We are a diverse, open-minded, and motivated group of individuals who thrive on working collaboratively in a supportive environment. Research in our lab uses behavioral and neuroimaging (primarily MRI) methods to study how aging, biological sex, gender, and reserve factors affect brain aging and episodic memory across the adult lifespan. We study adults aged 18 – 75 years of age with and without risk factors for late onset sporadic Alzheimer’s Disease.
Our current projects are primarily focused on brain aging and cognition at midlife; women’s brain health; the role of social determinant of health on brain health and cognition; and the link between midlife cardiovascular health and later life brain health & cognitive decline in women and men from various backgrounds.
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Research Assistant
Location: Toronto, ON (on-site)
Current Position: The BHEAM Lab is seeking a talented and motivated part-time Research Assistant who is interested in contributing to ongoing research projects in the cognitive neuroscience of memory, ageing, and the effect of Alzheimer’s Disease risk factors on midlife brain function and cognition. Opportunity to develop your own research projects if interested.
Required Skills and Abilities: Must have qualifications: - A Bachelor's Degree (or higher) in Psychology, Neuroscience, Nursing, or related discipline. - Excellent communication skills in English. - Research administration experience within the context of a biomedical / neuroscience laboratory setting, including: grants and ethics administration, purchasing lab supplies, lab safety & oversight - Experience with human participant recruitment & human participant testing, preferably in a biomedical, psychological, neuroscience or other clinical laboratory - Interest in working in a wet lab and with blood samples (centrifuging and aliquoting serum, plasma, buffy coat) - Experience with data management and data analysis - Expertise with MSOffice - Expertise conducting literature reviews - Expertise with creating paper figures and tables Preference for candidates with: - Experience with human participant MRI testing - Experience conducting protein assays with a microplate reader - Experience using SAS/SPSS/R an asset - Experience using Adobe Suite for creation of tables and figures an asset - Experience working with MRI datasets - Experience working in the areas of cognitive aging / dementia / women’s health /cognitive neuroscience Responsibilities and Duties - Participant Recruitment and Testing - Coordinate, schedule, and conduct research participant testing (behavioral and MRI) - Conduct participant testing - Quality assurance of behavioral and MRI data - Maintain and update a database - Review and screen participant enrollment for study inclusion - Summarize testing and study progress at monthly meetings - Manage social media accounts and the lab website - Proactively seek out recruitment and community engagement opportunities Administrative Duties - Manage Ethics Submissions and Renewals - Support grant management and submissions - Coordinate meetings and lab events - Coordinate Dr. Rajah’s calendar Research Duties - Literature reviews using different databases - Behavioral Data analysis using R - Contribute to writing and editing research manuscripts - Create graphics for presentations, manuscripts, grants
Starting Date: May 1, 2026
Salary: $24/hr
Required documents:
Please submit the following documents to natasha.rajah@torontomu.ca:
- Cover Letter explaining your interest and relevant experience for this position
- C.V. or resume
- list of 3 references