete your training and to grow as a scientist seeking to close the gap between research innovations and clinical practice. The Research Training Center at St. Michael’s Hospital provides a state-of-the-art infrastructure and in-house technical experts in microfluidics, bioimaging, flow cytometry and molecular biology, which trainees may access through direct one-on-one help or through frequent teaching seminars. St. Michael’s Hospital also has a trainee/student research association that hosts professional development seminar, and social and outreach events, where students are able to develop communication and leadership skills and to be able to engage with the community. Annual research days and weekly trainee seminar series hosted by St. Michael’s Hospital fosters collegiality and exposure to diverse research.
