The Canadian Centre for Computational Genomics (C3G) is now accepting applications for summer internship positions taking place from May 1 to August 31, 2025. C3G is a bioinformatics and computational genomics platform that provides case-by-case consulting services for the analysis and organization of large genomic datasets, in addition to developing software solutions for the research community.

We are seeking applicants with a strong interest in bioinformatics and, specifically, candidates who want to work in any of the summer projects described below.

The complexity of bioinformatics analyses, coupled with the number of samples involved, means that proper workflow and data management are key components for any genomics project. We have developed an open-source workflow management system called GenPipes where we implement standard bioinformatics analyses. As part of their summer internship, the successful candidate will contribute to the development of GenPipes by helping develop an interactive new user guide to be implemented in Python. Students with an interest in big data, genomics and bioinformatics are encouraged to apply.

As part of the development of new genomic analyses and pipelines, we evaluate the process using standard datasets to determine the sensitivity and precision of every method. Over time, we have accumulated a large set of these standard benchmarks that represent our collective knowledge on the advantages and disadvantages of many common genomics and bioinformatics approaches. To facilitate the consultation and sharing of these results, both internally and with other research groups, we are looking for a summer intern that will compile all the results into an interactive dashboard using a scripting library in Python or R. Students with an interest in big data, genomics and bioinformatics are encouraged to apply.

Secure Data for Health (SD4H) is a community cloud deployed with OpenStack. The equipment consists of CPU and GPU nodes along with four types of storage, including Object Storage and high-performance CephFS posix system. One of the main goals of the platform is to provide the scientific community with computational resources that are both elastic and secure. As more users gain access to these resources, monitoring usage and generating reports is becoming more important. We are looking for a summer intern that will work with the SD4H team to generate an interactive dashboard to monitor and report on the usage of resources. Students with an interest in cloud computing and experience in DevOps are encouraged to apply.

The C3G Data Team is involved in data management for many large scale genomics projects including the Pan-Canadian Genome Library, the Climate-Smart Data Collaboration Centre, the Quebec COVID-19 Biobank (BQC19) and many more. They have common needs to organize clinical, samples, experiments and processing data, enabling FAIR sharing to the research community. By contributing to the elaboration and implementation of standards from international initiatives such as the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH), we are part of the solution to ensure that data from genomics projects remain usable now, and in future data analysis initiatives.

In this context, we have developed the Bento web platform (https://github.com/Bento-Platform), a modular software infrastructure with services organizing data following widely accepted standards. For example, the Katsu service organizes clinical, samples and experiments data, and the Gohan service optimizes searches of the genomic data.

We are offering an opportunity in software development to help with the development of data navigation and visualization tools for the Bento platform, helping our users to make better sense of their data. Our development stack involves React with Ant Design in the front-end, and back-end services using Python, PostgreSQL and Elasticsearch.

We are seeking a motivated intern to contribute to an innovative project focused on developing a scalable and memory-efficient secondary analysis processing pipeline for single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data. The intern will gain hands-on experience in scRNA-seq data analysis, dimensionality reduction techniques (e.g., PCA, correlation plots), and benchmark testing using public datasets.

The C3G Services Team is seeking a motivated intern to provide assistance on various upcoming projects at the platform. The intern will get hands-on experience with data analysis from different technologies such as ChIP-seq, RNA-seq and single-cell assays. Additionally, the candidate will add minor development upgrades to our in-house pipelines and improve our reporting and visualization toolbox.

Eligibility

  • Must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or hold a valid Canadian study permit.
  • Must be an undergraduate or graduate student, returning to their current registered institution in the 2025 fall semester.
  • Availability for full-time commitment for the duration of the internship.

Work Location
Interns are expected to work on-site with the rest of the team at one of our offices, with some exceptions for hybrid work, as needed:

McGill Genome Centre
740 Docteur Penfield
Montréal, Québec H3A 1G0

C3G Downtown Offices
1010 Sherbrooke W. – Suite 1800
Montréal, Québec H3A 2R7

Hours/Week & Schedule And Hourly Wage
Interns will be paid via stipend/award, bi-weekly payments, fixed hourly rate starting at $18.50, and usually for 33.75 hours per week.

Application Deadline

Monday, March 3, 2025 at 12 PM (noon) EST

How To Apply
Complete the form at computationalgenomics.ca/careers-internships and select Internship as the type of opportunity.

Please clearly indicate only one or two projects (using their name or code) that are of interest to you in your cover letter or CV. If you don’t, your application will be considered with lower priority.