Union: Non-Union
Number of vacancies: 1
New or Replacement: New
Site: MaRS
Department: Cardiology
Reports to: Scientist
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: $54,902 to $93,333 annually
Shifts: Monday to Friday
Status: Temporary Full-Time
Closing Date: April 2, 2026
Position Summary
University Health Network (UHN) is seeking an outstanding, motivated professional to fill the key role of Postdoctoral Researcher in our Cardiology Department at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre.
The Epelman Lab is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow to join our laboratory to study mechanisms of cardiovascular disease using integrative mouse models of multi-morbidity. Our work employs genetically engineered mouse models, pharmacologic and surgical perturbations, and longitudinal phenotyping to interrogate disease initiation and progression at cellular, tissue, and systems levels. This position offers the opportunity to work at the interface of cardiovascular biology and immunology, with access to advanced in vivo models, flow cytometry and immune phenotyping platforms, and computational approaches for high-dimensional data analysis.
https://www.epelmanlab.com/
http://www.uhnresearch.ca/researcher/slava-epelman
@EpelmanLab
This role has direct mentorship and guidance in grant writing, manuscript preparation, and strategic career planning, opportunities for networking across regenerative medicine, cardiac biology, and stem cell engineering communities, Access to cutting-edge facilities and interdisciplinary collaborations within the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, and potential involvement in entrepreneurship and technology translation through the ECHO Discovery Lab (https://tedrogersresearch.ca/echo-discovery/).
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