Faculty Supervisors needed for 2025 T-CAIREM Summer Research Program
The Temerty Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research and Education in Medicine (T-CAIREM) is seeking supervisors for the 2025 T-CAIREM Summer Research Program.
Information for Supervisors
T-CAIREM-affiliated Canadian university faculty members and researchers are eligible to apply. (This includes faculty members and researchers from most Canadian universities and health research institutions that are partners in the T-CAIREM Network.)
In November 2024, after applications from faculty supervisors are collected, we'll post a PDF of the project descriptions to this T-CAIREM webpage. (This PDF list will be updated as more supervisors register the availability of summer positions.) Then, we'll share the PDF with students who are interested in participating in the program, and they can contact supervisors directly. Students may also independently find a faculty supervisor who isn't on the PDF list of potential supervisors.
Supervisor application deadline: October 25, 2024 (Fri.) at 11:59pm ET
Students and supervisors will then jointly submit full applications by January 17, 2025.
Supervisor Eligibility
Two types of supervisors are eligible to apply: 1.) All supervisors must be affiliated with a T-CAIREM Network Canadian partner and hold a faculty appointment at the level of assistant, associate or full professor. 2.) If supervisors don't have a faculty appointment, they must be either scientists or clinician-scientists with a TAHSN-affiliated institution.
Potential supervisors must be registered T-CAIREM members who are conducting AI research at the time of the application submission. Faculty who are new to AI in health research and aren't yet T-CAIREM members can join here. (Membership is free.)
Supervisors may submit a maximum of two (2) applications. However, under normal circumstances, only one student position will be awarded per supervisor.
Students may not submit more than one application.
Co-supervision is allowed, but for funding purposes, one supervisor must be designated as the primary supervisor who holds the funds.
Supervisors from T-CAIREM Network partner organizations are encouraged to apply! To help expand the students' and supervisors' networks, non-UofT affiliated supervisors will mentor UofT students, while UofT-affiliated supervisors will mentor non-UofT and UofT students.
Supervisor Commitment
Each supervisor is expected to commit to assisting with the 2025 T-CAIREM summer research program. These roles may include but are not limited to adjudicating and reviewing presentations at the mid-term check-in, trainee rounds, and the final mini-conference. A minimum of 2 sessions will be required.
Information about Research Projects
Student research may include developing new algorithms or applying existing algorithms to new health problems (in the basic sciences, clinical, or population levels), as well as work in AI ethics, governance, policy, patient engagement, implementation science, and other areas.
Please keep the following in mind:
• By submitting your research project to this call, you are NOT automatically approved for funding. Your submission will let students know that you are accepting a summer student to work on a research project.
• Trainees and supervisors MUST agree upon the start and end dates for the trainee.
• Research projects MUST be full-time and last for at least 10 weeks.
• Supervisors MUST be available to the trainee during work hours for the duration of the summer research program.
• Supervisors MUST ensure that the trainees submit a one-page abstract of their research findings to the T-CAIREM Centre Administrator before the mini-conference in early August. Students and supervisors will be reminded in advance via email. The supervisor should also guide students on how to write a complete scientific abstract.
• To help the trainees expand their network, supervisors affiliated with a T-CAIREM Network partner will supervise UofT students. UofT supervisors may mentor UofT and non-UofT students.
Student Eligibility
• Summer positions are available to students enrolled in an undergraduate or professional degree program at a Canadian university.
• Students must be entitled to work in Canada.
• Students will be required to work full-time (35 hours per week) for a minimum of 10 weeks between May 1 and August 31, 2025.
• Students must attend weekly seminars, a mid-term check-in, and a mini-conference at the end of the summer. There is a required minimum 75% attendance rate for these sessions.
Student Stipend
• Students will receive a minimum stipend of $7,200 for the 10-week program. T-CAIREM will provide the supervisor’s institution with $3,600, and the supervisor must provide a minimum of $3,600.
• The supervisor is also responsible for any additional employment costs such as CPP, EI, vacation pay, etc.
Supervisor application deadline: October 25, 2024 (Fri.) at 11:59pm ET
For questions, please contact T-CAIREM administrator Zoryana Salo.
