Postdoctoral Fellow – Translational Radiation Oncology

About the role

The Analytics in Medical Sciences Institute at UBC Okanagan, in partnership with the BC Cancer Agency, is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellow to lead a three‑year project in translational radiation oncology. The fellow will work on identifying biomarkers of radiation response and developing integrative models that combine genotype and other molecular data.

Key responsibilities

• Design and execute experiments to discover clinical or pre‑clinical biomarkers of radiation response.
• Record, analyze, and document experimental data with rigorous accuracy.
• Develop integrative models of radiation response using genotype, Raman spectroscopy, blood markers and other multimodal data.
• Build and maintain data pipelines, ensuring secure transfer, storage, and sharing in compliance with privacy and regulatory standards.
• Assist in training and supervising graduate students and research assistants.
• Prepare presentations, abstracts, manuscripts, and reports in collaboration with the research team.

Required profile

• Ph.D. in medical physics, chemistry, bioinformatics, computational cancer biology/genetics or a related field obtained within the last 5 years (or M.D. within the last 10 years).
• Demonstrated ability to manage a research project from conception to completion.
• Strong record of scientific communication and collaboration.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Python and R.
• Experience with machine‑learning libraries such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Familiarity with genotype data, Raman spectroscopy and multimodal data integration.
• Knowledge of population‑level administrative databases and data‑transfer protocols.

What we offer

• Three‑year fixed‑term fellowship with a salary range of $60,000‑$80,000 CAD per year plus benefits.
• Access to state‑of‑the‑art facilities at UBC Okanagan and collaboration with BC Cancer Agency.
• Opportunity to contribute to cutting‑edge cancer radiotherapy research in a multidisciplinary environment.