Post-doctoral position in statistical genomics at the Hospital for Sick
Children

 

A post-doctoral position is available immediately at the Research Institute,
The Hospital for Sick Children, to work on statistical methodology for the
analysis of high-dimensional data arising from modern experimental
technologies in genomics. The successful candidate will work with Dr. Joseph
Beyene on data sets that are being generated by investigators involved in a
Genome Canada funded project entitled "Identification of Genetic Pathways
that Regulate Survival and Development of Cancer & Cancer Stem Cells".  This
project is lead by Dr. Cynthia Guidos at the Hospital for Sick Children
Research Institute and includes other SickKids Investigators as well as
collaborators from the Princess Margaret Hospital/Ontario Cancer Institute.
The project is generating large data sets from gene expression microarrays,
array comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) experiments and proteomic
experiments. The overall goal of this project is to identify signaling and
transcription factor networks that are abnormally active in cancer cells,
providing candidate biomarkers for predicting responses to therapy, and
identifying candidates for potentially novel targeted cancer therapies.

 

Applicants should have a Ph.D. in (Bio)Statistics, Bioinformatics,
Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field. Excellent programming
(SAS/Splus/R/Matlab and some C/C++/Java/Perl) and communication skills are
required. The applicant should be enthusiastic and comfortable working with
real as well as simulated data and must be able to work independently.
Experience in genetics/genetic epidemiology, computational biology,
microarray data analysis would be an asset. 

 

The appointment will be for one year, with possible extension for another
year. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and the expected start date
is mid September 2007.

 

Toronto is home to a large and active research group in microarray data
analysis and statistical genetics, and there is a weekly seminar series
drawing attendance from the University of Toronto and several research
institutes.

 

Interested applicants should send their curriculum vitae and the names and
contact information for three references by email to: 

 

Dr. Joseph Beyene

Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Research Institute of the Hospital for
Sick Children

123 Edward Street Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1E2

Tel: (416) 813-7654 x.2302    Fax: (416) 813-5979

Email:  <mailto:joseph@utstat.toronto.edu> joseph@utstat.toronto.edu 

 

Applications received by August 17, 2007 will be given full consideration
although applications will continue to be processed until the position is
filled. We thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview
will be contacted.

 

Joseph

 

 

 


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