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Postdoctoral Position at Eyam Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics – Bioinformatician 

Eyam Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics (Eyam) is seeking an outstanding Bioinformatician. This is a unique opportunity to experience collaborative research with leading industry and academic experts. The successful candidate will work both in-person, on site at our Vancouver/Greater Vancouver Area offices, and remotely on a project to create and use novel algorithms for the development of self-amplifying nucleic acid vaccines.

About Eyam Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics: Eyam Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics is a private, Canadian based company focused on the research and development of vaccines that are safe, efficacious and low dose. Eyam, was named to honour the village in Derbyshire that, in 1665-1666, chose to stay and brave near certain death rather than traveling and risk transmitting the plague to their neighbouring towns. In the end, 75% of Eyam’s residents did indeed die, but their surrounding neighbours were saved due to Eyam’s heroic and selfless quarantine. Today, the world is in need of heroic, selfless acts to halt the COVID-19 spread in its tracks. Eyam Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics is joined in the cause to be “right to market” with a vaccine to end the death and suffering caused by COVID-19.

Opportunity: While there is opportunity to work remotely, we would like the candidate to be able to work in our offices in the Vancouver/Greater Vancouver area. The candidate will have the opportunity to work within the highly innovative and interdisciplinary research environment spanning both Eyam and university-based collaborations. Vancouver repeatedly ranks among the most livable places in the world and combines excellence in research with high quality of life. Excellent opportunities for personal and professional development are provided.

Application Process: Interested applicants should submit a single file containing their CV and cover letter in PDF format. Applications should be submitted to twelch@eyamhealth.com with ‘Bioinformatics Scientist Position’ in the email subject line. Applicants for the position will be evaluated in the order they are received. Contact details of 3 references will be required later in the application process.

This posting will remain open until the position is filled. The proposed start date for this position is May 2023 and is negotiable. The appointment will initially be for one year and is extendable depending on funding availability.

Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.

A full-time position is available in Toronto, at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network. The successful candidate will be supervised by Dr. Razq Hakem and Dr. Gary Bader and will support bioinformatics/computational biology efforts of the principal investigators in our PMCC Cancer Biology and Imaging program. The successful candidate will help organize, plan, analyze, and interpret the results from a variety of exciting projects.

Company Biography: Shared Hospital Laboratory Inc. (SHL) is an independent corporation owned and operated by Scarborough Health Network, North York General Hospital, Michael Garron Hospital and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. SHL provides high quality, efficient, advanced microbiology services. SHL has proven to be one of the most successful and sustainable models of laboratory collaboration in Ontario. SHL has a Board approved strategic plan focused on growth through optimizing/expanding clinical scope, fostering new partnerships, and advancing technology/infrastructure to ensure long-term sustainability.

Position Overview: Reporting to the Medical Director at Shared Hospital Laboratory, this person will assist and provide support for the bioinformatics analysis of bacterial and viral pathogens that are of relevance to SHL and develop a research program relevant to the strategic plan of SHL.

Under the supervision of Dr. S. Jacquemont, the Bioinformatician/Data Manager will be responsible for identifying, annotating, and analyzing genetic variants from genotyping and sequencing data (exome and whole genome). The project explores the impact of genetic variants on cognition, behavior, and psychiatric and neurodevelopmental traits.

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Projet
Laboratoire de recherche du Dr Sébastien Jacquemont.
http://minds-genes.org/

Description du poste
Sous la responsabilité du directeur du Dr Jacquemont, le bioinformaticien/data-manager devra identifier, annoter et analyser des variants génétique à partir de données de génotypage et de séquençage (exome et génome complet). Le projet explore l’impact de variants génétiques sur la cognition, le comportement et les traits psychiatriques et neurodéveloppementaux. Le candidat sera responsable de :