PhD Opportunities in Biology in Canada

The Olden Lab in the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences at the University of British Columbia is offering funded MSc and PhD opportunities in freshwater science in Vancouver, Canada. The positions focus on major freshwater research challenges, including freshwater conservation , climate change, sustainable water management, biodiversity, environmental DNA (eDNA), and machine learning. Students will be able to develop research connected to the conservation and management of freshwater...

Simon Fraser University is inviting applications to its research-focused PhD programme in Linguistics for the Fall 2027 intake in Canada. The programme is designed for scholars pursuing advanced research on how language is structured, acquired, used and varied across communities. Potential research directions include language acquisition and cognition , linguistic diversity and variation, meaning and language use, phonetics and phonology, linguistic theory, and computational approaches to langua...

Bernhard Payer’s laboratory at CHU Sainte-Justine and Université de Montréal is recruiting motivated postdoctoral researchers, PhD students, and MSc students in Montreal, Canada. The team investigates the intersection of epigenetics and reproduction, with research topics including X-chromosome inactivation, pluripotency, stem cell biology, oogenesis, and stem cell-derived in vitro gametogenesis. These projects are relevant to developmental biology, reproductive biology, and maternal and child he...

The Olden Lab in the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences at the University of British Columbia, Canada, is recruiting fully funded MSc and PhD students in freshwater science. Research areas include sustainable water management, climate adaptation, environmental DNA (eDNA), freshwater conservation, ecology, fieldwork, data analysis, and collaborative research. Funding includes CAD $40,000 per year for PhD students for four years and CAD $20,000 per year for MSc students for two years, ...

EdeLab at Université Laval is reopening applications for three PhD positions . The laboratory, led by Associate Professor Edel Pérez-López, conducts research in molecular ecology, insect vector invasions, emergent plant diseases, and related microbiology and plant health topics. The positions are intended for future doctoral team members working on the remaining research projects after one of four previously available positions was filled. Interested candidates should consult the complete announ...

PhD opportunity at the Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre (MBMC) for a prospective doctoral student contributing to the MOTIVATOR Program, a pan-Canadian study of behaviour change communication training for physicians, nurses, and allied healthcare providers involved in chronic disease management. The PhD research may include behavioural intervention development and design; delivery and assessment of behaviour change communication skills and training programs; behavioural trial methods and rep...

Université Laval in Québec City, Canada, is offering a fully funded PhD position in Anthropology focused on living with cochlear implants , sensory experience, neurotechnologies, and evidence. The project is part of the CIHR-funded Deafnesses project and is supervised by Professor Stephanie Lloyd in the Department of Anthropology. The research examines how people experience and live with cochlear implants, with attention to sensory experience, deafness, clinical contexts, and the broader implica...

EdeLab at Université Laval is reopening applications for three PhD positions . The research is led by Associate Professor Edel Pérez-López and is connected to insect vectors, invasions, emerging plant diseases, and plant biology. The laboratory previously filled one of four positions and is now seeking future team members for the remaining projects. Applicants should consult the complete announcement carefully, review every eligibility and application requirement, and identify the project that b...

Funded Master’s and PhD positions are available in Dr. Rony Chidiac’s Group (Chidiac Lab) within the Department of Pharmacology-Physiology at the Centre de recherche du CHUS (CRCHUS), Université de Sherbrooke, Canada. The research focuses on human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC)-derived choroidal endothelial cells for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) disease modeling. The project is suited to students interested in stem cell biology, vascular biology, ocular diseases, pharmacology, and cell b...