Postdoctoral Fellow – Wellington Laboratory

Organisation/Company

The University of British Columbia (UBC)

Research Field

Neurosciences » Neurology

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Canada

Application Deadline

29 Apr 2024 – 22:00 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

40

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

EU-57881

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Postdoctoral Fellow in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Specialization: Biostatistics, Neurology

Primary Supervision: Dr. Cheryl Wellington

Institution: The University of British Columbia

Location: Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, UBC

Contact: [email protected]

the Wellington Laboratory

The Wellington Laboratory is a large and diverse group that conducts both clinical and preclinical research in the areas of traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. We are seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to join the Wellington Laboratory’s clinical fluid biomarker group. The clinical fluid biomarker group uses state of the art technologies to detect a wide variety of protein biomarkers in blood and cerebrospinal fluid. These protein biomarkers help to reflect the complicated dynamics of the brain, thereby enabling their roles as research tools to assist in screening, diagnosis, prognosis, clinical trial design and interpretation. We work collaboratively with many clinicians and clinician scientists at the local, national and international levels, studying various aspects of neurological health and disease, including: neurotrauma, acquired brain injury, neurocritical care, neurodegeneration and healthy aging.

Job Description

Fluid biomarkers can provide a detailed picture of neurological health and disease using relatively low-cost, accessible, objective, and scalable tools. There has been a rapid expanse of research into candidate blood-based biomarkers that show utility for the diagnosis and prognosis of neurological conditions. This position will focus on the statistical analysis for multiple projects involving large scale databases from various cohorts, including but not limited to traumatic or hypoxic brain injury, spinal cord injury, Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, Multiple Sclerosis and healthy aging. The postdoctoral fellow will oversee their own individual project, to be developed in collaboration between the supervisor and a successful candidate. They will also provide guidance to lab members for other projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead project design, including developing scope and writing statistical analysis sections for grant applications
• Coordinate and communicate project goals with lab members and external collaborators
• Conduct experiments analyzing biospecimens
• Apply advanced statistical approaches to large-scale data, including combining proteomic/biomarker data with large clinical databases from cohorts of up to 5,000+ participants
• Advise and supervise graduate and undergraduate students regarding statistical approaches
• Prepare presentations and publications, including figure production, writing and editing

Minimum Qualifications

• Recent completion of a PhD
• 5+ years of research experience in biostatistics, data science, bioinformatics, epidemiology, clinical laboratory medicine, or related fields
• Strong proficiency in statistical analysis, with experience with GraphPad Prism, RStudio, and SPSS

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Experience supervising projects and team members
• Background knowledge of immunoassay technology and troubleshooting
• Experience working with biological specimens
• Experience with artificial intelligence and machine learning analytical methods

How to Apply

Submit application package as a single document to: [email protected]

• Curriculum Vitae (including links to 3 most recent publications)
• Academic transcripts
• 1 page cover letter

Funding

The expected stipend for this position is $50,000 to $60,000 per year. If the candidate does not have CIHR or similar funding they will be expected to be proactive in applying for awards.

Additional Information

Wellington Laboratory

The University of British Columbia

Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Program Eligibility

Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health

This posting is for the UBC Vancouver campus in British Columbia, Canada.

Please refer to reference number EU-57881 during correspondence about this position. Please visit the researcher profile of the supervisor for this position to learn more about their research.

Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.

About UBC
The University of British Columbia is a global centre for research and teaching, consistently ranked among the top 20 public universities in the world. Since 1915, UBC’s entrepreneurial spirit has embraced innovation and challenged the status quo. UBC encourages its students, staff and faculty to challenge convention, lead discovery and explore new ways of learning. At UBC, bold thinking is given a place to develop into ideas that can change the world.

Postdoctoral Fellows at UBC Vancouver
UBC is home to over 900 postdocs spanning all faculties and units across two campuses and a variety of affiliated hospitals, research centres, and sites, providing unparalleled opportunities to learn, discover and contribute in one’s own way. UBC’s Postdoctoral Fellows Office (PDFO) is committed to supporting the lives and career aspirations of our Postdocs, with the goal of enriching their experience at UBC and preparing them for the future. In addition to providing support and advocacy for all postdocs, the PDFO is dedicated to providing professional development opportunities that foster the development of soft skills needed in today’s professional environments, helping them secure future careers in their chosen fields.

About UBC’s Faculty of Medicine
Every day across British Columbia, trainees and researchers at the UBC Faculty of Medicine are turning skills into jobs, investments into discoveries, and discoveries into solutions that are transforming health for everyone.

The UBC Faculty of Medicine offers a diverse array of training opportunities including cutting-edge research experiences in the biosciences, globally recognized population health education, quality health professional training, as well as several certificate and online training options. The Faculty of Medicine is home to more than 1,700 graduate students housed in 23 graduate programs (14 of which offer doctoral research options). Year after year, research excellence in the Faculty of Medicine is supported by investment from funding sources here at home and around the globe, receiving approximately $1.6B in total research funding in the last five years.

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Requirements

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Additional Information

Website for additional job details

https://www.postdocs.ubc.ca/ad/57881
https://www.grad.ubc.ca/node/14497

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

The University of British Columbia (UBC)

Country

Canada

State/Province

British Columbia

City

Vancouver

Postal Code

V6T 1Z4

Street

2329 West Mall

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Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

State/Province

British Columbia

City

Vancouver

Street

2329 West Mall

Postal Code

V6T 1Z4

STATUS: EXPIRED