Post Doctorate Fellow

**Regular/Temporary**
- Temporary

**Job Title**
- POST DOCTORATE FELLOW

**Job ID**
- 69479

**Location**
- HSC- Central Campus

**Open Date**
- 06/19/2025

**Job Type**
- Limited Term (=12 month)

**Close Date**
- 07/18/2025

**Employee Group**
- Pos Doc (Union&NonUnion)

**Favorite Job**

**Department**
- Biochemistry

**Contract Duration**
- 12.1 Months

**Hours per Week**
- 35

**Posting Details**

**Schedule**

9:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday On Site Requirement

**Education Level/Career Level**

PhD in Bioinformatics, Computer Science or related field with one year (min) of relevant experience (or equivalent work experience)

We are recruiting for a motivated bioinformatics postdoc**,** who will, in consultation with the Principal Investigator, lab researchers, and collaborators, create innovative technological and methodological strategies to enhance cancer screening, early detection, mechanisms, and therapeutics. Collaborating with computational and experimental biologists as well as clinicians, they will analyze and interpret extensive multi-omics datasets, including whole genome/exome sequencing, RNA-seq, single-cell, and spatial -omic datasets.

**Requirements**:

- PhD in Bioinformatics, Computer Science or related field with one year (min) of relevant experience (or equivalent work experience)
- Strong communication, collaboration, project management and mentoring skills
- Strong background in bioinformatics and biostatistics
- Fluency in programming languages, such as Python, R, Matlab, Java, C
- Experience working with a UNIX/Linux environment
- Excellent communication and fluency in both spoken and written English

**Additional assets (but not required)**
- Background in cancer biology and molecular biology is considered an asset
- Highly motivated with excellent time management skills
- Familiarity with machine and statistical learning is considered an asset
- Demonstrated ability to learn new techniques and train others is desired
- Experience with multi-omics data is considered an asset

This position will be held at McMaster University, recognized as one of Canada’s most research-intensive universities. In our teaching, research, and scholarship, we are committed to creativity, innovation, and excellence. We value integrity, quality, inclusiveness, and teamwork in everything we do. We inspire critical thinking, personal growth, and a passion for lifelong learning. We serve the social, cultural, and economic needs of our community and our society. Hamilton is 45 minutes from Toronto. It is also about an hour from Buffalo, New York, and less than an hour from Niagara Falls. McMaster University is located on the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee and Mississauga Nations and within the lands protected by the “Dish With One Spoon” wampum agreement.

This postdoc fellowship provides a unique interdisciplinary opportunity to leverage integrated multi-omics approaches to systematically discover cancer mechanisms and therapeutic targets of hard-to-treat cancers, leading to future personalized medicine.

**How To Apply**

Qualified applicants are invited to submit their CV, a cover letter/statement of interest, and a list of 3 reference contact information via online.

**Employment Equity Statement**

McMaster University is located on the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee and Mississauga Nations and within the lands protected by the “Dish With One Spoon” wampum agreement.

The diversity of our workforce is at the core of our innovation and creativity and strengthens our research and teaching excellence. In keeping with its Statement on Building an Inclusive Community with a Shared Purpose, McMaster University strives to embody the values of respect, collaboration and diversity, and has a strong commitment to employment equity.

Job applicants requiring accommodation to participate in the hiring process should contact:

- Human Resources Service Centre at 905-525-9140 ext. 222-HR (22247), or
- Faculty of Health Sciences HR Office at ext. 22207, or
- School of Graduate Studies at ext. 23679

to communicate accommodation needs.

**Vaccination Mandate - FHS**

This position is located in a host hospital or other healthcare site that has an active vaccination mandate in place. Successful applicants will need to comply with these and any other health and safety measures necessary as part of their appointment.

**Interview Experience