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Research Opportunities in MCB

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This page is updated regularly.

URA/USRA/MCB-SRA summer positions are advertised in January of each year, while GTA positions are advertised a few months before the beginning of each semester. Additional Information will be posted here and/or on the MCB Homepage during those application periods.

Undergraduate Research Opportunities:

Opportunities for URAs (Undergraduate Research Assistantships), USRAs (Undergraduate Student Research Awards), and *MCB-SRAs (MCB Summer Research Awards) will be posted here when available.

Graduate Research Opportunities:

  • A fully funded MSc graduate student position is available in Fall 2026 in the lab of Dr. Priyanka Pundir - posting details.
  • The Meng Lab is seeking two motivated MSc students to join their research team in the Fall 2026 semester - posting details
  • The Cox Lab is continually seeking enthusiastic and driven fully funded graduate students to join our research team (March 2026). Please visit https://www.coxlab.ca/job-opportunities.
  • Postdoctoral Fellow position–Investigating the Escherichia coli efflux network and cell envelope to advance next-generation antimicrobial development in the Cox lab (March 2026). Please visit https://www.coxlab.ca/job-opportunities.
  • Postdoctoral Fellow position 2–Functional and Structural Study of a Novel Bacterial Efflux Pump System in the Cox Lab (March 2026). Please visit https://www.coxlab.ca/job-opportunities.
  • Dr. Yang Xu's lab is actively recruiting motivated undergraduate and graduate (MSc and PhD) students. Interested candidates are encouraged to contact her.
  • Dr. Safia Omer's Lab is recruiting for a lab technician. The application is available at https://forms.gle/TfPn4kLVLahDWPEY9. See here for more information.
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