Volunteer with us!
If you are interested in volunteering with us, please fill out our application form and email it along with your CV at silentgenomes@uvic.ca. It is not always possible to find a project for each applicant, but we will do our best to find a project for you
IBRO-CBH Summer Research Internship Awards for Canadian Indigenous Undergraduate Students
Date posted: 08/03/2023
Application deadline: Applications will be accepted starting April 15, 2023 and reviewed on a rolling basis until positions are filled.
Another good opportunity for Indigenous students! The International Brain Research Organization (IBRO), in partnership with the Centre for Brain Health (CBH) at the University of British Columbia (UBC), is pleased to announce the launch of our 2023 awards program to offer Canadian Indigenous undergraduate students access to cutting-edge research experiences in the field of neuroscience.
SING Canada 2023
Date posted: 08/03/2023
Application deadline: March 31st, 2023
Silent Genomes is proud to announce the application for the Summer internship for INdigenous peoples in Genomics Canada (SING Canada) 2023. With the generous support of LifeLabs, Silent Genomes will provide 9 all-inclusive scholarships to Indigenous students/community members in Canada. SING Canada is a week-long, all-expenses-paid Indigenous science, technology, and society (Indigenous STS) training program. The 2023 SING Canada Workshop will be held July 16-21, 2023 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and is open to Indigenous individuals who would like to learn about the basic of genomics, bioinformatics, and Indigenous and decolonial bioethics. This includes community college students, undergraduate and graduate students, and postdocs.
Building on the success of SING Canada’s 2022 workshop, #LandBack: Indigenous Peoples, Soil Science, and Disruptive Sequencing Technologies, the 2023 workshop will focus on urban Indigenous presence and geopolitics. A multi-disciplinary team of faculty members from Canada and the US will lead participants in a multi-locale comparative soil microbiome analysis with the goal of integrating Oxford Nanopore MinION sequencing technologies. Given that cities are Indigenous spaces, the workshop will highlight the need and opportunity to support Indigenous training in genomics from within the city of Amiskwaciwâskahikan (ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ ).
SING Canada 2022
Date posted: 22/03/2022
Application deadline: April 1st 2022 (extended to April 8th, 2022) - competition closed
Silent Genomes is proud to announce the application for the Summer internship for Indigenous peoples in Genomics Canada (SING Canada) 2022. With the generous support of LifeLabs, Silent Genomes will provide 9 all-inclusive scholarships to Indigenous students/community members in Canada. SING Canada is a week-long, all-expenses-paid Indigenous science, technology, and society (Indigenous STS) training program. SING Canada 2022 will take place from July 11th – 15th 2022 at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, AB on Treaty 6 and Métis territory.
Due to the ongoing Canadian and global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including increasing vaccination rates, the program for SING Canada 2022 will be delivered both in-person and online with participants being able to choose which option they prefer.
With both an in-person and remote delivery, the goals of the workshop will be to introduce participants to mobile sequencing technologies and their role in metagenomic soil science. Read more...
The Silent Genomes Community Engagement Coordinator
Date posted: 02/11/2021 - competition closed
The Silent Genomes Community Engagement Coordinator, situated at the UBC Island Medical School campus at the University of Victoria in the Community Genetics Research Program will lead the Community Engagement essential for the project. A great deal of independence, flexibility and highly developed interpersonal skills are required for this position. The incumbent will coordinate communications and face to face meetings with Indigenous communities and other Indigenous stake-holders in preparation for relevant activities in Activity 1, as needed for Activity 2, and for the comprehensive consultation required in Activity 3. The Community engagement coordinator will develop a strategy for face-face meetings, and interim video/teleconferences as needed to fulfill project goals. The Community Engagement coordinator will be responsible for budget items as they pertain to community engagement activities. Read more...
SING Canada 2021
Date posted: 16/04/2021 - competition closed
DEADLINE EXTENDED to midnight, Sunday, April 25th, 2021. Apply for the 3rd year of the Summer Internship for Indigenous Peoples in Genomics Canada (SING Canada). The one-week intensive workshop is designed to build Indigenous capacity and scientific literacy by training undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral, and community members in the basics of genomics, bioinformatics, and Indigenous and decolonial bioethics. This year, due to Covid, we are providing a 4 day, all expenses paid program online with materials shipped to participants in advance. We also plan to join with SING USA participants during that week of July 19-23, 2021.
SING Canada invites Indigenous participants to engage in hands-on classroom, lab, and field training in genomic sciences and Indigenous knowledge. The curriculum includes an introduction to leading advances in and Indigenous approaches to genomics and its ethical, environmental, economic, legal, and social (GE3LS) implications. Participants gain an awareness of the uses, misuses, opportunities, and limitations of genomics as a tool for Indigenous peoples’ governance. SING Canada is an initiative associated with the Indigenous Science, Technology, and Society Research and Training Program (Indigenous STS) at the University of Alberta, Faculty of Native Studies.
For more information, please click on the link https://indigenoussts.com/sing-canada/ and on that webpage to find out how to register, please click on the red Apply Now box.
The Silent Genomes LifeLabs Scholarship will provide funding for 9 Indigenous participants in 2021.
Date posted: 15/03/2021 - competition closed
This will be the 3rd year of the Summer Internship for Indigenous Peoples in Genomics Canada!
This one-week intensive workshop is designed to build Indigenous capacity and scientific literacy for undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral, and community members in the basics of genomics, bioinformatics, and Indigenous and decolonial bioethics. This year, due to Covid, we are providing a 4 day, all expenses paid program online with materials shipped to participants in advance. We also plan to join with SING USA participants during that week of July 19-23, 2021.
SING invites Indigenous participants to engage in hands-on classroom, lab, and field training in genomic sciences and Indigenous knowledge. The curriculum includes an introduction to leading advances in and Indigenous approaches to genomics and its the ethical, environmental, economic, legal, and social (GE3LS) implications. Participants gain an awareness of the uses, misuses, opportunities, and limitations of genomics as a tool for Indigenous peoples’ governance. SING Canada is an initiative associated with the Indigenous Science, Technology, and Society Research and Training Program (Indigenous STS) at the University of Alberta, Faculty of Native Studies.
The Silent Genomes LifeLabs Scholarship will provide the background funding for 9 Indigenous participants in 2021.
For more information, please click on the link and on that webpage to find out how to register, please click on the red Apply Now box.
SING Canada 2020
Date posted: 09/03/2020 - cancelled for 2020. Please return to learn more about new online course "Indigenous Peoples and Pandemics"
Silent Genomes is proud to announce the application for the Summer internship for Indigenous peoples in Genomics Canada (SING Canada) 2020. With the generous support of LifeLabs, Silent Genomes will provide 9 all-inclusive scholarships to Indigenous students/community members in Canada. SING Canada is a week-long, all-expenses-paid Indigenous science, technology, and society (Indigenous STS) training program. SING Canada 2020 will take place from 5 July – 11 July, 2020 at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, AB on Treaty 6 and Métis territory. Participants of SING Canada 2020 will explore the genomic aspects of Helicobacter pylori infection among Indigenous communities, and the ethics of research in Indigenous communities. The application deadline is April 15th. Read more...
Post-Doctoral Scientist
Date posted: 09/03/2020 - competition closed
This post-doctoral scientist will have completed a PhD in a quantitative or life sciences field within the past year, and will have a demonstrated interest in human genetics and bioinformatics. A demonstrated capacity to use or create software for the processing and interpretation of large-scale data is required. The ideal candidate will be attracted to the challenge of overcoming inequities in the access to genetic technologies faced by Indigenous communities, and committed to the use of computational approaches as part of a solution to overcome these inequities. Read more...
Bioinformatics Programmer/Specialist
Date posted: 09/03/2020 - competition closed
There is an opportunity for a computer programmer with experience in the storage and processing of confidential information to join the Silent Genomes bioinformatics team. This individual will have an undergraduate or graduate degree in a quantitative science, with at least 2 years of experience implementing SQL database systems using C++, Java or Python. Experience working with bioinformatics or DNA sequence data is highly preferred. Experience in rapid prototyping is a strong benefit. Read more...
Embedded Scholar
Date posted: 18/02/2020
This is a unique scholarly position shared between FNHA and UBC. As an Embedded Scholar at FNHA, the candidate will play a coordinating role between the Silent Genomes Activities 1, 2, and 3, and the FNHA, as part of the Silent Genomes Project. The focus will be on developing discussion papers that will lead to policy regarding the collection and study of biosamples (blood, urine, tissue, DNA, etc) and their derived data from Indigenous persons and communities. Read more...
Postdoctoral Fellow
Date posted: 11/06/2019 - competition closed
This is a unique opportunity for a Postdoctoral Fellow to contribute to the scholarly development of local, national and international governance and policy standards when research and clinical care involves genetic/genomic testing of Indigenous people. The successful candidate will conduct research to inform the development of governance and policy related to genomic health research and genetic clinical care with Indigenous individuals, families, communities and populations in Canada. Read more...
Lead Postdoctoral Scientist/Research Associate
Date posted: 22/02/2019 - competition closed
The lead postdoctoral scientist will have 2+ years of experience in bioinformatics, ideally with experience pertinent to the analysis and storage of confidential genetics-related data. The ideal candidate will have experience in the implementation of databases (either SQL or MongoDB), and the coding of software using C++, Java or Python. The position requires a PhD degree in the quantitative or life sciences awarded within the past 5 years (with extensions allowed for periods of health or family leave). It is expected that this individual will have demonstrated leadership and training skills, and the ability to work with people of diverse perspectives. Read more…
Postdoctoral Scientist
Date posted: 22/02/2019 - competition closed
The postdoctoral scientist will have completed a PhD in a quantitative or life sciences field within the past year, and will have a demonstrated interest in human genetics and bioinformatics. A demonstrated capacity to use or create software for the processing and interpretation of large-scale data is required. The ideal candidate will be attracted to the challenge of overcoming inequities in the access to genetic technologies faced by Indigenous communities, and committed to the use of computational approaches as part of a solution to overcome these inequities. Read more…
Graduate Student
Date posted: 22/02/2019 - competition closed
There is an opportunity for a new graduate student to participate in the Silent Genomes bioinformatics team. The student would be expected to enroll in the UBC Bioinformatics Graduate Program or the UBC Genomic Science and Technology (GSAT) Graduate Program as an MSc or PhD student, while meeting the entry requirements of these programs. It is expected that the graduate student will take advanced coursework as required by their program and thesis advisory committees, but will primarily focus on the design, implementation, testing and modification of innovative software systems for the storage and community-controlled access of human genetic data. Read more…
Bioinformatics Programmer/Specialist
Date posted: 22/02/2019 - competition closed
There is an opportunity for a computer programmer with experience in the storage and processing of confidential information to join the Silent Genomes bioinformatics team. This individual will have an undergraduate or graduate degree in a quantitative science, with at least 2 years of experience implementing SQL database systems using C++, Java or Python. Experience working with bioinformatics or DNA sequence data is highly preferred. Experience in rapid prototyping is a strong benefit. Read more…
SING Canada 2019
Date posted: 20/02/2019 - competition closed
Silent Genomes is proud to announce the application for the Summer internship for INdigenous peoples in Genomics Canada (SING Canada) 2019. With the generous support of LifeLabs, Silent Genomes will provide 9 all-inclusive scholarships to Indigenous students/community members in Canada. The week-long Internship will take place at The University of Alberta, Edmonton, July 14 - 20, 2019. Application deadline is March 30, 2019.
To apply, please follow the link.