Research at
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Career/Volunteer Opportunities in Research

Research Employment Inquiries


Employment inquiries for research positions at St. Joseph's Healthcare are handled by the Human Resource Departments of St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton and McMaster University. 

Note that many McMaster researchers work onsite at St. Joseph's Healthcare and you may wish to investigate contacting the individual researchers yourself to determine their need for summer students. You can check for contact information through the research website at St. Joe's under the various research areas, or peruse the faculty list.


Please click on the individual institutions to be linked to their human resource career or volunteer sites.

St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton - Career Section
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton - Voluteer Section

McMaster University - Career Section


Research Volunteer Inquiries


Volunteer positions in the research areas are generally not posted.  You are advised to review the various research areas of interest on the St. Joseph's Healthcare website and then contact them directly.  Under Faculty or Members the Principal Investigator (PI) is usually listed.  Further  contact information can be found on the McMaster University directory.  You would then contact the Principal Investigator (write or e-mail) expressing your interest in being a volunteer.

If you do not see your area of interest then you may wish to contact the hospital switchboard - 905 522 1155 - for the applicable department's telephone extension and then contact them directly to determine if research is being performed that could potentially require volunteer assistance e.g. clinical areas, physiotherapy, nursing etc.

If you are successful in landing a volunteer research position at St. Joseph's Healthcare then you must be registered through the volunteer office.

We wish you success in landing a volunteer research position in your field.


Contact Information
Charlton Campus
50 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 4A6
(905) 522 - 1155 (automated)
(905) 522 - 4941 (switchboard)




West 5th Campus
100 West 5th Street, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3K7
905-388-2511 or 905-522-1155




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(905) 573-7777
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