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Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world. As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education. Our reputation would not have been built - nor could it be maintained - without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day. SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of Healthier Children. A Better World.
Don't miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world's best in paediatric healthcare.
A Postdoc position is available in the Genetics and Genome Biology lab of Dr. Ajoy Vincent at the Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto.
Our lab is involved in the analysis of whole-exome, whole-genome, and RNA-seq datasets, identifying and classifying disease-causing variants in inherited retinal and eye disorders.
The candidates must have a recent PhD in physiology, biochemistry, genetics, or related fields with an excellent academic record and evidence of interest in basic research at the graduate level. Candidates with experience in genomic data analysis, variant interpretation, and expertise in R will be given preference. Proficiency in using tools such as ClinVar, gnomAD, IGV, UCSC Genome Browser, GTEx, and ACMG/ClinGen frameworks for variant interpretation is highly desirable.
A successful candidate will work on the development of a genome analysis pipeline for inherited eye disorders. Candidate should also be expected to perform functional assays on cell lines (tissue samples) such as Sanger sequencing, western blot, imaging and animal models (if necessary).
The candidates will work closely with Dr Vincent and the experienced research team, including graduate student(s). They will collaborate with research laboratories at the SickKids Research Institute and the University of Toronto, as well as with national and international collaborators.
Employment Type: Full-time temporary 1 year contract with modified benefits included (i.e., health & dental insurance), 1.0 FTE
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