Postdoc position at The Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics

[Leon French]

The Computational Neurobiology Laboratory at The Krembil Centre for
Neuroinformatics seeks a postdoctoral fellow to join our efforts to
understand brain disorders. We focus on mining datasets of
connectivity, gene expression, and epigenetics across the genome and
the brain. We employ multifaceted approaches that gain information by
using data that crosses scales, modalities, and species.

We seek one postdoctoral fellow interested in bioinformatics and
neuroscience. The primary project will be to join large transcriptomic
resources with the polygenic signal of major depression to gain
insight into the disorder. In addition to this project, there would be
opportunities to pursue other research interests.

Some of our frequently used keywords give a good description of our
work: neuroinformatics, molecular neuroanatomy, genetics,
transcriptomics, machine learning, text mining, neuroimaging, software
development, and connectomics.

The ideal candidate should have a PhD in computational biology,
bioinformatics, computer science or related field with extensive
knowledge in genome wide data integration. Significant interest in
neuroscience and experience working with large datasets are requested.
Familiarity with The Library of Integrative Network-based Cellular
Signatures (LINCS) is a plus.

Preferred qualifications and experience:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Extensive experience in programming and scripting (e.g., R or Python)
- Expertise in genomics, bioinformatics, computational biology,
neuroscience or related areas
- Experience in analyzing, visualizing and integrating large-scale
biological data
- Contributions to public software projects

Writing manuscripts and applying for independent grants and
fellowships will be strongly encouraged. Highly motivated individuals
(Ph.D. and/or M.D.) should submit a curriculum vitae, names of 3
references and a cover letter explaining their interest, and a brief
description of research experience to leonfrench+recruit at gmail.com.

You will support a healthy workplace that embraces diversity,
encourages teamwork and complies with all applicable and regulatory
requirements. This position will be located at 250 College Street,
Toronto.