18 Postdoctoral Fellowship at University of Calgary, Canada

This is a full-time Postdoctoral Scholar opportunity supervised by Dr. Brandy Callahan (Canada Research Chair in Adult Clinical Neuropsychology, Associate Professor of Psychology, and full member of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute). The successful candidate will contribute to a variety of projects exploring how aging is experienced by neurodiverse adults, with a focus on attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The candidate will be supported in building a research program centered primarily on understanding these individuals’ cognitive and brain health across the lifespan and into older age. Additionally, the postdoctoral scholar will have opportunities to collaborate with researchers from various faculties across campus and institutions across Canada and internationally.

A full-time Postdoctoral Scholar (PDS) opportunity is available at the University of Calgary, Canada, to begin on or about August 15th, 2024. This PDS will contribute to a variety of projects aimed at gaining deeper insights into suicidal thoughts and behaviours in autistic children and youth. The PDS will work on a variety of different projects aimed at 1) understanding bio-psycho-social factors that are associated with suicidality in autistic children and youth; 2) co-creating risk assessment measures for neurodivergent youth; 3) identifying effective brief suicide intervention approaches; and 4) determining research priorities related to suicide for autistic children, youth, and their caregivers.  Additionally, the PDS will have the opportunity to collaborate on additional projects with researchers from various faculties across campus and institutions across the country.

A motivated Postdoctoral Fellow is sought to join a unique multidisciplinary team of imaging and ultrasound engineers (Bruce Pike, Sam Pichardo, Kartik Murari) and neuroscientists (Zelma Kiss, Darren Clark, Patrick Whelan, Andrea Protzner). The project is NSERC-funded and involves focused ultrasound (FUS) neuromodulation imaging/electrophysiology and modeling. Focused ultrasound is emerging as an important neuromodulatory tool, allowing for non-invasive or minimally invasive alteration of brain network function. The mechanisms of FUS action are not well-understood. The candidate would use in vitro and in vivo animal models to interrogate how FUS alters neural function, with access to cutting edge equipment from InSightec, BrainSonics, as well as custom-built focused ultrasound systems and software. The post-doc will present at local and international conferences (e.g. International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound will be in neighbouring Banff in 2025), have opportunities for teaching or industry relationships, and expand the project into new directions. Taking ownership of the work will allow them to apply for their own fellowship funding from local and national/international organizations, with the support of their network of mentors.

The School of Social Work, University of Calgary (U of C), in conjunction with the Resilience Research Center directed by Dr. Michael Ungar (Dalhousie University), is offering a one-year post-doctoral fellowship to work with data collected on youth experiences in disclosing child sexual abuse and involvement with child advocacy services. Secondary analysis of mixed qualitative and quantitative data will examine research questions around disclosure processes, mental health and justice outcomes, and differential impacts by type of sexual abuse. Ultimately, identification of resilience pathways will help to inform best practices recommendation for mental health clinicians.

Under the primary supervision of Dr. Gina Dimitropoulos (UofC) the Scholar will communicate and co-ordinate with other sites making this a pan-Canadian endeavour with two ThRIve research incubator labs. Dr. Ramona Alaggia (University of Toronto) and Dr. Delphine Collin-Vézina (McGill University) will act as co-supervisors. These labs bring together researchers, practitioners, community partners and students, and will further the mission of the Canadian Consortium on Child and Youth Trauma to improve the lives of mistreated children and youth. Opportunities for the fellow include developing research questions and appropriate analytic strategies; conduct analyses; writing with research team for publications; sitting on planning committees; and presenting findings at the Canadian Annual Symposium on Child and Youth Trauma.

The Postdoctoral Scholar will be supervised by Dr. Miranda Fidler-Benaoudia and take direction from the team of an awarded grant from Alberta Health’s Cancer Research for Screening and Prevention (CRSP) funding program. The successful candidate will bring to fruition a project seeking to understand how cancer prevention can be harnessed for cancer control among adolescents and young adults. To do this, the Postdoctoral Scholar will (1) co-design and conduct a comprehensive lifetime assessment of potential risk factors, and (2) survey Albertan youths about their knowledge and beliefs of established cancer risk factors, as well as signs and symptoms of cancer and existing primary and secondary cancer prevention strategies. Additional projects using the Alberta AYA Cancer Survivor Study (ayacancerAB.com) will be developed based upon the successful candidate’s interests, where primarily administrative health databases and registry data will be utilized.

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 fellow 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 fellow will advance the research portfolio of the ORI, specifically the health services research portfolio. The postdoctoral fellow 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 fellow will also liaise with all relevant stakeholders throughout the research process.

The Consortium for Distributed and Passive Sensing (C-DaPS) is a joint project hosted by the University of Calgary and the University of Alberta. The focus areas of C-DaPS cover microseismic monitoring, geomechanics, structural geology, induced seismicity, DAS, data processing, machine learning and InSAR. CDaPS has a proven track record of strategic, world-class research, award-winning training and success in finding creative solutions to some of the most daunting challenges faced by the energy industry.

Under the supervision of Dr. David Eaton, the postdoctoral scholar will perform research on the communication of pore pressure between saltwater disposal wells. Within this role, the postdoctoral scholar will be encouraged and supported to build and strengthen an independent program of research. The goal of this research is to characterize time and distance scales of interactions for a set of neighbouring wells that are injecting into a permeable disposal zone. The project will develop methodologies and insights for forecasting potential interwell communications, with application to induced seismicity from energy technologies including geological carbon sequestration. Data from downhole pressure gauges installed in observation wells will be used to map pressure variations within the disposal formation. Observations will be compared with theoretical and numerical models to estimate hydrological parameters of the reservoir. This research position will include collaborative work with industry.

The postdoctoral scholar will re-program autoreactive responses using nanomedicines that target specific antigens in models of central nervous system autoimmunity. The project will investigate the cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie tissue repair and the reduction of CNS inflammation. The candidate will join a multidisciplinary team of scientists working at the interface among protein engineering, nanomedicine, in vivo cell re-programming, developmental immunology and chronic inflammatory disease. The postdoc scholar will have the chance to use various functional, phenotypic (e.g. multi-dimensional flow cytometry, mass cytometry), transcriptomic (e.g. scRNAseq, spatial transcriptomics) and epigenetic tools (e.g. ChIPseq, multiome) to analyze the therapeutic effects of in vivo cell re-programming.

• Conduct research focused on the molecular mechanisms of prion diseases
• Study endocytic trafficking pathways and mechanisms underlying defects in endosomal cargo sorting and transport in neuronal cells using microscopy and biochemical  methods
• Investigate cellular stress responses to protein aggregation in the context of neurodegenerative diseases
• Develop and maintain various models of prion infection, including primary neuron cultures, neuronal cell lines, organotypic slice cultures to assess the impact of prion infection on 
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to advance our understanding of prion diseases
• Publish research findings in high-impact journals and present at international conferences

A post-doctoral scientist position is available as part of a child and youth mental health program under the supervision of Dr. Paul Arnold and Gina Dimitropoulos at The Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research & Education, University of Calgary.  Will be involved in an interdisciplinary research program based on a partnership between the Mathison Centre, and Headwater Learning Foundation and its partner research school, Calgary Academy. This initiative is focused on a highly innovative approach to education in which principles from neuroscience, education, and psychology are combined with artificial intelligence (AI) to generate individualized learner assessment profiles with granular accuracy. Such profiles will be combined with assessments of mental health in students. The goal is to develop tools that will enable educators to design optimal learning experiences for each student. These adaptive learning platforms will dynamically adjust content presentation, pacing, and assessment in real-time, and AI-driven analytics will enable continuous monitoring of student progress and the refinement of teaching strategies that result in optimal learning and well-being. This approach of “precision learning” integration will allow educators to unlock the full potential of every student, thus enhancing academic and social-emotional outcomes for lifelong thriving. 

This project will leverage opportunities for a prospective post-doctoral scientist related to the design and implementation of the research methodology, conducting quantitative data analysis, and working closely with provincial, national, and international research partners to achieve project aims. 

The Postdoctoral Scientist will be embedded within a large interdisciplinary team at the Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research and Education (Cumming School of Medicine), and at the Calgary Academy, where they will work with other researchers in the field, as well as educators. The co-supervisors are global leaders in child and youth mental health research and are committed to supporting an enriching learning opportunity for a post-doctoral scientist. There are also many other career development opportunities, including the mentoring and supervision of students and trainees in the field.

The postdoctoral scholar will serve as the research coordinator for a transdisciplinary research study exploring resilience in the post-secondary context, funded by a SSHRC Partnership Development Grant (PDG). This initiative aims to establish a cross-national partnership to explore students¿ experiences of resilience in the post-secondary context and identify how social-ecological systems within the partner institutions interact to influence student resilience. The crux of the proposed partnership is to meaningfully engage students in developing a more comprehensive, systemic understanding of the supports and resources needed to advance student resilience and well-being in the post-secondary context.  The postdoctoral scholar will develop advanced research skills through planning, coordinating, and conducting the research project with the core research team and community partners. The postdoctoral scholar will also provide mentorship to a team of undergraduate and graduate research assistants from University of Calgary, University of Saskatchewan, University of Toronto ¿ OISE, and Dalhousie University.

The Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology in the Cumming School of Medicine invites applications for a Research Associate. This Full-time Fixed Term position is for approximately 12 months (based on length of grant funding), with the possibility of extension.

The postdoctoral scholar will engage in research on law’s relationship to cybersecurity, which may entail inquiries related to such fields as privacy, human rights, national security, international trade, intellectual property, money laundering, artificial intelligence, and/or platforms and competition. 

The postdoctoral scholar may be eligible to apply separately for a sessional teaching sessional position in Law or a related area. 

This is a full-time, in-person position on the main campus of the University of Calgary. Experience in all aspects of the position will be advantageous to applicants, as will organizational skills and an ability to work both independently and collaboratively. 

We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher with a strong background in biochemisty to explore the mechanisms underlying rare neurodevelopmental disorders.  This opportunity is available immediately in the Yang Laboratory (yanglaboratory.ca) at the University of Calgary, within the Departments of Medical Genetics and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology.

This full-time Postdoctoral Scholar opportunity is available at the Owerko Centre in the Alberta Children¿s Hospital Research Institute (ACHRI) in the Department of Pediatrics for a highly qualified and motivated individual. The Postdoctoral Scholar will contribute to Dr. Deborah Dewey¿s federally-funded research program that is investigating the effects of the exposure to environmental chemicals during prenatal development and early childhood on children¿s neurodevelopment and epigenome. The successful applicant will be part of the Alberta Pregnancy and Nutrition (APrON) study Neurotox research team. They should have a strong background in neuroscience, neurotoxicology, epidemiology, and/or epigenetics. Expertise and experience in advanced statistical methods including machine learning methods and/or trajectory analysis of longitudinal data would be considered an asset. The successful scholar will be strongly encouraged to apply for national/international awards.

The School of Public Policy invites applications for a Research Associate position. This Full-time Fixed Term position is for approximately 1 year (based on length of grant funding), with the possibility of extension.

This position normally involves working Monday to Friday at the School of Public Policy Office (downtown campus), with a hybrid work program as an option.

Reporting to the Principal Investigators, this position entails undertaking analysis and research independently and within a team in a fast moving and changing environment and is embedded within One Child Every Child (OCEC).This research program has extensive connections to local community partners and national research networks. Presentation and communication of research and research results to a variety of audiences and in different venues is also involved (i.e. presentations at conferences, workshops, team meetings as well as in various written publications). Peak times will occur near deadlines for reporting analysis and results to project stakeholders.

The primary purpose of the research associate position is to assist in co-design and conducting research activities under the supervision of the Principal Investigators. This includes designing and conducting a systematic consensus process and collaboratively identifying evidence-based policies and prevention strategies to improve child health and well-being.  

This work will have an important role in supporting researchers, community partners and government to work together and build capacity to integrate indicators of child and youth health and well-being into measurement and monitoring of service delivery. 

Children can experience vulnerabilities and resiliency factors (biologic or environmental) in their developmental trajectory that impact their well-being. Cross-ministry policy and services have an important role in improving health and well-being outcomes; however, the current Alberta child and youth services sector lacks strategy and links between development trajectories, environmental factors and child health and well-being. Indicators can help simplify the complex information by identifying modifiable factors that impact child health and wellness and turn population data into relevant information for decision-makers and the public. Currently, Alberta does not have cross-sectoral indicators of child health and well-being. The research group has carried out an environmental scan and scoping review to gather and synthesize relevant domains, concepts and indicators in the literature. 

The primary objectives of Tight Oil Consortium (TOC) and Transitional Energy Consortium (TEC) hosted in the Department of Earth, Energy, and Environment (EEE), Faculty of Science, University of Calgary, are to solve multidisciplinary problems facing industry in the arena of low-permeability (`tight¿) oil reservoirs and subsurface clean energy, respectively. To accomplish this goal, TOC and TEC are comprised of researchers from the disciplines of geoscience and petroleum engineering.

Currently, we are looking for a postdoctoral fellow (PDF) with extensive experimental rock physics and laboratory experience, and a particularly strong background in core-flooding.  This position is partially funded through an ongoing NSERC Alliance grant, involving a collaboration with industry and government partners. The successful candidate will be part of a multidisciplinary team of engineers and geoscientists at the UCalgary, helping industry partners to evaluate coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical (THMC) processes at pore/field-scale for hydrocarbon and low-carbon energy, across two government/industry-sponsored consortia (TOC & TEC).

Reporting to the Principal Investigator (PI), the successful candidate must be able to independently (or with minimum direction), plan, organize, design, construct, and perform lab-scale core-flooding experiments, and ideally simulate/model these experiments at the core-scale using reservoir simulation packages (e.g., tNavigator, Eclipse, and CMG). The successful candidate will also take a leading role in the generation of innovative ideas for advancing this line of research for TOC and TEC. 

The Department of Psychiatry in the Cumming School of Medicine invites applications for a Research Associate. This Full-time Fixed Term position is for approximately 12 months (based on length of grant funding), with the possibility of extension.

The Research Associate will be a part of research team using administrative healthcare databases and primary sources of health data to conduct observational studies related to addictions and mental health disorders. The program of research involves assessment of addiction and mental health needs of people living in Alberta and factors associated with health outcomes in this population.