Research Assistant

Research Center of the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM)

The Research Center of the Center hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM) is the largest research center in biomedical sciences and health care at the University of Montreal, and among the largest in Canada.

Situated at a few steps, with an underground tunnel from the Champs de Mars metro station, the CRCHUM offers a dynamic and innovative work environment in ultramodern facilities at the cutting edge of technology.

Cancer Axis

The Cancer Axis is situated on the 10

floor of the CRCHUM, wherein multiple collaborative projects take place amongst teams focusing on different cancer types and innovative approaches.

Job Description

Under the supervision of Dr. Saima Hassan, the research assistant will work in her translational research laboratory in breast cancer.

Dr. Hassan’s research projects aim to better understand the efficacy of PARP inhibitors, either as single agents or in combination, in breast cancer cell lines, in mice models, or in tissue models derived from breast cancer patients.

The research assistant will be involved in mice projects to test combination approaches for PARP inhibitors. However, main responsibility will be collecting blood samples for a multi-modal liquid biopsy project, which has been approved for funding by the New Frontiers Research Fund.

Responsibilities

• Skills in molecular biology techniques, including cell culture, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, flow cytometry, western blots, and mice handling (including surgeries for tumor implantations and drug treatments), handling and analysis of patient samples, including blood samples for ctDNA, DNA / RNA extraction.
• Skills in lab management tasks
• Data analysis and project coordination
• Will help to teach techniques to graduate and undergraduate students within lab
• Contribute to writing abstracts, posters / presentations for conferences, and manuscripts in English
• Collaborative and respectful of lab members, dynamic, efficient, honest and professional
• Flexible, concerned about getting the job well done, independent, attentive to detail, very organized.

Qualifications

• Should have completed a MSc
• Should have background in cancer research
• Should have a minimum of one first-authored publication
• Good knowledge of French and English

Status

• Salary according to CRCHUM policies
• Full-time position, 35 hours per week, daytime from Monday to Friday (with occasional weekends)
• Salary and benefits according to CRCHUM policies
• Position starts AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, 1-year contract, renewable
• 20 days of vacation per year after one year
• 13 statutory holidays
• 9.6 cash-convertible sick days
• Non-unionized position
• Pension plan (RREGOP) from the first day of employment
• Group insurance

To Apply

Interested candidates should e-mail their curriculum vitae, cover letter, and a list of 1-2 references to : [email protected].

Only successful candidates will be contacted for an interview.

The CRCHUM invites women, Aboriginals, visible minorities, ethnic minorities and people with disabilities to apply. The CRCHUM adopts a broad and inclusive definition of diversity that goes beyond applicable laws.

The CRCHUM thus encourages all people, regardless of their characteristics, to apply. In accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, please note that priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent resident.