We are seeking an ambitious and accomplished postdoctoral scholar to work in an exciting interdisciplinary research group working at the intersection of health genomics, population genetics, and computational molecular evolution. The fellow will work on a funded project developing new systematic, probabilistic approaches to phenotype-centric variant prioritization in poorly characterized rare genetic disorders of humans. This project builds on a variety of recent advances our group has made in component areas of the project, and combines the development of population genetic theory and algorithms, statistical modelling, machine learning, and multi-scale data integration approaches.
See some of our recent work on our GitHub site, github.com/dekoning-lab
See some of our recent publications here, scholar.google.com/citations?user=Rpx5Q2UAAAAJ&hl=en
About the University of Calgary
The University of Calgary is Canada’s leading next-generation university – a living, growing and youthful institution that embraces change and opportunity with a can-do attitude. Located in the nation’s most enterprising city, the university is making tremendous progress on its Eyes High journey to be recognized as one of Canada’s top five research universities, grounded in innovative learning and teaching and fully integrated with the community it both serves and leads. The University of Calgary inspires and supports discovery, creativity and innovation across all disciplines. For more information, visit ucalgary.ca.
To succeed as one of Canada’s top universities, where new ideas are created, tested and applied through first-class teaching and research, the University of Calgary needs more of the best minds in our classrooms and labs. We’re increasing our scholarly capacity by investing in people who want to change the world, bringing the best and brightest to Calgary to form a global intellectual hub and achieve advances that matter to everyone.
About Calgary, Alberta
Calgary is one of the world's cleanest cities and has been named one of the world's most livable cities for years. Calgary is a city of leaders – in business, community, philanthropy and volunteerism. Calgarians benefit from the strongest economy in the nation and enjoy more days of sunshine per year than any other major Canadian city. Calgary is less than an hour’s drive from the Rocky Mountains and boasts the most extensive urban pathway and bikeway network in North America.
The University of Calgary recognizes that a diverse staff/faculty benefits and enriches the work, learning and research experiences of the entire campus and greater community. We are committed to removing barriers that have been historically encountered by some people in our society. We strive to recruit individuals who will further enhance our diversity and will support their professional success while they are here. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, however preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada.
Candidates should have a Ph.D. (or equivalent) awarded in last three years. Candidates will be considered with backgrounds in bioinformatics, genomics, computer science or related fields.
To be considered, please email the PI with a current CV