Applications Now Open: Join the QuantOmics Inaugural Cohort

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0000

QuantOmics is now accepting applications for its inaugural cohort of graduate trainees and postdoctoral fellows. This is a rare opportunity to join a nationally unique, interdisciplinary training program at the intersection of quantum biosensing, computational genomics, and artificial intelligence.

What You’ll Gain

As a QuantOmics trainee, you will:

Develop deep expertise across three interconnected domains — quantum sensing, genomics, and AI — building a skill set that no traditional graduate program can offer
Be supported by a Mentorship Trio consisting of your primary supervisor, a co-supervisor from a complementary stream and institution, and an industry advisor
Complete a mandatory mobility placement (6–8 weeks) in either an academic lab or industry R&D environment
Participate in the Multimodal-Omics Data Integration Bootcamp — a three-week hands-on intensive building complete sensor-to-insight pipelines
Access industry internship opportunities with partners including Epiloid Biotech, C2MI, Terry Fox Research Institute, Ontario Genomics, Klick Health, Alimentiv, and Novavax
Present your research at the QuantOmics Symposium with a concurrent job fair
Receive a QuantOmics supplement on top of your institutional stipend to support program activities and mobility

Who Should Apply?

We welcome applicants from a wide range of disciplines with no prior cross-domain experience required:

Background	Likely Entry Stream
Electrical Engineering, Physics, Applied Physics	Stream 1 (Quantum Biosensing)
Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering	Stream 3 (AI Therapeutics)
Computational Biology, Bioinformatics	Stream 2 (Genomics)
Molecular Genetics, Genomic Medicine	Stream 2 (Genomics)
Health Sciences (with quantitative training)	Stream 2 or 3

How to Apply

Find your supervisor — Browse the research team and identify a faculty member whose research resonates with you. Email them directly to discuss potential supervision.
Apply to the university — Submit your application through the graduate admissions portal of your chosen partner institution.
Note your QuantOmics interest — Clearly state your interest in the QuantOmics CREATE program in your application.
Your supervisor nominates you — Once admitted, your supervisor nominates you to the QuantOmics Steering Committee for formal enrollment.

Partner institutions: Toronto Metropolitan University · McGill University · Queen’s University · Université Laval · University of Saskatchewan · University of Toronto

Our Commitment to Equity & Inclusion

QuantOmics is committed to building a diverse cohort. We actively recruit from communities underrepresented in STEM, including women and non-binary individuals in engineering and AI, Black and Indigenous researchers, and candidates from all geographic backgrounds across Canada.

Job ads use unbiased language and are circulated through targeted networks including the Black Professionals in Tech Network, Native Women’s Association of Canada, Society for Canadian Women in Science & Technology, Women in Genomics, and Indigenous Student Services offices.

Questions?

Contact the QuantOmics Program Coordinator at n77khan@torontomu.ca or visit the Apply page for full details.