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Description

The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), Canadas Centre for Pandemic Research, is a world leader in infectious disease research and vaccine development for humans and animals. Located at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Canada, VIDO is home to one of the largest and most advanced containment level 3 facilities in the world. To strengthen the preparedness for emerging infectious diseases we are currently expanding our infrastructure to include containment level 4 capacity, a GMP vaccine manufacturing facility, and a new animal housing facility. Our vision includes having the capacity to study any emerging disease in any animal model embracing a One Health approach to prevent emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases in humans and animals.

Position Overview
The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) seeks a dedicated Computational Research Programmer to join the computational structural immunology team as part of a broader VIDO computational initiative. The successful candidate will develop computational strategies that leverage high-performance computing (HPC) to execute advanced computational analyses directed at delivering novel molecular designs of vaccine antigens and therapeutics.