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Responsibilities for this role include:* Contributing to the cloud.syncrosim.com web application, including using ReactJS and JavaScript to add interactive data visualization web pages for displaying charts and maps and using C# to develop a REST API for linking the web application to the SyncroSim software.* Working on development and maintenance of the SyncroSim core software stack and developing SyncroSim packages (requiring coding in C#, powershell, SQL, R, and Python languages).* Designing and maintaining the Python API and maintaining the R API for the SyncroSim software.* Using Python and SyncroSim to create a large-scale ecological forecasting model for predicting the effect of wetland restoration on carbon stocks in the contiguous United States.* Constructing a generalized multiprocessing workflow in Python for wrangling and analyzing Mapbox cellphone data to track greenspace activity in urban parks.

Kingston, Ontario

The responsibilities of this role included:* Leading discussion during a 3-hour tutorial every week to 20 fourth-year biology students on higher-level genetic concepts* Effectively and efficiently answering questions (both in-person and through email correspondence)* Grading presentations and term papers on complex and controversial topics in macroevolution

Kingston, Ontario

Responsibilities for this role included:* Preparing and presenting a 3-hour tutorial every week to 60 second-year biology students on fundamental genetic concepts* Effectively answering and explaining problem-set questions* Proctoring exams and quizzes

Kingston, Ontario

This was a research assistant position for the Student Work Experience Program at Queen's University. The role included:* Learning lab techniques, such as dissection and extraction of avian muscle tissue, DNA extractions, ethanol precipitations, PCR, and gel electrophoresis.* Organizing data into lab notebooks and excel files* Troubleshooting unexpected results* Working independently.

Master'S Of Data Science, Data Science

Professional Master's focused on the intersection of computer science and statistics.

Master Of Science - Ms, Computational Biology

Two-year research thesis on population genomics of a temperate seabird.

Bachelor Of Science (Honours), Biology, General