Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities

The Canadian Network for Statistical Training in Trials (CANSTAT) is a pan-Canadian, multi-institutional and multidisciplinary training platform that will provide participants with the technical skills and practical experience needed to become leaders in their field and ensure that clinical trials generate the highest-quality evidence to improve the health of Canadians.

Applications for the CANSTAT Clinical Trials Biostatistics Fellowship are welcomed from individuals with an MSc or PhD in statistics, biostatistics, or a relevant health sciences discipline (e.g., public health or epidemiology) with a strong statistical or quantitative background.

Application deadline: February 21, 2025

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Le Groupe d’études et de recherche en analyse des décisions (GERAD), qui regroupe des spécialistes, principalement issus de HEC Montréal, Polytechnique Montréal, l’Université McGill et l’Université du Québec à Montréal, lance un appel de candidatures pour son Concours de bourses 2025–2026 de recherche postdoctorale du GERAD dans les domaines suivants :

• Valorisation des données pour la prise de décision
• Aide à la décision prise dans les systèmes complexes
• Aide à la décision prise sous incertitude
• Aide à la décision prise en temps réel

Date limite de candidature : vendredi 31 janvier 2025

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The Groupe d’études et de recherche en analyse des décisions (GERAD), which brings together specialists primarily from HEC Montréal, Polytechnique Montréal, McGill University and the Université du Québec à Montréal, is inviting applications for its 2025–2026 GERAD Postdoctoral Fellowship Competition in the following areas:

• Data valuation for decision making
• Decision support made in complex systems
• Decision support made under uncertainty
• Real-time decision support

Application deadline: Friday, January 31, 2025

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Support is available for a postdoctoral (or PhD) position in the Ruzzante lab at Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) for research on genomics and the estimation of population abundance in an exploited marine fish using the “Close Kin Mark Recapture” framework. The successful candidate will have a background in population genomics and statistics with demonstrated evidence of peer-reviewed publications, strong lab and field skills, and an interest in working collaboratively within a diverse research group. The position is part of a multidisciplinary project and will involve collaboration with colleagues in the Department of Statistics at Dalhousie, as well as at Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), in the Marine Institute at Memorial University of Newfoundland, and in Biology at Université du Québec at Rimouski. The successful candidate will join the CANSSI Ontario STAGE program. The position is expected to start in the Spring or Fall of 2025 for the 2025/2026 academic year.

Application deadline: Now accepting applications

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A team led by Mahmoud Torabi, PhD, P.Stat. (Professor of Biostatistics, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, and Scientist, Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM)), is seeking a motivated and skilled postdoctoral researcher with a strong background in biostatistics and infectious disease modelling. The successful candidate will contribute to a groundbreaking project focused on HPAI H5N1 risk assessment through multi-scale spatiotemporal analysis and uncertainty quantification. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of OneHealth research and advanced statistical modelling.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct spatiotemporal analysis and modelling of HPAI H5N1
• Develop and implement uncertainty quantification methods
• Design and manage a dashboard to visualize and communicate project results
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of researchers
• Prepare and publish research findings in peer-reviewed journals

Application deadline: Applications will be reviewed as they are received; the search will continue until the position is filled.

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One or more postdoctoral fellow positions in Actuarial Science, Statistics, or Quantitative Finance are currently available in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Waterloo. The postdoctoral fellow is expected to join the group of Professor Ruodu Wang on one (or more) of the following areas:

1. Quantitative risk management
2. Selective inference and e-values
3. Decision theory, insurance, and financial economics
4. Optimal transport theory

A postdoc appointment is typically either one or two years. Teaching is not mandatory for this position, but the postdoctoral fellow may have the opportunity to teach (with compensation) no more than one course in Actuarial Science or Statistics per academic year based on teaching qualifications and department needs.

The starting date of the positions is flexible, and applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Applicants are expected to hold a PhD degree in Actuarial Science, Quantitative Finance, Statistics, Mathematical Economics, or a related area.

Application deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis

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A newly established Collaborative Research Team supported by CANSSI will begin a three-year project to develop foundational methods in large-scale distributed Bayesian inference. The team is led by researchers based at the University of British Columbia, Université de Montréal, and Simon Fraser University, and has openings for MSc and PhD students interested in developing new, impactful inference methodologies. There will be opportunities to work on important and challenging problems, with mobility and co-supervision possible across top Canadian universities. The positions offer generous travel funding to attend international meetings and generous stipend and benefits.

Application deadline: Applications now open.

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The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Queen’s University invites applications for one or more three-year postdoctoral positions (Coleman Postdoctoral Fellowships) beginning July 1, 2025. The successful candidates will be expected to contribute to both the research and teaching activities of the Department. Contributions to research include pursuing independent and/or collaborative projects and participating in seminars and other research activities of the Department. Teaching duties typically consist of teaching two one-semester courses per year. The combined annual salary for research and teaching is at least $57,000 CAN. The combined annual benefits for research travel and professional expenses are $2,000 per year.

The candidate’s research should be in one of the existing areas of strength of the Department. In pure mathematics, these include algebraic geometry, number theory, representation theory, invariant theory, dynamical systems, free probability, partial differential equations, and mathematical physics. In statistics, these include biostatistics, optimal design, computer experiments, sequential analysis, shape-constrained inference, time series, and Bayesian analysis. In applied mathematics, these include information theory, coding theory, control theory, fluid mechanics, and mathematical biology.

Application deadline: Applications received by January 17, 2025, will receive full consideration.

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One or more postdoctoral fellow positions in Probability or the Mathematics of Data Science are currently available in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Waterloo.

The postdoctoral fellow is expected to work with Professor Aukosh Jagannath. Potential topics include: the mathematics of deep learning, statistical-to-computational trade-offs in high-dimensional statistics and machine learning, and the statistical physics of disordered media.

Appointments are typically for two years. Teaching is not mandatory for this position, but the postdoctoral fellow may have the opportunity to teach (with compensation) no more than one course in Statistics or Actuarial Science per academic year based on teaching qualifications.

The starting date of the positions is flexible, and applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The University of Waterloo has a large group of active researchers in Computer Science, Data Science and Statistics, Optimization, Mathematical Physics, and Free Probability who may offer postdocs opportunities.

Application deadline: November 25, 2024

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Mitacs offers various opportunities for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.

Location: Canada
Deadline: Multiple

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