Post Doctoral Fellow

The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute is the research arm of The Ottawa Hospital one of Canada’s largest learning and research hospitals.

We are proudly affiliated with the University of Ottawa and supported by The Ottawa Hospital Foundation. With more than 2200 scientists, clinician investigators, trainees and staff, and total revenues of more than $120 million, we are one of the foremost Canadian hospital-based research institutes.

Our research spans more than a hundred different diseases, conditions, and specialties with an overall focus on translating discoveries and knowledge into better health.

Job Description

The SCIENCES and Hatching Ideas Lab is seeking a post-doctoral fellow to join our mental health research team. The successful candidate will co-lead a CIHR funded living systematic review on serotonergic psychedelics in the treatment of mental health conditions.

They will also be expected to lead additional works in on specific area of mental health or psychopharmacology. This will include an in-depth project in one area of interest beyond psychedelics or to dive deeper into psychedelics beyond the CIHR funded project.

Day-to-day activities will involve designing and overseeing the living systematic review, completing screening and data extraction using DistillerSR, (co)-authoring manuscripts, leading funding proposals (writing and submission process), submissions to national and international conferences, conducting statistical analyses, and knowledge translation.

Basic Requirements (Education / Experience) :

• PhD, in a related discipline, such as mental health / psychology, psychopharmacology, or epidemiology.
• 0-1 year from completion of PhD
• Strong track record of publication
• Established track record of grant writing.
• In-depth experience with statistical analyses (e.g.)
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral)
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills required to coordinate multiple activities to meet tight or changing deadlines.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills required to deal with unexpected situations or issues.
• Flexible and cooperative spirit with a strong commitment to team efforts
• Outcome-driven with the ability to work independently.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Demonstrated experience with systematic review software (DistillerSR, Covidence) preferred.
• Experience with EndNote reference manager software.
6 days ago