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Postdoctoral Fellow (Autism Research Centre - FiiND Lab) 

Category Research  
Req Number RES-26-00010  
Open Date 3/2/2026  
Number of Openings 1  
Department Bloorview Research Institute 

Work type Temporary Full-Time 

Salary band None Specified 

FTE 1.0 

Posting Close Date 05/31/2026 

Description

Position title: Postdoctoral Fellow (Autism Research Centre - FiiND Lab)

Status: Temporary, Full-time (1.0 FTE)

Start date: July 6, 2026

End date: July 7, 2028

Lab: FIIND Lab (Facilitating Individualized Interventions in Psychiatry and Neurodevelopment)

Supervisor: Danielle Baribeau

Program: Bloorview Research Institute

Join us in building a world of possibility! Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is Canada's largest pediatric rehabilitation hospital. We are a top 40 Canadian research hospital that is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, and we serve over 8,500 families annually.

Our vision is to support the most meaningful and healthy futures for all children, youth and families. Providing both inpatient and outpatient programs and services, Holland Bloorview is renowned for its expertise in partnering with clients and families to provide exceptional care and is the only organization to ever achieve 100 per cent in three successive quality surveys by Accreditation Canada.

Holland Bloorview has won numerous awards including Greater Toronto's Top Employers, Canada's Top Employers for Young People and Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures. We offer an inspiring, inclusive, innovative, and collaborative work environment with competitive compensation and benefit packages and programs that support ongoing learning and professional growth.

The Bloorview Research Institute (BRI), embedded within the hospital, is the only university-affiliated research institute in Canada dedicated to pediatric disability, and one of very few around the world. BRI’s vision is to be a global leader in transformative, equity-driven research dedicated to enabling personalized versions of a good life across the lifespan, for all individuals with childhood onset disabilities, acquired injuries and developmental differences, their families and communities.

Description

The FiiND Lab in the Autism Research Center at the Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow with expertise in rare genetic conditions, mental health, administrative health data research, and/or clinical trials. The selected fellow would lead several projects leveraging large and linked datasets in rare genetic and neurodevelopmental disorders, with a focus on longitudinal outcomes. 

Our lab is committed to fostering a climate of equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. This commitment is central to, and mutually supportive of, our research excellence mandate. We welcome and respect the diversity of all members of our community and we support an inclusive culture for our clients, families, research scientists, staff, participants, trainees, volunteers, trustees, and partners. We welcome applications from Black individuals and other racialized persons, Indigenous Peoples, women, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2SA+ persons, and others who may contribute to further diversification of ideas within our community. We are committed to fair assessment of a candidate's abilities, and consideration for diversity of thought, method, and experience, including non-traditional career paths. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process where needed.

Key Responsibilities

  • Prepare manuscripts
  • Student supervision
  • Working with large, linked data sets
  • Statistical analysis/modelling
  • Opportunity to work in clinical trials 
  • Work closely with multi-disciplinary team
  • Maintaining the privacy and security of data being analyzed by following hospital best practices and procedures

Qualifications

  • PhD degree in related field
  • Familiarity with rare disease, neurodevelopmental disability, mental health, genomic analyses
  • Experience communicating research results, including written and oral
     
 
About the Organization Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital creates a world of possibility by supporting children and youth with disabilities, medical complexity, illness and injury. All of our work is guided by our strategic plan, Transformative Care, Inclusive World: Holland Bloorview 2030. The plan: https://strategicplan.hollandbloorview.ca/

To get a glimpse as to who Holland Bloorview is, we invite you to watch the Together We Dare. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3c-FszREUk

Holland Bloorview is committed to fostering a climate of inclusion, diversity, equity accessibility, and anti-racism (IDEAA). This commitment is central to, and mutually supportive of, our research excellence mandate. We welcome and respect the diversity of all members of our community and we seek to create an inclusive culture for our clients, families, research scientists, staff, participants, trainees, volunteers, trustees, and partners. To help in our journey towards fully reflecting the communities we partner with, we welcome and encourage applications from Black individuals and other racialized persons, Indigenous Peoples, women, persons with disabilities, LGBTQI2SA+ persons, and others who may contribute to further diversification of ideas within our community. Holland Bloorview is committed to fair assessment of a candidate's abilities, and consideration for diversity of thought, method, and experience, including non-traditional career paths.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accommodation will be provided throughout the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. Please notify us of any accommodations that you require by contacting humanresources@hollandbloorview.ca or 416-425-6220.  

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