Below is a list of all positions available to graduate and post-doctoral students at the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research presently:
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Postdoctoral researcher for a qualitative study on the role of culture in the experience of postnatal depression in the context of breastfeeding
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Start: Immediate
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Department:
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Department of
Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital and McGill University.
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Supervisors:
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Danielle Groleau, PhD, full professor in the
Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry at McGill University and senior
researcher at the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research of the Jewish
General Hospital.
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Project description:
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The postnatal period represents a challenge for
many mothers, making them vulnerable to psychiatric disorders, particularly
depressive episodes. Maternal PND can have adverse effects on both mother and
infant, often leading to early weaning. Conversely, successful breastfeeding
has been associated with an improvement in PND symptoms. Despite this, the
underlying mechanisms of the relationship between PND and breastfeeding remain
poorly understood. This study aims to fill this gap by focusing on cultural communities
such as Orthodox and Hasidic Jewish as well as South Saharan African women,
where breastfeeding despite DPN is much more prevalent.
As a postdoctoral fellow, you will play a key
role in a larger research project exploring psychosocial and cultural factors
influencing breastfeeding duration in mothers with PND. You will have the
opportunity to develop your own project within this framework, focusing on
understanding the meaning and experience of PND and breastfeeding in a
sub-sample of affected mothers. In addition, you will be able to explore the
perspectives of fathers (or the 2nd parent identifying as female or 2SLGBTQ+ if
applicable) with PND symptoms.
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Contact:
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Interested candidates
should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a brief (1-page) statement of
research interests and career goals, and contact information for five
references. Please send your application to psychosocial.ccomtl@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
with the subject line "Application Postdoctoral Fellow - [Your
Name]". Applications will be considered until the position is filled.
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More information:
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Note: This postdoctoral fellowship is conditional on obtaining a UTTING
fellowship from the Department of Psychiatry at the Jewish General Hospital.
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