Research Assistant, Research Associate or Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Assistant, Research Associate or Postdoctoral Fellow

A position is available to perform interdisciplinary research as part of the Value Addition Through Genomics and GE³LS (VALGEN) project team (www.valgen.ca). The successful applicant will work under the leadership of Dr. David Castle (Chair of Innovation in the Life Sciences, ESRC Innogen Centre, University of Edinburgh) and Dr. Keith Culver (Professor and Director, Okanagan Sustainability Institute, University of British Columbia).

VALGEN is an international research network that responds to the deep governance challenges and opportunities of applied genomics for bioproducts and crops through research and knowledge mobilization on the core issues of intellectual property management, regulation and governance and democratic engagement. This position is available April 1, 2012. The appropriate position and salary ($36,000-$50,000) will be offered based on training, education and experience.

- Research Assistants must have a Masters level degree and some post-degree experience in preparation of high quality interdisciplinary research.

- Postdoctoral Fellows must have received their PhD no more than 5 years prior to taking the post. Applicants with more than 5 years of post-degree experience will be considered for the position of Research Associate.

The ideal candidate must have the following abilities/characteristics:

- The candidate must be able to move to one of the following institutions:

University of British Columbia (Okanagan), University of Edinburgh or the University of Saskatchewan. This position will require travel to several locations within Canada and abroad.

- Disciplinary background is less important than the ability to prepare high quality interdisciplinary research.

- Demonstrated ability to become a research leader.

- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, superior organizational skills and demonstrated capacity to adapt as research questions and programs evolve.

Preference will be given to those with the following abilities/characteristics:

- Canadian citizens or permanent residence status.
- Technology Foresight research training or experience.
- Propensity to develop interdisciplinary engagements with other social sciences/humanities and also with technical specialists from natural science, engineering and medicine.
- Experience of knowledge exchange and/or engagement with public bodies and stakeholders.

To apply: There is no application form. The application should include:

1) A full curriculum vitae including three references
2) A writing sample, not to exceed 20 pages (extract from the dissertation, published work, or draft of a work in progress)
Submit application to: Kari Doerksen, Genome Prairie, 101-111 Research
Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 3R2 or to kdoerksen@genomeprairie.ca.

Applications will be accepted until March 28, 2012 or until a suitable candidate is found. We appreciate all expressions of interest, however only those candidates whose backgrounds best suit our requirements will be contacted.

Moderator / Animateur: Sébastien Lévesque
sebastien.levesque@capp.ulaval.ca Tél.: (1) 418-265-5130

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