Ontario Genomics-CANSSI Ontario 2022 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Genome Data Science to Address Climate Change

We are pleased to announce a new joint funding opportunity from Ontario Genomics and CANSSI Ontario, the Ontario regional centre of the Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute, establishing another joint Postdoctoral Fellowship in Genome Data Science.

This Fellowship will support the work of an early-career investigator pursuing research in the areas of statistical genetics, environmental genetics, or the economics and impacts of genomic technologies, in a climate-changing world.

We seek to support research projects that focus on statistical methodology and tool development, including computational tools. We encourage applications from candidates combining ’omics data with other data to overcome challenges, especially as it applies to the environment and climate change.

Research projects of particular interest are those that:

1. bridge data from the lab into the real world (commercial or governmental applications);
2. develop tools and link datasets in meaningful ways for policy development and implementation; and
3. establish frameworks and methods that allow consistent comparison of results, and that give an understanding of the limitations and opportunities.

Examples include:

1. Methods and tools to address climate change, food systems, and sustainability.
2. Methods and tools to address biodiversity, reflecting localized data and values.
3. Life cycle inventory and analysis of data that can be used to support the circular bioeconomy.
4. Robust methods that incorporate the diversity of populations and data.

The Fellowship offers two-year salary support for up to $50,000 per year for postdoctoral fellows undertaking full-time research at a CANSSI Ontario partner university or their affiliated research institutes. Candidates are responsible for selecting, contacting, and securing the commitment of two faculty members to jointly supervise them in their project, one being a statistical geneticist, genetic epidemiologist, or environmental epidemiologist.

Funding Availability: Up to two years.

Maximum Fellowship Value: $50,000 per year for up to $100,000 over 2 years.

Call for Applications Opens: July 5, 2022.