Post-doctoral Fellow - Toronto, Canada - University Health Network

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JOB POSTING#913227

Position:
Post-Doctoral Fellow - Pancreatic Cancer

Site:
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

Department:
Notta Lab

Reports to:
Principal Investigator

Salary Range:
$ $34.61 per hour (commensurate with experience and consistent with UHN Compensation Policy)

Hours: 35 hours per week

Status:
Temporary Full-time (1 year contract with a possibility of an extension)

University Health Network (UHN) is looking for an experienced professional to fill the key role of Post-Doctoral Fellow - Pancreatic Cancer
at the Princess Margaret Cancer Center.

Transforming lives and communities through excellence in care, discovery and learning._

The University Health Network, where "above all else the needs of patients come first", encompasses
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, and the Michener Institute of Education at UHN.

The breadth of research, the complexity of the cases treated, and the magnitude of its educational enterprise has made UHN a national and international resource for patient care, research and education.

With a long tradition of groundbreaking firsts and a purpose of "Transforming lives and communities through excellence in care, discovery and learning", the University Health Network (UHN), Canada's largest research teaching hospital, brings together over 16,000 employees, more than 1,200 physicians, 8,000+ students, and many volunteers.

UHN is a caring, creative place where amazing people are amazing the world.

University Health Network (UHN) is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto and a member of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network.

The scope of research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care.

Research across UHN's five research institutes spans the full spectrum of diseases and disciplines, including cancer, cardiovascular sciences, transplantation, neural and sensory sciences, musculoskeletal health, rehabilitation sciences, and community and population health.

Find out about our purpose, values and principles here.

Lab Description:

The Notta laboratory is located at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (Toronto, Canada) and is associated with the Medical Biophysics program at the University of Toronto.

Our research program is focussed on pancreatic cancer, one of the most aggressive tumour types in oncology.

Broadly, our laboratory is interested in several aspects of the disease such as its cellular origins, mechanisms of drug resistance, and tumour evolution.

Our laboratory is also part of the Pancreatic Cancer Translational Initiative (PanCuRx) at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research.

The PanCuRx Program is a translational research initiative that aims to significantly improve the lives of patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma by generating new knowledge about genetic and biologic subsets of disease, mechanisms of tumorigenesis, and unique treatment options.

Our laboratory is split between wet and dry components. On the wet-lab side, our work focuses on patient derived organoids, CRISPR, xenografting, molecular profiling, genomics and drug screening.

On the dry lab side, we perform molecular subtyping of RNA-seq data (both bulk and single cell), whole genome sequencing (both bulk and single cell), statistical analysis of large datasets, data integration, tumour evolution analysis, genomic workflows for patients on clinical trial.

Additional information about the Notta Lab can be found at:

Description:

Qualifications:

Recently graduated from PhD or MD program
Publication(s) and manuscript(s) in preparation or completed.
Excellent organizational and analytical skills, along with a high degree of independence and flexibility to thrive in a novel and rapidly evolving research environment.
Ability to write scientific communications and present their work
Excellent initiative and leadership qualities

Posting Date:
January 19, 2023

Closing Date:
February 19, 2023

For current UHN employees, only those who have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, and possess all the required experience and qualifications should apply.

UHN thanks all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

UHN is a respectful, caring, and inclusive workplace.

We are committed to championing accessibility, diversity and equal opportunity and welcomes all applicants including but not limited to:

all religions and ethnicities, LGBTQ2s+, BIPOC, persons with disabilities and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process providing the applicant has met the Bona-fide requirements for the open posi