There are two openings for postdoctoral fellows (junior or senior) in the area of Computational Biology and Machine Learning in the COMBINE Lab. The projects are related to precision medicine and regulatory genomics in cancer and COVID-19, and involves collaborations with McGill Goodman Cancer Center, Mayo Clinic, Quebec COVID-19 biobank and Mila (Quebec AI Institute).
Position 1 (Regulatory Systems Genomics):
The ideal candidate for this position have the following qualifications:
1) A PhD degree in a related field (genetics, computational biology, computer science, machine learning, engineering, etc.)
2) Strong proven background (published work in peer-reviewed journals) in regulatory genomics
3) Proficiency in analyzing multi-omics data including (bulk and single cell) RNA-seq, ATAC-seq, ChIP-seq, DNA-seq, etc.
4) Proficiency in probabilistic graphical models (Bayesian networks, Markov random fields, variational inference, MCMC, etc.)
5) Strong programming skills (particularly in python)
6) At least two first-authored English papers (or three if co-first authors) with submitted, accepted or published status in peer-reviewed journals
7) Good spoken and written communication skills in English
Position 2 (General Computational Biology / AI):
The ideal candidate for this position have the following qualifications:
1) A PhD degree in a related field (genetics, computational biology, computer science, machine learning, engineering, etc.)
2) Strong proven background (published work in peer-reviewed journals) in computational biology, machine learning, and omics data analysis
3) Proficiency in different areas of machine learning including deep learning and/or probabilistic graphical models
5) Strong programming skills (particularly in python)
6) At least two first-authored English papers (or three if co-first authors) with submitted, accepted or published status in peer-reviewed journals
7) Good spoken and written communication skills in English
Interested applicants should submit 1) CV, 2) a letter of interest, 3) a research proposal and 4) a one-page summary of their most relevant publication, and 5) contact information for three references to Amin Emad (amin.emad@mcgill.ca). If application is for position 1, the subject line of the email should read ''Postdoctoral Application: Regulatory Systems Genomics'', and if it is for position 2 it should read ''Postdoctoral Application: General Computational Biology / AI". In the letter of interest, make sure to discuss how your background fits with the requirements of the position. The start date can be as early as Oct. 2020 and positions will remain open until filled.