Postdoctoral Researcher - Human Genetics, Proteomics, and Multi-Omics for Drug Target Discovery

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Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at McGill University), do not apply through this Career Site. Login to your McGill Workday account and apply to this posting using the Find Jobs report (type Find Jobs in the search bar). The Yoshiji Lab at McGill University is recruiting a fully funded Postdoctoral Fellow to lead projects at the intersection of human genetics, proteomics, and multi-omics for drug target discovery and precision medicine in cardiometabolic diseases and beyond. The successful candidate will analyze biobank-scale datasets — including UK Biobank (~500,000 participants), NIH All of Us (~440,000), the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA, ~26,000), and the McGill-based BioPortal, which the Yoshiji Lab co-leads (~3,000 participants with ~5,400 plasma protein measurements) — to identify and characterize causal proteins and genetic variants that can be translated into therapeutic targets. The Fellow will join a vibrant and growing team (5 PhD students, 1 MSc student, 1 visiting professor, and 1 visiting grad...