AI for Microbiome Engineering Post-Doctoral Fellow
Faculty / Division: Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
Department: Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry (BioZone)
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Description:
The Centre for Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering (BioZone) at the University of Toronto invites applications for a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in the area of artificial intelligence and microbiome engineering. This position is part of a collaborative research project funded through the Acceleration Consortium to develop a self-driving lab (SDL) for accelerating the design and assembly of synthetic microbial communities for sustainable chemicals manufacturing. The position will be jointly supervised by Prof. Christopher Lawson and Prof. Mohamad Moosavi. Interested candidates should send their CV with at least two references to Prof. Christopher Lawson (chris[dot]lawson[at]utoronto.ca).
Qualifications:
The position requires a PhD in Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, or a related field with 2-3 years of experience in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, and/or Data Science. The initial appointment term is for a year with the possibility of longer term extension. University of Toronto is a highly competitive employer and compensation will be commensurate with experience of the candidate.
Preference given to candidates with experience with:
Strong background in coding in Python
Strong background in Data Science, Bioinformatics, and/or Computational Biology
Knowledge of microbial fermentation, microbial metabolism, and genomics
Experience with machine learning and big data analytics is an asset
Experience working with microbial isolate cultures is an asset
Experience with automation and high-throughput experiments is an asset
Duties:
• Responsible for developing self-driving labs for microbiome engineering
• Responsible for developing automated high-throughput workflows driven by machine learning to assemble and phenotypically characterize synthetic microbial consortia
• Conceive hypothesis, design experimental plans and conduct experiments and analyze and interpret data
• Review scientific literature, execute research projects and report on their progress through oral and written reports and scientific journal articles
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing
• Present research at local, national and international meetings
• Interface with industry partners and vendors effectively
• Maintain strain and plasmid databases as appropriate
• Coordinate research projects and meetings as appropriate
• Responsible for calibration and routine maintenance of specific equipment and training other researchers and provide technical support for these equipment
• Responsible for developing new techniques and methods and training other researchers in these techniques
• Assist the PI in preparing manuscripts and proposals.
• Perform other additional duties to enable the safe and efficient operation of the lab
Notes:
This is a 12-month term position with the possibility of renewal.
Closing date: 12/31/2023, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Limited Term
Appointment Type: Grant - Term
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group and Hiring Rate: (Limited Term): $51,543 - $96,643
Job Category: Research Administration & Teaching