POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Department of Integrative Biology (http://www.uoguelph.ca/ib/) invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in Biology with an emphasis on Bioinformatics. We seek candidates whose research uses innovative analytical approaches to address biological questions across scales (from genomes to ecosystems) particularly those relevant to understanding responses to environmental stressors and global change. Applicants must have a PhD in Biology or a related field and Postdoctoral experience is preferred.

Applicants should demonstrate how their research can integrate and enhance the existing strengths of the Department of Integrative Biology and interdisciplinary initiatives in Bioinformatics. Applicants are encouraged to investigate current faculty profiles in the Department of Integrative Biology and College of Biological Sciences and propose novel research directions that fit within, integrate among, or otherwise complement the Department of Integrative Biology’s primary research pillars of ecology, evolution, and comparative animal physiology. We are especially interested in candidates whose work is interdisciplinary, collaborative, and are eager to advance research that generates or synthesizes big data which addresses mechanisms associated with the global biodiversity crisis, explores responses to environmental stressors across scales, and/or advances microbial and proteomic research. These research themes may include, but are not limited to:

• Synthesis of genomic databases using advanced bioinformatics and data analytics
• The use of transcriptomics, metabolomics, or proteomics to understand biological responses
• Environmental, ecological, population, ecosystem genomics
• Cellular responses to physiological or environmental stressors
• Genetic diversity including eDNA
• Impacts of environmental stress on ecosystem resilience
• Complexity of biological response to environmental change

The University of Guelph has many resources that are available to potential candidates to support their research and training vision. In addition to the well-established program in Bioinformatics that includes course- and thesis-based graduate programs, The University of Guelph offers extensive research infrastructure. These include the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (CBG), the Advanced Analysis Centre (Genomics facility, Phytotron, Mass Spectroscopy, Imaging facility, NMR, etc.), Hagen Aqualab, Centre for Ecosystem Management (CEM), Biodiversity Institute for Conservation Synthesis, Microbiome Preservation and Analysis Research Center (MiPARC), Arboretum, and field research stations including Ontario Ministry for Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness (OMAFA) sites, among others.

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