University of Calgary Postdoctoral positions

1.  Post-Doctoral Scholar in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cumming School of Medicine

Job ID: 26033

Updated: June 10, 2022

Location: Foothills Campus

Position Description

Area: Medical Genetics/Genomics/C.elegans

Duration: One year with possibility of extension

Start Date: Negotiable

Salary: Negotiable plus Plan C Extended Benefits 

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the Cuming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar focused on understanding genomic causes that render essential genes non-essential using a model organism, C. elegans.

Job Description: 

The available position is part of the multidisciplinary research program in the Tarailo-Graovac group which combines Caenorhabditis elegans genomics, bioinformatics and traditional molecular genetics approaches to understand which variation in a DNA manifests as a disease/lethality, and genome context (ie. genetic modifiers) that render essential genes non-essential. We utilize C. elegans model organism and its strains isolated across the Globe, whole genome sequencing, transcriptome sequencing and CRISPR/Cas9 knock-out and knock-in methods to better understand the plasticity of essentiality. 

We are looking for a creative and highly motivated research scholar with strong interest in deciphering complex genetic interaction networks and genetic modifiers of essential genes in different genetic backgrounds. The ideal candidate will have expertise in C. elegans molecular techniques, interest in genetic modifier networks, and passion for translational genomics.

Work Performed:

Keeping up-to-date with scientific advances (e.g. relevant literature review, scientific meetings)

Designing projects and experiments 

Utilizing CRISPR/Cas9 procedures in C. elegans to assess DNA changes in essential genes in various genetic backgrounds

Compiling, analyzing and interpreting diverse sets of data (e.g. phenomics, genomics, transcriptomics)

Writing study reports, manuscripts

Communicating results: conference presentations, collaborators nationally and internationally

Validating bioinformatics discoveries experimentally 

Providing supervision and mentorship to graduate and undergraduate students

Reporting to Dr. Tarailo-Graovac and the team on the progress during regular individual and lab meetings

Qualifications:

PhD, with 2 years or less of post-PhD research

Demonstrated excellence (e.g. peer reviewed publications, resources)

Knowledge/interest in model organisms, C. elegans in particular

Extensive knowledge of genetics

Experience working with animal models of disease

Experience in molecular genetics

The candidate is expected to show:

Drive and enthusiasm to both lead and work as a member of a team

Creativity, initiative and good judgment for multi-tasking in a deadline oriented environment

Effective oral and written communication, analytical, and interpersonal skills

Excellent organizational skills and ability to learn new skills quickly

Enthusiasm for highly interdisciplinary research and drive to explore emerging techniques

Accuracy and attention to detail 

*Please review the Postdoc Eligibility Guidelines for more information prior to applying for this position. 

Application Details:

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter with research interests, statement on their future goals, and fit with the group’s research focus, curriculum vitae, and the names of three referees willing to provide letters of reference to Dr. Maja Tarailo-Graovac at maja.tarailograovac@ucalgary.ca. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The position will be open until suitable candidate is identified.

Additional Information

To learn more about postdoctoral scholar opportunities at the University of Calgary and all we have to offer, view our Postdoc Careers website. For more information about the Cumming School of Medicine visit Careers in the Cumming School of Medicine.

The University strongly recommends all faculty and staff are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

About the University of Calgary

The University of Calgary is Canada’s leading next-generation university – a living, growing and youthful institution that embraces change and opportunity with a can-do attitude. Located in the nation’s most enterprising city, the university is making tremendous progress on its Eyes High journey to be recognized as one of Canada’s top five research universities, grounded in innovative learning and teaching and fully integrated with the community it both serves and leads. The University of Calgary inspires and supports discovery, creativity and innovation across all disciplines. For more information, visit ucalgary.ca.

To succeed as one of Canada’s top universities, where new ideas are created, tested and applied through first-class teaching and research, the University of Calgary needs more of the best minds in our classrooms and labs. We’re increasing our scholarly capacity by investing in people who want to change the world, bringing the best and brightest to Calgary to form a global intellectual hub and achieve advances that matter to everyone. For more information visit research.ucalgary.ca/postdocs.

2. Postdoctoral Scholar, Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine

Job ID: 26017

Updated: June 8, 2022

Location: Foothills Campus

Position Description

Area:          Head and Neck Health Services Research

Duration:   2 years 

Start Date   July 1, 2022

Salary:       $50,000 per year plus Alberta Blue Health Insurance Benefits

The Department of Community Health Sciences in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Associate in Head and Neck Health Services Research.  

Job Description:

The Ohlson Research Initiative (ORI) is focused on clinical effectiveness research that informs evidence-based care of patients with head and neck cancer. The ORI works in collaboration with the Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, the O’Brien Institute of Public Health, and the Cumming School of Medicine (Departments of Surgery & Oncology). As a member of the ORI, under the supervision of Drs. Sauro & Dort, the postdoctoral scholar will perform research that ultimately improves the care and health of these patients. Within this role, the postdoctoral scholar will be encouraged and supported to build and strengthen their independent program of research. To this end, the successful applicant will be supported, and expected, to apply for external awards locally and nationally.

The primary purpose of this role is to conduct clinical effectiveness research in head and neck cancer. The postdoctoral scholar will advance the research portfolio of the ORI, specifically the health services research portfolio. The postdoctoral scholar will lead research, under the supervision of the Principal Investigators, which will include assisting with writing grant applications, completing ethics applications, conceptualizing and designing research studies, executing research studies and disseminating the findings (including writing manuscripts and presenting findings to stakeholders). Given the ORI is founded on principles of collaboration and multidisciplinary research the postdoctoral scholar will also liaise with all relevant stakeholders throughout the research process.

Qualifications:

PhD, MD or equivalent degree completed within 3 years of the beginning of the appointment. If degree is still pending it must be awarded before May 31, 2022.

Must be interested in pursuing health services research in head and neck cancer (specifically related to head and neck surgical care is an asset).

Methodological skill sets:

Knowledge of and experience with a variety of health services research methods.

Knowledge of and experience with knowledge synthesis methodology an asset.

Knowledge of secondary data sources for research such as electronic medical records, administrative data and national health survey data an asset. 

Skills in statistical software (Stata, SAS, or R preferable) and database management an asset.

Excellent organization skills, including the ability to work independently and to multitask.

Excellent attention to details is a must.

High level of effective time management, personal initiative, and teamwork.

Exceptional written and oral communication skills is essential.

Strong team skills as this position will have a high degree of interaction/contact with patients, clinicians, researchers, students, and other stakeholders.

Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor.

Ability to thrive and deliver results in a fast-paced team environment.

Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint), advanced internet skills.

* Please review the Postdoc Eligibility Guidelines for more information prior to applying for this position.

Application Details:

Candidates must submit the completed application package as a single PDF file with the subject line: ORI Postdoctoral Application. All applications must include:

a brief cover letter including date of availability, suitability and motivation for the role, including your interest in this project, qualifications or related experience, general research/goals statement

detailed curriculum vitae (CV)

official or unofficial copy of diploma(s)/university certificate(s)

contact information including email addresses for three (3) references to support the application

Application should be submitted to jdort@ucalgary.ca and kmsauro@ucalgary.ca . 

The application process will be adjudicated by a Committee that will be comprised of:

Health Services Research Lead, Ohlson Research Institute

Executive Director, Ohlson Research Initiative

Dr. Joseph Dort or designate

Scientific Director, O’Brien Institute for Public Health

Health Services Researcher, as appointed by Dept. Head, Community Health Sciences

Member with expertise in Health Services Research, as appointed by Dept Head, Surgery 

The recipient will be expected to provide a report to the Advisory Committee and Donor on the progress of their research in June of the year following the award. 

Only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted further. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada, although others are encouraged to apply.

Additional Information

To learn more about postdoctoral scholar opportunities at the University of Calgary and all we have to offer, view our Postdoc Careers website. For more information about the Cumming School of Medicine visit Careers in the Cumming School of Medicine.

The University strongly recommends all faculty and staff are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

About the University of Calgary

The University of Calgary is Canada’s leading next-generation university – a living, growing and youthful institution that embraces change and opportunity with a can-do attitude. Located in the nation’s most enterprising city, the university is making tremendous progress on its Eyes High journey to be recognized as one of Canada’s top five research universities, grounded in innovative learning and teaching and fully integrated with the community it both serves and leads. The University of Calgary inspires and supports discovery, creativity and innovation across all disciplines. For more information, visit ucalgary.ca.

To succeed as one of Canada’s top universities, where new ideas are created, tested and applied through first-class teaching and research, the University of Calgary needs more of the best minds in our classrooms and labs. We’re increasing our scholarly capacity by investing in people who want to change the world, bringing the best and brightest to Calgary to form a global intellectual hub and achieve advances that matter to everyone. For more information visit research.ucalgary.ca/postdocs.

3. Post Doctoral Associate in Racehorse Locomotor Biomechanics, Faculty of Kinesiology

Job ID: 25958

Updated: June 1, 2022

Location: Main Campus

Position Description

Area: Racehorse Locomotor Biomechanics

Duration: 15 months

Start Date: November 2022

Salary: $55,000 per year

The in the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar in Racehorse Locomotor Biomechanics.

Job Description:

The postdoctoral associate will examine the “Effect of surface and predominant direction of training and racing on movement symmetry and hoof shape in racing Thoroughbreds”. The project is funded by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Equine Welfare Research Foundation and represents a collaborative effort among Dr. Thilo Pfau (University of Calgary), Dr. Rebecca Parkers (City University Hong Kong) and Bronte Forbes (Hong Kong Jockey Club). Dr. Pfau (Principal Investigator) holds a joint appointment in the Faculty of Kinesiology and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Calgary and his research program concentrates on applied research in locomotor biomechanics in quadrupeds with a particular focus on the horse.

The goal of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Equine Welfare Research Foundation’s research project is to investigate associations between movement asymmetries and hoof shape in horses predominantly running in one direction. Data collection will employ inertial sensor- and camera-based approaches for documenting hoof shape and upper body movement parameters. The aim is the identification of changes in horses exposed to exercise predominantly in one direction (clockwise or anti-clockwise) and provide a quantitative evaluation of the relevance of any changes in the context of performance and injury in high performance athletes (Thoroughbred racehorses).

The successful applicant will lead data analysis efforts and provide remote support to the research assistant, employed at City University Hong Kong, with data collection tasks at the Hong Kong Jockey Club. Specifically, the postdoctoral associate will establish suitable data collection and documentation protocols for subsequent data analysis carried out by the applicant.

The successful applicant will have the opportunity to develop their own line of questioning around the project and/or to participate in collaborations among the broader research community within the Human Performance Lab and/or the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Calgary and will be encouraged and supported to apply for their own fellowship funding.

Qualifications:

Applicant must hold a PhD* in kinesiology, veterinary medicine, biomedical engineering or a related discipline by the time of the position start date

Experience with quantitative data collection and analysis is a must

Experience with inertial sensor and/or camera-based capture of locomotor data preferred

Knowledge of fundamental principles of quadrupedal locomotion is desirable but not necessary

Demonstrated capability to work effectively in a collaborative environment including ‘remote’ collaborations across different time zones

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Please review the Postdoc Eligibility Guidelines for more information prior to applying for this position.

Application Details:

Please submit your application as a single PDF file with the subject line: Postdoctoral application – [Your name] to Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thilo Pfau, at thilo.pfau@ucalgary.ca

All applications must include:

Cover Letter that explains how the applicant’s program of research and publication record is appropriate for the position

current curriculum vitae (CV)

official or unofficial copy of diploma(s) / university certificate(s); and

contact information including email addresses for two (2) references to support the application.

Applicants are encouraged to apply to this position immediately. Application packages will be accepted until 11:59 pm MDT September 1, 2022.

Only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted further. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada, although others are encouraged to apply.

4. Postdoctoral Scholar, Paediatrics and Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine

Job ID: 25937

Updated: May 31, 2022

Location: Foothills Campus

Position Description

Area: Postdoctoral Scholar in Child and Youth Mental Health/Neurodevelopment

Duration: One year; renewable for up to two additional years

Start Date: As soon as possible

Salary: $55,000-60,000/year plus Plan C health benefits through Alberta Blue Cross

The Department of Paediatrics and Community Health Sciences in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar in Child and Youth Mental Health/Neurodevelopment. 

Job Description:

Our team is recruiting a scholar to become part of an active and innovative research program funded by CIHR that focusses on links between early life environments and mental health and neurodevelopment in children and youth. The scholar’s work will focus on mental health and neurodevelopment; however, the work and opportunities are interdisciplinary (including: stress, nutrition, gut microbiota, brain imaging, and epigenetics). The scholar will collaborate with other postdoctoral scholars who are experts in nutrition, brain development and gut microbiota. The source data for the scholar’s work will be several ongoing cohort studies that are prospectively collecting data starting in pregnancy with multiple waves of follow-up in children. One of these cohorts was initiated in 2010 (n = 450) and the other during the COVID-19 pandemic (n > 11,000). We have/are collecting anthropometric, dietary, and questionnaire data to accurately document nutritional intake and dietary patterns, physiological and psychological experiences of stress and mental health, behavioral and social outcomes in children, comprehensive neurocognitive assessments, and biomarkers (including saliva, hair, stool, buccal cells, blood). The scholar will have immediate access to this data to address questions related to early emerging mental health problems. In additional to a focus on data analysis, writing manuscripts, and learning new skills related to child development, the scholar will have opportunities to contribute to new data collection with children 1-4 years of age and adolescents age 9-14 years of age, and to designing new projects for further follow-up.

Qualifications:

Applicants must have completed a PhD within the last 2 years

Applicants must hold a PhD and have expertise in clinical or behavioral assessment of mental health or neurodevelopment

Desired qualifications also include experience with (or training in) experimental and longitudinal research design and analysis

Applicants are required to have demonstrated capacity to work effectively in a collaborative and interdisciplinary environment

Scholars are expected to engage in full-time research activities and actively engage in the University of Calgary’s professional development program as opportunities are being offered

The successful scholar will be strongly encouraged to apply for national/international awards

Application Details:

The postdoctoral scholar will be supervised by Dr. Gerry Giesbrecht in the Developmental Psychobiology Laboratory https://ucalgary.ca/devpsychlab/. For more information, or to apply, please contact Dr. Giesbrecht (ggiesbre@ucalgary.ca).

Our research group is committed to enhancing and supporting equity, diversity and inclusion. Applicants from diverse backgrounds, including age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, language, national origin, race, religion, culture, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status, are encouraged to apply. Our commitment is demonstrated in our academic work, clinical training, and research.

Additional information:

The terms and conditions of employment are covered under the UCalgary and PDAC Collective Agreement. To find out more about postdoctoral scholar program at the University of Calgary as well as eligibility criteria, visit our Postdocs website.  

Additional Information

To learn more about postdoctoral scholar opportunities at the University of Calgary and all we have to offer, view our Postdoc Careers website. For more information about the Cumming School of Medicine visit Careers in the Cumming School of Medicine.

The University strongly recommends all faculty and staff are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

About the University of Calgary

The University of Calgary is Canada’s leading next-generation university – a living, growing and youthful institution that embraces change and opportunity with a can-do attitude. Located in the nation’s most enterprising city, the university is making tremendous progress on its Eyes High journey to be recognized as one of Canada’s top five research universities, grounded in innovative learning and teaching and fully integrated with the community it both serves and leads. The University of Calgary inspires and supports discovery, creativity and innovation across all disciplines. For more information, visit ucalgary.ca.

To succeed as one of Canada’s top universities, where new ideas are created, tested and applied through first-class teaching and research, the University of Calgary needs more of the best minds in our classrooms and labs. We’re increasing our scholarly capacity by investing in people who want to change the world, bringing the best and brightest to Calgary to form a global intellectual hub and achieve advances that matter to everyone. For more information visit research.ucalgary.ca/postdocs.

5. Post Doctoral Associate in Education, Health and Society, Werklund School of Education

Job ID: 25793

Updated: May 20, 2022

Location: Main Campus

Position Description

Area: Weight Across Contexts: Education, Health, and Society

Duration: 2 years

Start Date: September 2022 or a mutually agreeable date

Salary: $55,000/year plus extended health care benefits and $10,000 research support

The Werklund School of Education  at the University of Calgary is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar in Weight Across Contexts: Education, Health and Society.

Supervisor and Lab Director: Dr. Shelly Russell-Mayhew, Registered Psychologist, Werklund Research Professor, Werklund School of Education, Counselling Psychology (mkrussel@ucalgary.ca)

Job Description:

A full-time Postdoctoral Scholar (PDS) opportunity is available at the University of Calgary, Canada, to begin on or about September 1, 2022. This PDS will design and implement research that addresses the complexities that have been linked with unhealthy weight-related attitudes, behaviors, and outcomes. Interdisciplinary partnerships between the obesity and eating disorder fields, between education and health, and across the continuum of care will be essential to developing research with innovative impact and transformative potential. The PDS will contribute to a research agenda seeking to encourage weight-neutral health promotion across contexts, promoting well-being with an eye to preventing both eating disorders and weight stigma.

Specifically, the PDS will build a program of research with: 1) coordination and graduate supervision of projects related to weight and weight issues (i.e., body image, embodiment, weight bias, disordered eating, complexities of weight); 2) contribution and collaboration on projects related to Teachers of Tomorrow; With the goal of transforming educational settings into health promoting environments, the Teachers of Tomorrow project bridges school health promotion across educational tiers. This upstream approach aims to first enhance preparation and experiences of healthy educational settings among pre-service teachers in their Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) program, and second improve health and wellbeing in K-12 schools; 3) In addition to contributing to these existing research projects, the PDS will expand research in these areas through the development of complementary research proposals and projects.

Qualifications:

A recent PhD in a relevant social science discipline (e.g., counselling, clinical, developmental, or health psychology; nursing) or professional health or education degree (e.g., MD, DDS).

Please note: Applicants must have completed (or be within six months of completing) their degree. Applicants who hold a degree must have completed their doctoral degree within the past five years in social science disciplines or within the past ten years in professional health disciplines, or have been actively working in a related field.

Outstanding academic record and scientific productivity; and excellent written, analytical, and oral communication skills.

Application Details:

Applications are welcomed from Canadian and international candidates.

Preliminary inquiries by e-mail are welcome. To apply, individuals should submit:

Current CV,

Letter of interest describing how your research experience, qualifications, research interests and career goals fit with this position, and

2 letters of recommendation

Sample of up to three related peer-reviewed publications

Applications should be submitted as a single PDF by June 24, 2022 to Dr. Shelly Russell-Mayhew mkrussel@ucalgary.ca. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Applicants are thanked in advance for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Additional Information

To learn more about postdoctoral scholar opportunities at the University of Calgary and all we have to offer, view our Postdoc Careers website. For more information visit Careers in the Werklund School of Education.

The University strongly recommends all faculty and staff are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

About the University of Calgary

The University of Calgary is Canada’s leading next-generation university – a living, growing and youthful institution that embraces change and opportunity with a can-do attitude. Located in the nation’s most enterprising city, the university is making tremendous progress on its Eyes High journey to be recognized as one of Canada’s top five research universities, grounded in innovative learning and teaching and fully integrated with the community it both serves and leads. The University of Calgary inspires and supports discovery, creativity and innovation across all disciplines. For more information, visit ucalgary.ca.

To succeed as one of Canada’s top universities, where new ideas are created, tested and applied through first-class teaching and research, the University of Calgary needs more of the best minds in our classrooms and labs. We’re increasing our scholarly capacity by investing in people who want to change the world, bringing the best and brightest to Calgary to form a global intellectual hub and achieve advances that matter to everyone. For more information visit research.ucalgary.ca/postdocs.

6. Postdoctoral Scholar, Cardiac Sciences and Radiology, Cumming School of Medicine

Job ID: 25056

Updated: May 18, 2022

Location: Foothills Campus

Position Description

Area:          Personalized Diagnostic Program (PDP)

Duration:   One year, with possibility of renewal

Start Date:  Immediate

Salary:       55,000 CAD per year, plus Alberta Blue Cross Plan C Health Insurance Benefits

The Department of Cardiac Sciences and Radiology in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Personalized Diagnaostics Program (PDP) at the Stephenson Cardiac Imaging Centre.

Job Description:

The Personalized Diagnostics Program (PDP) at the Stephenson Cardiac Imaging Centre is a leading academic program of the Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary, located at the foothills of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Our dynamic research team is seeking highly motivated postdoctoral scholars with experience in machine learning and medical diagnostics to support a multi-year strategic expansion of our AI-focused program in patient-specific risk modelling. This work is supported by grant funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and leverages established large-scale data resources of the Cardiovascular Imaging Registry of Calgary (CIROC).

The Stephenson Cardiac Imaging Centre is one of the largest cardiac imaging clinical programs in North America, benefiting from 2 dedicated facilities performing over 4,000 cardiac MRI studies per year. The PDP was launched in 2015 to engage patients in facilitating the collection of diagnostic testing and multi-domain electronic health data for the delivery of novel clinical decision support interventions. Through established partnerships with the departments of biomedical engineering and computer science at the University of Calgary and Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (amii.ca) the PDP leverages value from the CIROC Registry, an initiative providing access to over 25,000 cardiac MRI studies, 12,000 cardiac CT studies and matched longitudinally to electronic health information inclusive of patient-reported measures of health.

We are recruiting for several funded postdoctoral scholarship positions to expand our team’s efforts exploring machine learning based methodologies to solve clinically impactful questions in cardiovascular medicine. Successful candidates will require in-depth experience in computer programming, machine learning (inclusive of deep learning) as well as foundational knowledge in bioinformatics. Background experience in cardiovascular datasets and / or electronic health record data is an asset but is not required.

Qualifications:

PhD-degree completion (including PhD thesis defense and final PhD submission) in the field of medical / biomedical sciences, computer science, or natural sciences with focus on machine learning, bioinformatics, or biomedical engineering. Thesis / dissertation must be approved prior to appointment.

Demonstrated proficiency in computer programming (e.g., Python, C/C++) and candidates are encouraged to provide relevant links to prior publicly viewable work (e.g., Github profile).

Experience in machine learning (including deep learning) with high degree of comfort with common platforms (scikit-learn, PyTorch, Keras, Tensor Flow, scikit-image, MATLAB, ITK-SNAP, FreeSurfer, R)

Experience with Python and Linux bash scripting as well as data analytic toolsets, such as R, SciPy/NumPy

Basic knowledge of code management such as git

Ability to communicate effectively with both machine learning and medical researchers

* Please review the Postdoc Eligibility Guidelines for more information prior to applying for this position.

Application details:  

To apply, please submit your application via email as a single PDF file with the subject line: Postdoctoral Application – (Your Name) to Carrie Smart: carrie.smart@ahs.ca 

Application Materials:

Curriculum vitae

Brief statement of interest related to data science postdoc opportunity above

(eventually) Contact information for three references

Review of the applicants will begin immediately. We thank all applicants’ interests, but only short-listed candidates will be contacted for more information and invited to interview. Review of applications will continue until the positions are filled.

Additional Information

To learn more about postdoctoral scholar opportunities at the University of Calgary and all we have to offer, view our Postdoc Careers website. For more information about the Cumming School of Medicine visit Careers in the Cumming School of Medicine.

The University strongly recommends all faculty and staff are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

About the University of Calgary

The University of Calgary is Canada’s leading next-generation university – a living, growing and youthful institution that embraces change and opportunity with a can-do attitude. Located in the nation’s most enterprising city, the university is making tremendous progress on its Eyes High journey to be recognized as one of Canada’s top five research universities, grounded in innovative learning and teaching and fully integrated with the community it both serves and leads. The University of Calgary inspires and supports discovery, creativity and innovation across all disciplines. For more information, visit ucalgary.ca.

To succeed as one of Canada’s top universities, where new ideas are created, tested and applied through first-class teaching and research, the University of Calgary needs more of the best minds in our classrooms and labs. We’re increasing our scholarly capacity by investing in people who want to change the world, bringing the best and brightest to Calgary to form a global intellectual hub and achieve advances that matter to everyone. For more information visit research.ucalgary.ca/postdocs.

7. Postdoctoral Scholar, Immunology, Department of Microbiology, Immunity, and Infectious Diseases

Job ID: 25403

Updated: May 17, 2022

Location: Foothills Campus

Position Description

Area: Immunology

Duration: One year, with possibility of renewal

Start date: Immediate

Salary: $48,000 CAD per year, plus Alberta Blue Cross Health Insurance benefits

Dr. Pere Santamaria and the Department of Microbiology, Immunity, and Infectious Diseases in the Faculty of Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar in immunology.

Job Description:

The postdoctoral scholar will be involved in the use of antigen-specific nanomedicines capable of re-programming different immune cell types in vivo to dissect immunoregulatory cell networks.  The candidate will join a multidisciplinary team of scientists working at the interphase among protein engineering, nanomedicine, in vivo cell re-programming, developmental immunology and chronic inflammatory disease. They will have the opportunity to use a variety of functional, phenotypic (e.g. multi-dimensional flow cytometry, mass cytometry), transcriptomic (e.g. scRNAseq) and epigenetic tools (e.g. ChIPseq, multiome) to dissect pharmacodynamic effects of in vivo cell re-programming.

Qualifications:

The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in Immunology or a related field, and will have demonstrated exceptional strength in relevant experimental approaches.  Clear interest in innovation and interdisciplinary work should be expressed in the cover letter in relation to the proposed work.

Excellent data management skills are essential, as well as the ability to work autonomously, in addition to:

Excellent attention to detail

Effective communication skills and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively with an interdisciplinary group

Continuous learning and development and a willingness to accept new challenges and assignments

Time management skills to effectively manage their own time with a strong ability to prioritize to meet deadlines

Application details:  

Please email your application via email to psantama@ucalgary.ca

All applications must include:

A cover letter including date of availability, motivation for the role, and a brief summary of research interests and accomplishments

A current curriculum vitae (CV)

Official or unofficial copy of diploma(s)

A copy of two recent, peer-reviewed journal/chapter publications or conference presentations

The name and contact information including email addresses for at least two (2) referees who have knowledge of your research and academic experience.

We strive to recruit individuals who will further enhance our diversity and will support their professional success while they are here. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, however preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada.

Additional Information

The terms and conditions of employment are covered under the UCalgary and PDAC Collective Agreement. To find out more about postdoctoral scholar program at the University of Calgary visit our Postdocs website.  

To learn more about postdoctoral scholar opportunities at the University of Calgary and all we have to offer, view our Postdoc Careers website. For more information visit Careers in the Cumming School of Medicine.

The University strongly recommends all faculty and staff are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

About the University of Calgary

The University of Calgary is Canada’s leading next-generation university – a living, growing and youthful institution that embraces change and opportunity with a can-do attitude. Located in the nation’s most enterprising city, the university is making tremendous progress on its Eyes High journey to be recognized as one of Canada’s top five research universities, grounded in innovative learning and teaching and fully integrated with the community it both serves and leads. The University of Calgary inspires and supports discovery, creativity and innovation across all disciplines. For more information, visit ucalgary.ca.

To succeed as one of Canada’s top universities, where new ideas are created, tested and applied through first-class teaching and research, the University of Calgary needs more of the best minds in our classrooms and labs. We’re increasing our scholarly capacity by investing in people who want to change the world, bringing the best and brightest to Calgary to form a global intellectual hub and achieve advances that matter to everyone. For more information visit research.ucalgary.ca/postdocs.

8. Post Doctoral Associate in Language and Literacy, Werklund School of Education

Job ID: 25704

Updated: May 5, 2022

Location: Main Campus

Position Description

Area: Language and Literacy

Duration: Two Years

Start Date: Septermber 01, 2022 or at a mutually agreeable date

Salary: $55,000 plus a research stipend of $2,500 and Plan C Postdoctoral group health insurance benefits

The Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar in the area of Language and Literacy.  The successful candidate will work as part of a dynamic research team that represents a sustained and unique voice in the field of literacy and language learning with specific emphasis on multi-racial/cultural/linguistic learning and pedagogy. Through their participation in several projects, this position involves the facilitation of a multidirectional flow and exchange of knowledge, engaging the voices of newcomer students, teachers, school psychologists, and other stakeholders. The postdoctoral candidate will collaborate and build relationships within a multi-tiered framework at the micro, meso, and macro levels. That is, they will work locally, nationally, and globally with scholars, graduate students, classroom teachers, children, families, policy makers, and community leaders. 

This position will afford the postdoctoral associate with valuable, detailed knowledge of and experience with the full cycle of research—from recruitment to collaborative planning with other professionals, to data collection, organization and analysis, and finally to knowledge mobilization. They will benefit by being a co-author on articles published in top international journals for the purposes of building their academic CVs.

Job Description:

The postdoctoral associate will be working under the supervision of Dr Rahat Zaidi and will be expected to:

Understand the background to the work being done

Be familiar with appropriate data collection methods for different aspects of scholarship

Be familiar with capturing video footage and photographs

Collect primary data in the form of observations, artifacts and interviews

Participate in systematic data analyses through qualitative methods

Be familiar with data coding procedures and use of qualitative data analysis software

Contribute significantly to the process of disseminating results, including the preparation and revision of manuscripts for scholarly journals, presentations at academic conferences, and presentations for educators

Reporting results in national and international journals

Identifying funding opportunities and writing of funding applications

Qualifications:

Required:

A doctoral degree in Education awarded within the five years immediately preceding the appointment, with an emphasis on language and literacy education, culturally sustaining pedagogies, ESL, or related field, 

Training in newcomers’ language development, and/or interventions that support newcomer learners’ language and literacy development,

Experience working on research projects and conducting statistical analyses, and

Strong interpersonal, leadership, collaborative, organizational, and writing skills.

Assets:

Experience working within the education system, with dual language learners and/or coaches,

Fluency in other languages, and

Training in qualitative research methods.

Application Details:

Please submit your application as a single pdf. document via email to Dr. Rahat Zaidi at rahat.zaidi@ucalgary.ca. 

All applications must include:

A cover letter including date of availability, suitability and motivation for the role, including a brief summary of past, current and future research interests and accomplishments (Please state clearly how your research aligns with the research project identified above 3 pages)

A current curriculum vitae (CV)

A copy of two recent, peer-reviewed journal/chapter publications or conference presentations

Two letters of reference from referees who have knowledge of your research and academic experience

 Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. 

Only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted further. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada, although others are encouraged to apply.

Please review the Postdoc Eligibility Guidelines for more information prior to applying for this position.

 

Additional Information

To learn more about postdoctoral scholar opportunities at the University of Calgary and all we have to offer, view our Postdoc Careers website. For more information visit Careers in the Werklund School of Education.

The University strongly recommends all faculty and staff are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

About the University of Calgary

The University of Calgary is Canada’s leading next-generation university – a living, growing and youthful institution that embraces change and opportunity with a can-do attitude. Located in the nation’s most enterprising city, the university is making tremendous progress on its Eyes High journey to be recognized as one of Canada’s top five research universities, grounded in innovative learning and teaching and fully integrated with the community it both serves and leads. The University of Calgary inspires and supports discovery, creativity and innovation across all disciplines. For more information, visit ucalgary.ca.

To succeed as one of Canada’s top universities, where new ideas are created, tested and applied through first-class teaching and research, the University of Calgary needs more of the best minds in our classrooms and labs. We’re increasing our scholarly capacity by investing in people who want to change the world, bringing the best and brightest to Calgary to form a global intellectual hub and achieve advances that matter to everyone. For more information visit research.ucalgary.ca/postdocs.