CARE Bioinformatician for Computational Genomics
Application deadline: February 15th, 2025
Start date: June 1st 2025 End date June 1st, 2026
Salary: As per experience, following CARE salary grids, between $30.44 and $52.68 per hour
Hours per week: 35
Position title: Research Associate
P. I or immediate supervisor: Dr. Marie-Julie Favé
Job description: Reporting to Dr. Marie-Julie Favé, the candidate will be responsible for carrying out research tasks in the computational genomics group and offering support to the members of the Biology department in genomics activities.
Responsibilities will include:
• Develop and apply bioinformatics and biostatistics analytic strategies for large scale genomics data analysis (whole-genome sequencing, genotyping, single-cell RNAseq, spatial transcriptomics, metagenomics, epigenomics data, CRISPR screen data).
• Organise multi-omics data on computing servers.
• Interact with all members of the team and other groups in SynBio to elaborate analytic strategies and support students in learning process of computational genomics.
Qualifications/skills required:
• Graduate degree in bioinformatics, computational genomics, or in a related field.
• Experience with coding in R, Python, Bash and interacting with high-performance computing servers (e.g. Compute Canada)
• Experience with accessing, managing and analysing human genomics biobank data.
• Experience in biostatistics, including performing GWAS, eQTL mapping, differential expression analyses, genomic admixture analyses, phylogenetics.
• Good spoken and written English.
• Ability to support students with diverse backgrounds in their learning process of computational genomics.
• Experience in evolutionary medicine and/or data from diverse organisms (microbes, yeast, humans)
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Interact with all members of the team and other groups to elaborate analytic strategies and support students in learning process of computational genomics.
How To Apply :
Please send your CV and cover letter to mariejulie.fave@concordia.ca by the posting end date of February 15th, 2025.
*The position is subject to all conditions outlined in the CARE collective agreement
or
*This position is subject to all conditions outlined in the TRAC collective agreement
Employment Equity:
Concordia University is strongly committed to employment equity within its community, and to recruiting a diverse faculty and staff. The University encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including women, members of visible minorities, Indigenous persons, members of sexual minorities, persons with disabilities, and others who may contribute to diversification; candidates are invited to self-identify in their applications.