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Research Fellow – Bioinformatics / Molecular Epidemiology – Perinatal and Child Health and Development

A two-year position at the Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences is available to a highly-motivated postdoctoral researcher in bioinformatics and/or molecular epidemiology in the area of reproductive, perinatal, and pediatric epidemiology, with particular training and expertise in transcriptomics and epigenomics. The candidate will develop a competitive research portfolio using class-leading multimodal data from up to three longitudinal birth cohort studies (GUSTO, N = ~1200 enrolled; S-PRESTO, N = ~1000 enrolled; and MAMS, N = ~2000 anticipated) in collaboration with local research hospitals, top research universities, government research entities, and a broad network of international collaborators.

The cohorts represent world-class efforts in deep pheno- and geno-typing, with available measures including: clinical characteristics; sociodemographics and spatiotemporal data; parenting and child behaviors; child neurodevelopmental assessment; state-of-the-art brain and body imaging; and numerous –omics (metabolome; (epi)genome; transcriptome; microbiome). A large biorepository (e.g. hair, saliva, urine, blood) has been formed. Details on available data and samples for GUSTO/S-PRESTO can be found at: gustodatavault.sg

Opportunities for further training, mentorship, and collaboration, including out-placement with a data science industry partner may be possible. Incumbent will have access to a highly interdisciplinary local research environment at SICS; A*STAR; Duke-NUS; NUS School of Public Health; NUS School of Medicine; NTU, etc. with the goal of supporting the incumbent’s long-term career goals. SICS is a dynamic working environment with dozens of postdoctoral peers working in such diverse domains as eating behaviors, neurodevelopment, allergy, growth and metabolism, parenting, -omics, brain and body imaging, and oral health.

The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) is seeking a highly motivated and qualified postdoctoral fellow who possesses relevant training in proteomics or molecular biology and interested in cancer biology to join the Diagnostic Development program. This is a 2-year contract with the potential to extend.

The successful candidate will join a highly dynamic and translational research program in biomarker discovery in various cancer types. The program aims to develop personalized medicine approaches that maximize the chance of positive outcomes for those diagnosed with cancer. The project will use clinical cohorts to examine the predictive and translational value of the tumour and the immune microenvironment on treatment. The aim of the project is to develop and perform spatial transcriptomic and proteomic profiling to identify and characterise targets and associated biomarkers for cancer treatment.

The MaRS Centre has a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy in place that requires proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or proof of a medical exemption issued pursuant to the Government of Ontario guidelines.  Accordingly, as a condition of employment, new employees who are required to work on-site are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 subject to the duty to accommodate on the basis of protected grounds pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.

Fully vaccinated is defined as having received all of the required doses of a Health Canada approved vaccine and having received the final dose at least 14 days before your employment start date.

As described above, the requirement to be fully vaccinated is subject to the Ontario Human Rights Code. If the candidate is unable to receive the COVID-19 vaccine for a reason protected by the Code, requests for accommodation from the vaccine policy will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Learn more about working at OICR here