The Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position in the area of computational biology. The appointment is at the rank of Assistant Professor, with an expected start date of September 1, 2023.

We seek a colleague whose research interests complement and strengthen our existing scientific community, which encourages interdisciplinary collaboration and innovative technology development. The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in a relevant field by the time of appointment, with an exceptional track record in computational biology with scholarly interests in artificial intelligence and machine learning. Candidate must also have a demonstrated record of excellence in research and teaching. The candidate will receive institutional support to establish a research program that innovate and apply computational approaches for analysis and interpretation of large-scale datasets and that will benefit from being embedded in an interactive community of experimental and computational biologists. Preference will be given to candidates with postdoctoral training in computational sciences (computational biology, bioinformatics or quantitative biology).

The successful candidate is expected to pursue innovative research in computational biology at the highest international level and to establish an outstanding, competitive, and externally funded research program. Candidates must provide evidence of research excellence that can be demonstrated by the submitted research statement, publications in leading journals, invited scientific presentations, awards and accolades, and strong letters of references with endorsements from referees of high standing.

Candidates are also expected to demonstrate excellence in teaching. To this end candidates must provide a statement of teaching philosophy and interests, which should refer to previous teaching-related activities such as experience as a teaching assistant or course instructor, leading workshops or seminars, student mentorship, or awards for oral presentations and posters at conferences. Reference letters should indicate the candidate's suitability for undergraduate and graduate teaching and mentorship. The candidate will actively participate in the research and teaching ecosystems of the Donnelly Centre and the Department of Molecular Genetics, where the successful candidate will have a graduate school appointment. They will also participate in the Computational Biology in Molecular Genetics (CBMG) Ph.D. track, offered through University of Toronto's Department of Molecular Genetics.