Opportunities at contextual genomics‏

http://bioinformatics.ca/resources/jobs/senior-software-developer-1 http://bioinformatics.ca/resources/jobs/bioinformatics-analyst-9 *Job Summary:* A senior position is available immediately to join an exciting and growing enterprise poised to make accessible next generation cancer sequencing diagnostics widely available. The Senior Software Developer will design and implement bioinformatics workflows and software for novel and proprietary cancer-focused next generation sequencing assays. This will entail developing robust, efficient […]

New Group Content: Competition Announcement: Canadian Student Health Research Forum‏

If you are interested in entering this competition, please send me your application materials (your abstract) to me no later than February 25th. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Entering its 28th year, the 2015 Canadian Student Health Research Forum will take place on 2-4 June, 2015 in Winnipeg. This forum is a valuable opportunity for health research trainees in […]

Registration now open: 5th Annual BTP/IOP/GSAT Research Day‏

Dear students and faculty, Registration is now open for the 2015 BTP/IOP/GSAT (B.I.G.) Research Day on Friday, March 20th, from 9-5pm at UBC Robson Square! This cross-disciplinary retreat is a great chance to meet and mingle with other graduate students, and learn about the exciting interdisciplinary research happening at UBC. For more information about our […]

VanBUG Winter 2015 events – save the dates!

Dear VanBUGger, I hope you had a wonderful holiday break. VanBUG is returning on Thursday, February 12th at 6pm with Dr. Nick Loman from the Institute for Microbiology and Infection at University of Birmingham. Dr. Loman’s talk is titled: “Genomes from metagenomes: new technologies and algorithms”. Bio: Dr. Loman is an Independent Research Fellow in […]

Save the date: 5th Annual BTP/IOP/GSAT Research Day

Dear students and faculty, We would like to invite you to join us on Friday, March 20th, from 9-5pm at UBC Robson Square for the 2015 BTP/IOP/GSAT (B.I.G.) Research Day. This cross-disciplinary retreat is a great chance to meet and mingle with other graduate students, and learn about the exciting interdisciplinary research happening at UBC. […]

Two Postdoc positions available

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Let’s Talk Science Recruitment‏

Dear Graduate Secretaries, My name is Leah Cooper and I am the communications and media coordinator this year for Let’s Talk Science. Could you please pass on our recruitment letter to graduate students in your department, it would be much appreciated! Thank you for taking the time and please contact me with any questions! Leah […]

Announcement: Walter C. Sumner Memorial Scholarships‏

Dear graduate program faculty and staff, Please distribute the following competition announcement to your students: Walter C. Sumner Memorial Fellowship The Walter C. Sumner Memorial Fellowships are available to Canadian citizens engaged in or about to start doctoral studies in Chemistry, Physics, or Electronics (including Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) at UBC. Annual Value: $6,000 […]

Competition Announcement: Third call for 2014-2015 MSFSS (NSERC and CIHR only)‏

Hello graduate program staff and faculty, Please distribute the following announcement to your students: CIHR and NSERC Third call for 2014-2015 MSFSS Applications In order to allocate their full funding for the 2014/2015 fiscal year, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) are holding an additional […]

Competition Announcement: Aboriginal Graduate Fellowship – due Feb 9‏

f you are eligible to apply for this award, please send all application materials to me no later than Feb 9, 2015. Aboriginal Graduate Fellowship Amount: $16,000 – $18,000 Deadline: G+PS deadline 13 February, 2015, check with your graduate program for their internal deadline The University of British Columbia offers multi-year fellowships to Master’s and […]