PhD Opportunities in Economics in Canada

Fully funded PhD position in Functional Materials and Advanced Manufacturing is available at Western University, Canada, within the Data-Driven Advanced Manufacturing (D2M) Group in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. The doctoral thesis, Functional Materials for Hierarchical Manufacturing , focuses on developing and applying functional materials for wearable energy storage and sensor technologies. The research sits at the intersection of materials science, mechanical enginee...

Two PhD positions are available at the Centre Eau Terre Environnement of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) in Quebec, Canada, on the theme of modelling energy flows and processes for industrial heat recovery . This project addresses the recovery and use of industrial waste heat, a major opportunity to improve industrial energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The work is motivated by the large quantity of rejected heat in Quebec’s industrial sector and by t...

PhD position available in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. The research group is recruiting a highly motivated PhD student to work on Artificial Intelligence in Wireless Communications , with possible directions including AI/ML for next-generation wireless systems (5G/6G and beyond), agentic AI and intelligent wireless networks, AI-driven resource allocation and network optimization, reinforcement learning and deep learni...

Fully funded PhD positions are available at Concordia University in Canada, in the Scan-to-BIM-to-Digital Twin Lab within the Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering. The opening is centered on civil engineering and environmental engineering , with strong relevance to construction management , computer science , industrial engineering , digital twins , and building information modeling (BIM) . The post highlights technical skills such as Python , C# , GIS , remote sensing , a...

Two fully funded PhD positions are available at Concordia University in the Department of Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering (BCEE) , working in Dr. Chih-Shen Cheng's Lab on scan-to-BIM-to-digital twin methods for climate-resilient infrastructure . This opportunity is a strong fit for students interested in Civil Engineering , Computer Science , Environmental Science , Construction Management , Industrial Engineering , GIS , remote sensing , numerical modeling , and digital twin work...

Fully funded PhD opportunity in Parkinson's disease and bone health at the University of British Columbia (Okanagan Campus) , Canada. The project is associated with the Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management in the Faculty of Medicine and is supervised by Dr. Sarah Purcell and Dr. Daryl Wile . Relevant academic areas include medical science , neuroscience , nutrition , kinesiology , exercise science , public health , and chronic disease prevention. The post specifically highlights ...

Professor Patrina Duhaney at the University of Calgary is advertising fully funded research openings in the Faculty of Social Work for candidates interested in social justice, equity, and community well-being . The post mentions opportunities for research assistants and research associates , and also says the openings are relevant for master’s, PhD, or postdoc applicants. This is a strong fit for students and early-career researchers with interests in social work , sociology , public health , an...

Ehab Diab, Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Planning at the University of Saskatchewan, is recruiting 2–3 PhD students for the Fall 2027 intake. The positions are fully funded and supported by NSERC and SSHRC. Research topics include 15-minute cities , proximity planning , public transit user experience , and social equity . Students will work on meaningful projects with research partners and collaborate with scholars from Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands. This opportun...

PhD assistantship in moose population ecology at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada . The project is part of a large, multi-year field study on the factors limiting and regulating moose populations in Ontario, with a strong focus on population dynamics , predator-prey dynamics , and variation in moose vital rates. The student will join a team working with GPS-collared moose, American black bears, wolves, and white-tailed deer, and will help assess cause-specific mortality and broa...