Date Posted: 11/10/2025
Req ID: 45908
Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Department: Microscopy Imaging Laboratory
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00058814
Description:
About us:
Home to over 40 departments and institutes, the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine lies at the heart of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network and is a global leader in ground-breaking research and education, spanning clinical medicine, basic science and the rehabilitation sciences sectors.
Your opportunity:
The Office of the Vice Dean, Research & Health Sciences Education oversees research undertaken for the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and coordinates with its counterparts at the affiliated hospital research institutes for clinical research. This includes: grant proposal development, administering internal funding allocations, collecting and reporting on research productivity metrics, and managing core research facilities.
The Microscopy Imaging Laboratory (MIL) is a core imaging service in Temerty Medicine providing electron microscopy and fluorescence microscopy imaging capabilities to students and scientists in basic, medical and industrial research. It has recently expanded to include CryoEM services. The MIL maintains a complete lab for the preparation of CryoEM, TEM and SEM samples including fixation, resin embedding, thin sectioning, critical point drying and gold sputter coating.
As the Light Microscopy Coordinator, you will work with the MIL Scientific Directors, Research Associate and Lab Technician to coordinate efficient operation of the MIL facility. You will provide training and demonstrate procedures to students and/or employees on lab techniques, experimental procedures and protocols. You are also responsible for tracking the equipment usage, liaising with vendors to coordinate services and resolve issues and scheduling service technician based on priority.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Coordinating the installation and implementation of new equipment
- Developing and editing standard operating procedures
- Tracking service usage data and collaborate on billing processes
- Drafting instructional materials for students and/or lab users
- Troubleshooting issues with lab equipment and/or workstations and coordinating routine maintenance of lab equipment
- Generating reports
- Providing safety training and ensuring compliance to lab safety procedures and standards
Essential Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
- Minimum five years of relevant laboratory experience
- Demonstrated experience supporting labs, including setup of equipment and reagent preparation for various types of lab experiments
- Demonstrated experience with microscope equipment and imaging techniques, including but not limited to:, laser scanning microscopy, confocal and deconvolution fluorescence microscopy, and regular bright and dark field light microscopy
- Experience delivering technical support, training, and troubleshooting to users
- Experience producing and analyzing complex images and related data sets
- Strong knowledge of health and safety regulations, experience applying lab safety and protocol procedures
- High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
- Must be a solid team player with excellent interpersonal skills and exceptional oral and written English communication skills
Assets (Nonessential):
- Demonstrated experience with transmission and scanning electron microscopy
To be successful in this role you will be:
- Communicator
- Multi-tasker
- Organized
- Problem solver
- Tactful
- Team player
Closing Date: 11/24/2025, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Term
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 11 -- $76,577. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $97,928. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Engineering / Technical
Recruiter: Sharon Hung
Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.
