PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Cancer Biology in Canada

Research Associate in Mammalian Regeneration at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada. This opening is for a Research Associate position in the Michael Smith Laboratories working under Dr. Freda Miller . The project focuses on mammalian regeneration , specifically defining the cellular and molecular mechanisms that regulate digit tip regeneration . The successful candidate will use single cell spatial transcriptomics , genetic mouse models , and cutting-edge imaging technol...

University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC, Canada) is advertising a Postdoctoral Research Fellow position in the Kalra Lab / Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, in collaboration with the Applied Research Center at Langara College. This opportunity is centered on lipid-based delivery systems , transdermal and dermal drug delivery , skin permeation , and 3D skin models . The project involves the design, formulation, and evaluation of advanced lipidic nanocarriers such as liposomes and LNPs, wi...

University of British Columbia (UBC) is recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellow in Complex In Vitro Modeling and Drug Formulation Testing at the UBC Vancouver Campus in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This interdisciplinary role sits within the Kalra Lab in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and involves close collaboration with the Applied Research Center at Langara College and industry partners. The project focuses on pharmaceutical sciences , bioengineering , cell biology , and drug deliver...

University of British Columbia is advertising a Postdoctoral Research Fellow position at the UBC Hospital Site in Vancouver, Canada , working with the Wood Laboratory / Department of Medicine and the Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Matters (CRISM). The fellowship is centered on substance use research , public health , health services research , and clinical intervention evaluation . The successful candidate will work under Dr. Evan Wood and contribute to a highly collaborative, interdi...

PhD opportunity in human-centered AI for healthcare at Polytechnique Montréal with McGill University , working on MARVIN , a conversational AI co-designed with patients and clinicians to support HIV self-management . The project focuses on building and evaluating new AI methods that work beyond the lab in real-world care settings. Research directions include LLMs and conversational AI, context-aware and adaptive AI, emotion and stigma in care, and AI reliability, safety, and human-centered evalu...

Dalhousie University’s Resilience Research Centre is inviting applications for a one-year, full-time Postdoctoral Fellow position in Social and Structural Determinants of Youth Health in Nova Scotia, Canada. The successful candidate will work under the supervision of Dr. Jan Holtge on a mixed-methods research project funded by Research Nova Scotia . The project aims to identify the unique characteristics of communities that excel in comprehensive youth health resilience among young people aged 1...

Fully funded MSc and PhD positions are available for a Fall 2027 start in CRISPR-based functional genomics and precision genome editing at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. The opportunity is in the Cuella-Martin Lab within the CERC in Genomic Medicine , Department of Human Genetics. The research focus is highly relevant to genomics , molecular biology , genetics , and medical science , with an emphasis on genome editing technologies and functional genomic approaches. Applicants should have...

The University of British Columbia is advertising three postdoctoral fellowships in the Men’s Health Research Program at the Vancouver campus (UBC Point Grey). These fellowships are designed for early-career researchers who want to build and lead an independent research program in men’s health. Research themes include coping and consumption (stress, adversity, trauma, alcohol, drugs, gambling, pornography, and other consumption behaviours), social connection (peer, partner, family, and community...

Postdoctoral Fellow opportunity at The University of British Columbia (UBC Okanagan, Kelowna, BC) in human biomechanics , wearable sensors , and motion capture . The project is part of the Human Comfort Research Cluster and involves collaboration between UBC and lululemon Athletica to advance the science of human comfort in sports bras through biomechanics, wearable sensing, and motion capture. Research activities include controlled human-subject trials using Vicon motion capture , wearable sens...