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The Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute (LTRI) of Sinai Health System, a University of Toronto affiliated research centre, is seeking an emerging leader in the broad area of Data Science and Health Research. The appointment will be for a Principal Investigator, rank equivalent to Assistant Professor, with the anticipated starting date of September 1, 2023.  We seek applicants that will develop independent, outstanding and innovative programs in Data Science with a specific focus on applications to health research.  Topic areas include, but are not limited to: genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics, pathogen genomics, statistical genetics, epidemiology, risk prediction modeling, data linkage, bioinformatics, quantitative biomedical image analysis, machine learning analytics and artificial intelligence application in health science for a wide range of complex diseases.

The Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute is one of Canada’s leading biomedical research institutes offering a stimulating research environment.  The successful candidate will join the LTRI whose faculty members are internationally renowned for their work in multiple areas of cutting-edge research.  With numerous discoveries in cancer, diabetes, genetic disorders, women’s and infants’ health among others, the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute is committed to excellence in health research and the training of young investigators.  Large-scale health data has been collected through many research initiatives and platforms.  Within the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, the Prosserman Centre for Population Health Research includes a group of multi-disciplinary scientists with focus on quantitative research of complex diseases, including population and statistical genomics based on large-scale cohorts and biobank data, and multi-omics integration.  Partnering with the Data Science Institute, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Department of Statistical Science, and Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto, the Prosserman Centre for Population Health Research is the hub of an active research community of public health science, genomic epidemiology, omic data science and statistical methodology.

The Institute provides a research-intensive environment with modern and innovative core facilities that include next-generation sequencing, single cell platforms, proteomics, robotics and advanced cellular imaging that drive technology development and are housed in the Network Biology Collaborative Centre and the Nikon Center of Excellence. LTRI has a fully accredited Biospecimen Repository for biobanking and a designated Research Training Centre that hosts trainees across disciplines from around the world.

Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute research groups engage in productive collaborations within the Institute and are well integrated in the larger University of Toronto community, as well as national and international collaborations. The University of Toronto has one of the most concentrated biomedical research communities in the world, including 9 academic hospital research institutes that are fully affiliated with the University, in addition to government agencies such as the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Public Health Ontario, Vector Institute focused on artificial intelligence, and the newly established Data Science Institute dedicated to large-scale data science. This community attracts more than $1.2 billion in annual research investment. Toronto is a vibrant, safe and multicultural city with excellent quality of life.