We are pleased to announce a call for applications for Early Career Researchers and Postdoctoral Fellows to conduct research in critical areas such as surveillance, screening, rapid testing technologies, data sharing and collaboration, clinical trials, and health system efficiency.

This initiative addresses the objectives of the PREPARED study and seeks to engage researchers in advancing knowledge and solutions to enhance pandemic readiness and tackle health inequities.

Subject to funding, we aim to recruit one or two Early Career Researchers and one or two Postdoctoral Fellows. Successful candidates will be expected to commence their roles in September 2025.

Learn more: PREPARED (Pandemic Preparedness Engaging Primary Care and Emergency Departments) Study: Call for Early Career Researchers and Postdoctoral Fellows

Closing date: June 23, 2025, 5 PM EST

Are you a highly qualified doctoral trainee or postdoctoral researcher in health services and policy research (or related fields)? The forthcoming HSI Fellowship funding opportunity will offer a unique chance to develop embedded research projects/programs that tackle the most pressing issues faced by health system organizations and support evidence-informed decision-making. Opportunities for academic supervision for the Fellowship will be available from Upstream Lab Scientists.

Learn more: Call out for Applicants for The Health System Impact (HSI) Fellowship (Upstream Lab Mentees)

Closing date: July 18, 2025

Upstream Lab at St. Michael’s Hospital has two new paid research opportunities for Master’s students enrolled in a program at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME) at the University of Toronto.

Project descriptions:

• Evaluating the Implementation of Multi-Pathogen Point-of-Care Testing in Primary Care and Emergency Settings: The AIM-Viral Study
• Developing Logistical Guidelines for Adaptive Platform Trials: Lessons Learnt from COVID-19 Adaptive Platform Trials

Program duration: September 2, 2025 to August 28, 2026 (1 year)

Benefits: Students are eligible to receive an annual stipend of $31,000. Additionally, they are encouraged to apply for available scholarships to supplement this stipend.

Application deadline: Applications will be accepted until June 27, 2025 at 5 PM ET. Results will be announced via e-mail in August 2025. Please submit a cover letter and resume to upstreamlab@unityhealth.to.

Prospective Master’s & PhD Students

Dr. Andrew Pinto is accepting Master’s and PhD students enrolled at Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation and Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. Students who are interested in being supervised by Dr. Pinto should email upstreamlab@unityhealth.to at least 6 weeks prior to deadlines, and provide a CV and brief letter indicating their alignment with the Lab.