Job Opportunities | Biomedical and Molecular Sciences | School of Medicine

Postdoctoral Fellow: Drs. Postovit (Queen's University, Canada), Larsson (Karolinska Institute, Sweden), and Topisirovic (LDI/McGill University, Canada)

Applications are solicited for a Postdoctoral fellow position focusing on a collaborative efforts initiated between the Postovit (Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada), Larsson (Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden) and Topisirovic (McGill University, Montreal, Canada) labs that are focused on understanding the mechanisms that underpin plasticity of cancer cells and their ability to adapt to stressors emanating from their environment (e.g., hypoxia) and therapeutic insults (e.g., chemotherapeutics). More specifically, we are looking for a candidate who is interested in joining a team with broad and complementary expertise (e.g., systems biology, developmental, molecular, cellular biology and bioinformatics) whose major goal is to dissect the mechanisms that orchestrate epigenetic, translational and metabolic programs in context of
cancer cell plasticity using state-of-the-art cell line-based and in vivo models. To this end, the candidate will be exposed to a multidisciplinary training program comprising a variety of well-established molecular, cell biology and biochemical techniques as well as newly developed systems biology (epigenomics, translatomics, metabolomics) and associated bioinformatic approaches.

Teaching Fellow Position: BCHM 320 (Winter 2025)

Applications are invited for a Teaching Fellow to teach (50%) the blended format course entitled Synthetic Biology (BCHM 320) running in the Winter 2025 term. Application Deadline: August 30, 2024

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Program Assistant

Reporting to the Department Manager, and taking day-to-day direction from the Undergraduate Program Team Lead, the Program Assistant supports both undergraduate courses and graduate programs in the Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences (DBMS). The incumbent is responsible for the daily administration and operation of a designated portion of the extensive undergraduate course offerings within DBMS which includes course rollover, updating learning events, posting marks etc. to the Learning Management System (currently OnQ) as well as for reviewing online exams for breaches of academic integrity following University, Faculty, and Departmental policies/guidelines. Relating to online exam review, the incumbent is also responsible for the accurate and efficient organization and distribution of examination review data. The incumbent also supports DBMS graduate programs from the point of admissions until graduation.

This position acts as the first point of contact for students, staff, faculty, and the general public regarding admissions, status of applications, registration, degree lists, and graduate program policies and procedures. This position provides support for admissions and/or registration processes including confirming receipt of admissions documentation, gathering and uploading the application data into databases, and generating reports. This position also provides general administrative support including reception services, mail distribution, office supply inventory, and scheduling rooms. Application Deadline: August 29, 2024

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