McGill University
PostdoctoralResearcherHumanGenetics,Proteomics,andMultiOmicsforDrugTargetDiscovery
“Postdoctoral Researcher - Human Genetics, Proteomics, and Multi-Omics for Drug Target Discovery at McGill University. Skills: Human genetics, Proteomics, Multi-omics, Drug target discovery. Design independent research projects. Execute independent research projects”
Industry & Context.
Causal inference
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
PhD or completion within 6 months, Programming proficiency in R or Python, Comfortable use of Unix/Linux shell, Hands-on HPC/cloud computing experience, Working knowledge of GWAS, Mendelian randomization, fine-mapping, colocalization, polygenic risk scores, or causal-inference methods, First-author peer-reviewed publication, Scientific writing and communication skills in English, Ability to work independently and collaboratively, Commitment to open, reproducible science
Nice to Have
Experience with biobank-scale data, Experience with plasma or tissue proteomics platforms, Experience with single-cell or spatial transcriptomics, Familiarity with drug target discovery, Familiarity with target validation, Familiarity with pharmacoepidemiology, Experience contributing to international consortia, Experience leading multi-site analyses, Bilingualism in English and French, Prior success obtaining competitive postdoctoral fellowships
What You'll Do.
Design independent research projects
Execute independent research projects
Apply Mendelian randomization
Apply polygenic scoring
Apply multi-trait methods
Apply multi-ancestry methods
Analyze biobank-scale human genetics data
Analyze proteomics data
Integrate genotype data
Integrate phenotype data
Integrate electronic health record data
Develop reproducible analysis pipelines
Maintain reproducible analysis pipelines
Write first-author manuscripts
Present at international conferences
Prepare grant applications
Prepare fellowship applications
Contribute to grant applications
Contribute to fellowship applications
Collaborate with internal team members
Collaborate with external consortia
Conduct joint analyses
Co-author publications
Contribute to lab life
Mentor graduate trainees
Mentor undergraduate trainees
Participate in lab meetings
Participate in journal clubs
Support shared infrastructure
Uphold research integrity standards
Uphold reproducibility standards
Uphold responsible use of human biobank data
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
International team; Interdisciplinary team; External consortia
Communication Scope
Scientific writing; English communication
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