Assistant​/Associate Professor; Research), Single Cell Genomics, Department of Psychiatry; pos

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The McGill University Department of Psychiatry, in collaboration with the Douglas Research Centre (DRC) in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, invites applications for a full-time Contract Academic Staff position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor (Research) in the field of Single Cell Genomics applied to the brain and mental disorders. The professorial rank will be determined according to the candidate’s qualifications and experience.

This will be a three-year (renewable) appointment and does not confer eligibility for tenure. The role includes establishing an independent research program and supervising students.

The McGill University Department of Psychiatry has a rich history of scientific innovation with sustained expertise in psychotherapy, substance abuse research, psychoneuroendocrinology, psychoimmunology, genetics, epigenetics, advanced brain imaging, and computational and digital psychiatry. It remains a global leader in integrating cutting-edge science with clinical practice to train future psychiatric researchers and clinicians.

With over 55 researchers spanning a full range of mental health research (i.e., neuroscience, clinical services, policy, and epidemiology/population health), the Douglas Research Centre (DRC) has been an international leader in mental health research for more than 40 years. The DRC has been at the forefront of pioneering innovative methods in the field of psychiatry, including single-cell neurobiology, computational and digital psychiatry, (digital) biomarkers, and the use of novel methods and data for assessing mental health.

The DRC has recently secured significant funding for a research program focused on using Single Cell approaches to gain insights into the brain and its related disorders. The DRC has a strong history of advancing interdisciplinary research programs, leveraging interdisciplinary approaches to better understand psychiatric disorders and translate these insights into clinical practice.

McGill University is one of Canada’s leading research-intensive universities, with students from over 140 countries. The university is located in Montreal, a cosmopolitan city with great cultural and linguistic diversity. It has long been considered a leader in neuroscience and a strong innovator in methods that support a wide spectrum of basic and clinical research endeavours. The university’s strong training programs in Biological and Biomedical Engineering, Psychiatry, and Quantitative Life Sciences as well as the Integrated Program in Neuroscience favour the development of strong multidisciplinary research teams.

The successful candidate will be involved in the academic activities of the McGill University Department of Psychiatry in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. The incumbent will be expected to conduct rigorous cutting-edge research in the area of Single Cell Genomics applied to the brain and mental disorders. They will develop a fundamental, disease-relevant research program in their own areas of expertise, aligned with the strategic priorities of the Douglas Research Centre and the Department of Psychiatry.

Applicants with expertise and relevant experience developing new methodologies or applying established Single Cell approaches to animal or cell models of mental disorders or in the postmortem brain study of psychiatric disorders are encouraged to apply.

The incumbent will be appointed to the McGill University Department of Psychiatry; they will be expected to establish an independent research program, supervise students, and contribute to formal classroom teaching. The successful candidate will be expected to independently acquire funds to support the training of graduate students at the MSc and…