Posting active date: 22/1/2025
Name of corporate partner: Holland Bloorview
Application deadline: 2/28/2025
Corporate partner contact name and email: Mark Dennis: [email protected]
Location: Toronto – in office
Job title: 2025 Ward Summer Research Student – Danielle Baribeau
Job type: Internship (temporary full time)
Reporting to: Danielle Baribeau
Department: Bloorview Research Institute
Length (contract/internship): 12 weeks
Salary or range: $17.20 per hour
Start date: 5/5/2025
End date: 7/25/2025
Exclusive to Pathways Alumni? No
About the organization:
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is Canada’s largest pediatric rehabilitation hospital and is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto. It has ranked amongst Canada’s top 40 research hospitals for more than a decade. 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.
Job Summary:
The Ward Summer Student Research program provides an opportunity to experience a unique interdisciplinary mentorship experience. Successful incumbents will have opportunities to work with their mentor on a research project, attend our team lab meetings and participate in the annual Ward Summer Student Research Day where they will have an opportunity to present their findings to the organization and its visitors. The student will have the opportunity to contribute to various projects over the summer related to the clinical care of children with rare genetic conditions. The student’s role will involve assisting with a chart review study from a clinical program, and conducting literature reviews about care guidelines and emerging therapies for the rare conditions identified. The student will gain practical experience working with interdisciplinary team members, to learn about child development, genetics, and mental health, gaining a repertoire of basic clinical and research skills.
Job responsibility:
- Data gathering, entry, analysis
- General administrative and clerical functions to support projects
- Development of program materials and assistance with presentations and teaching
- Literature searching and review
- Additional duties assigned as required
Experience & Qualification requirements:
- The student must be enrolled as a 3rd or 4th year student in an undergraduate degree program for the fall of 2025, or any year of an undergraduate medical degree (MD) program
- The student must be able to commit to a full time position (37.5 hours per week), with onsite attendance during business hours at Holland Bloorview at least 3 days per week
- The student must have completed at least one research methods course, and at least one course in genetics or statistics, or have some prior research experience in these areas
- The student must be able to use Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel; experience with statistical analyses in R or similar programs is an asset
- Able to utilize skills learned in academic studies in this position
- Able to communicate effectively with staff and clients
- Demonstrated understanding of a Family-Centered Care service delivery model
- Ability to work collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team
- Shows accuracy and attention to detail
- Able to organize work to ensure deadlines are met and follow-up is complete
- Applies data management skills and principles
Additional information:
Please consult this webpage for more information.
How to apply:
The full application process can be found here.
Please fill out this form by February 7th ahead of your application: 2024-25 COS RASI mentees.
Apply here once form is completed.
Please submit the following in one (1) pdf file in the order indicated below:
1. Cover letter including the following:
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- What program of study are you currently enrolled in?
- What year are you within your program of study?
- Please indicate your future academic ambitions.
- Please indicate your academic average as a percentage (e.g. 85%) for the last two (2) years of study.
- Do you have research experience? If so, please provide details of your research experience.
- Do you have experience working with children with disabilities? If so, please provide details.
2. A copy of your most recent curriculum vitae (CV)
3. A copy of your most recent unofficial university transcript
4. One letter of reference from a professor or previous employer