Research Opportunities in MCB
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 PhD graduate student position is available in 2026 in the lab of Dr. Priyanka Pundir - 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.
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