Research Associate opportunities
The below ad runs from May 1 to October 31, 2025.
Successful candidates must hold a doctoral degree or have equivalent qualifications and experience. Minimum starting salary is $50,000, commensurate with skills and experience and in alignment with IRCC regulations as applicable.
Application Process: Applicants are to submit a curriculum vitae and names of references to the contact listed under each chosen field. Applicants will be contacted if their CV matches the department's requirements.
Application materials, including letters of reference, will be handled in accordance with the protection of privacy provisions of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Manitoba). Please note that curriculum vitaes may be provided to participating members of the search process.
The University of Manitoba is committed to the principles of equity, diversity & inclusion and to promoting opportunities in hiring, promotion and tenure (where applicable) for systemically marginalized groups who have been excluded from full participation at the University and the larger community including Indigenous Peoples, women, racialized persons, persons with disabilities and those who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, questioning, intersex, asexual and other diverse sexual identities). All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.
If you require accommodation supports during the recruitment process, please contact UM.Accommodation@umanitoba.ca or 204-474-7195. Please note this contact information is for accommodation reasons only.
Biomedical Sciences – Bioinformatician
Join the 2025-2029 Genome Canada funded PrairieGen Project as a Research Associate – Bioinformatician in the Zovoilis and Greenberg Labs at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg. You'll lead bioinformatics analysis for a large-scale multi-omics initiative contributing to the PanCanadian Genome Library (PCGL), while working closely with the Statistical Genomics and Bioinformatics (SGB) Platform and the Bioinformatics Core Platform at CCMB. This project will generate cutting-edge genomic, transcriptomic, and epigenomic data to power AI-enabled precision medicine across Manitoba and Saskatchewan. This is a unique opportunity to join one of Canada’s fastest growing genomics and bioinformatics hubs, backed by new PromethION and Illumina sequencing infrastructure and local HPC systems. The environment offers national collaborations through the Canadian Bioinformatics Hub (CBH) and BioNet, over 500 TB of annual data output, and regular training in AI and bioinformatics. You’ll design and implement pipelines, lead large-scale data analysis, contribute to high-impact publications, and collaborate with clinicians and scientists across disciplines—all while advancing innovations in precision health. The ideal candidate will hold an MSc or PhD in bioinformatics, genomics, computer science, or a related field, with at least four years of hands-on experience in next-generation sequencing (NGS) data analysis (e.g., RNA-seq, WGS), scripting in R, Python, and Bash, and working in high-performance computing (HPC) environments. Familiarity with cloud computing, genomic data management, and multi-institutional project coordination and a demonstrated ability to lead or support interdisciplinary projects in a research or clinical setting will be considered assets.
Biosystems Engineering
Stored grain ecosystems, smart technologies for food processing, biological treatment of wastes, biological production of biofuels and bioproducts, remediation of contaminated soils & groundwater, instrumentation for soil & water monitoring, management of environmental odours, airborne disease transmission, bio-processing, infrared spectroscopy & electromagnetic imaging, animal and plant production environment, agricultural machinery systems, alternative building systems, surface engineering of polymeric materials, development of natural textile fibres, and tissue engineering.
Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS/CERC)
Environmental education; atmospheric science with a focus in the field areas of electromagnetic and remote sensing of climate science, sea-ice geophysics, climatology, this includes either mid-latitude or polar environment; atmospheric science with carbon dynamics in polar marine environment; air-surface carbon exchange; estuarine and tundra environments of the Canadian arctic and sub-Arctic coastal zones; terrestrial ecosystem modeling (soil-vegetation-atmosphere); eddy correlation systems; forest ecology, agriculture or related biological field in statistical modeling; forest biophysical modeling; invasive species biology, landscape change and spatial analysis of the agro ecosystem in remote sensing and image analysis; human geography, human environment, human ecology, or other related fields with a focus on the impact of change on people, especially aspects of subsistence lifestyles (food, clothing, health, education, informal economy) in the boreal forest, arctic, or west coast island environments; atmospheric or meteorological sciences with a focus on one or more of the following: atmospheric modeling (any scale), atmospheric remote sensing, extremes in the weather and climate system, severe weather processes (mesoscale and synoptic scale forcings), surface-atmosphere coupling, boundary layer processes, environmental chemistry, environmental geochemistry, biogeochemistry, aquatic chemistry, cryospheric chemistry; sea ice biogeochemistry; mercury biogeochemistry; oil spills in the arctic; long range transport of contaminants to polar and alpine regions; chemical transport across environmental interfaces; chemical speciation and bioavailability; interaction between climate change and global contamination; processes related to melting glaciers, glacier-fjord-ocean interactions, sedimentary biogeochemistry, broad field of arctic system science with a particular emphasis on how sea ice relates to the areas of geomicrobiology, low temperature isotope systematics, biogeochemistry, physical oceanography or biological oceanography; glaciology, flow and deformation of ice, palaeoclimate, ice core studies, sea level rise from melting ice, processes related to flow of ice streams, icebergs and their role in the ecosystem; ice sheets, studies of bromine and its relation to the ecological/graditional knowledge within northern communities; ecosystem health indicators modelling; marine mammal survey and spatial habitat statistics; climate change effects, hydroelectric regulation of freshwater on physical, biological and biogeochemical conditions – review and analysis of historical information, new data from summer and winter field studies/programs, and modeling of freshwater runoff, atmosphere-ice-ocean interactions, including physical, chemical and biological aspects of Hudson Bay oceanography; ecotoxicology and ecological risk assessment, fate and effects of pesticides, toxicity tests and standard bioassay development and wastewater contaminants; radar; RF technologies; microwave; electromagnetic fields; electromagnetic modeling; machine learning; artificial intelligence, AI. Responsible for coordination among five research teams, organizing meetings, providing progress reports to Manitoba Hydro, the University of Manitoba, and NSERC.
Chemistry
Electrochemistry, materials characterization with x-ray and electron probe techniques, photoelectrochemical energy conversion, conducting polymers, environmental chemistry, environmental analytical chemistry, instrumental mass spectrometry, metallomics, inorganic chemistry, organometallic chemistry/homogeneous catalysis, computational chemistry, molecular dynamics, density-functional theory, scanning probe microscopy, conducting polymer electronics, systems micro-electronic materials and devices, nanotechnology, nanoparticle synthesis and characterization, solid-state NMR of inorganic materials, natural products chemistry, polyketide biosynthesis, vibrational spectroscopy and spectromicroscopy, protein purification, protein and RNA biochemistry, structural biology, cell signaling, cell biology, biochemistry and molecular biology, systems biology, infrared and Raman microscopy of biological samples and polymers, drug design synthesis and in vitro and in vivo testing, organic chemistry, organic synthesis, development of novel antimicrobials, peptidomimetics, glycotherapeutics, medicinal chemistry, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), transmission cryoelectron microscopy, X-ray diffraction of proteins, protein NMR, solid state chemistry, magnetism, crystallography and diffraction, intermetallics, crystal growth, machine learning. The position requires candidates with graduate degree or higher.
Community Health Sciences
Aging, applied statistics, arts-based health research, biostatistics, cancer, cancer epidemiology, child injury prevention, community-based and partnership based research, cultural safety, database development, data science, environment and health, epidemiology, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, First Nations/Métis/Inuit health and well-being, global health, health care delivery systems, health disparities, health economics, health policy, health services research, Indigenous studies, infection/ inflammation, knowledge synthesis, knowledge transfer, knowledge translation, machine learning, maternal and child health, mathematical modeling, infectious disease modeling, mental health, military, veteran and family health, natural language processing, pharmaco-epidemiology, population health, program evaluation, psychiatric epidemiology, public health, qualitative health research, quality of care, quantitative social sciences, research project management, risk communication, rural and remote health service delivery research, social and behaviour sciences, social and indigenous determinants of health, spatial epidemiology/statistics, statistical and machine learning with applications in public or population health, strength-based research, trauma and resilience in children, vaccine epidemiology, vaccine hesitancy and vaccine safety and effectiveness.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Sensors and actuators; biosensors; computational electromagnetics; bioelectromagnetics; microfluidics; conducting polymer devices; dielectric spectroscopy; biomedical imaging; electromagnetic inverse problems. Electromagnetic compatibility; design, simulation, and fabrication of MRI cables; radio resource management in femtocell networks; cognitive femtocell networks; power control in wireless networks. RF circuit design; microwave and mm-wave test; RFID system design; RF printed electronics; microwave systems; transmission line modeling. Photonics; biophotonics; solid-state lasers; laser spectroscopy and microscopy; nonlinear optics; optical coherence tomography. High voltage engineering; condition monitoring in power systems; high voltage transformers; energy harvesting; Renewable Energy; Power system protection; electrical power distribution and generation: power control and stability; AI applications in power systems; Power Quality; HVDC; Smart Grids; Microgrids; Power Electronics; Electric Vehicles and chargers; Real time simulation; Mechatronics. Biomicrofluidics; single cell electronic analysis. Biological signal analysis, and biomedical instrumentation. Biomedical engineering; biological signals acquisition and analysis, particularly Electrovestibulography, EEG, EMG and respiratory sounds; multimodal brain imaging. Civil structural health monitoring, wireless sensing systems. Stochastic modeling of communication systems; Markov chains, queueing theory, stochastic ordering of queueing systems; matrix-analytic methods, call admission control; capacity analysis of CDMA systems; tail probabilities, channel coding, LDPC code; Gilbert-Elliot Markov channel modeling. 6G and beyond cellular networks (spectrum/resource management, coexistence, distributed wireless access, scheduling, power control, network selection, fronthauling/backhauling, cloud-RAN, massive MIMO, cell-free large MIMO, mobility/handoff management); reconfigurable intelligent surfaces. IoT; embedded systems; artificial intelligence applied to imaging and other systems; deep learning; high-performance computing. Satellite networks, non-terrestrial networks, space-air-ground integrated networks, applied AI in networked systems, embedded AI, edge computing.
Immunology, Faculty of Medicine
Immunobiology of infectious disease; chronic inflammation; autoimmunity; rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, inflammatory bowel disease; leukemia, lymphoma, breast cancer, cancer immunotherapy; natural killer cell and natural killer T cells; dendritic cells; induction of transplantation tolerance; molecular signalling mechanisms; B lymphocyte biology; antibodies; T lymphocyte differentiation and function; neutrophils and allergic immune responses; regulation and function of Fc receptors; cytokines and cytokine receptors; host defence peptides; immune responses to parasites; Leishmania; Trypannosomes; cell therapy; bone marrow transplantation; mucosal immunity; animal models of chronic disease, immune deficiency and infection, vaccination strategies; bacterial infection, chlamydia; immune regulation; allergy; airway inflammation; neuroimmunology; pathogenesis of HIV infection; live-cell imaging host-pathogen interactions, immune cell migration, flow cytometry; immunophenotyping; immune biomarkers; lentiviral-based gene therapy; proteomics; systems biology.
Or directly contact faculty members: https://umanitoba.ca/medicine/immunology/faculty-staff#faculty
Mechanical Engineering
Field of Research: finite element method, adaptive algorithms in FEM, structural analysis with FEM, meshless methods, general finite difference method, quantitative nondestructive evaluation with computational inverse methods; multiaxial fatigue, fracture mechanics, elasticity, plasticity, composite materials, nano-mechanics, mechanics of materials, nonlinear dynamics, legged locomotion robotics, biomechanics, computer assisted industrial engineering, computer integrated manufacturing, robotics, integrated CAD,CAPP,CAM systems, reverse engineering, system modeling and simulation, manufacturing process, forming and joining of metals, mechanical properties and repair of gas turbine alloys, teleoperation and robotics, control systems, actuators and fluid power, fracture mechanisms and mechanics, fatigue, acoustic emission, polymers, dislocation theory, corrosion, microstructure-mechanical properties of materials, numerical modeling and simulation of materials processing, aerospace materials, polymer and composite processing, composite joining and bonding, thermomechanical processing and microstructural characterization of metallic alloys, processing-microstructure-property relationship studies in nanostructured materials and process development optimization and physical metallurgy of joining of aerospace alloys, alternative energy and modeling of biomass energy conversion systems, high velocity kinetic turbines, icing of wind turbines, droplet and spray vaporization and combustion, turbulent flow, aerospace engineering, acoustic wave propagation, supercritical flow stability, complex flows, industrial multiphase flows, ice accretion measurement, steam condenser modelling, computational fluid dynamics, transport phenomena in porous media, core analysis, two-phase flow in condensers, heat transfer augmentation, experimental fluid dynamics, turbulent flows, laser doppler velocimetry, turbulence modeling, large-eddy simulation, direct numerical simulation, environmental fluid mechanics, transport phenomena, tissue engineering, nanomedicine, biocomposites for implantation, biointerface, gene/stem cell therapy, atomistic modeling and simulations, yielding and plasticity in nanocrystaline materials and metallic glass, diffusivity and mobility of grain boundary, structural health monitoring, structural repair and enhancement, energy harvesting and nano-technology, nanomechanics and computational material science, atomistic modeling and simulations, yielding and plasticity in nanocrystalline materials and metallic glass, diffusivity and mobility of grain boundary. Graduate degree or higher required.
Ongomiizwin
Potential Fields of Research: Indigenous health, health care efficiency, health policy, health services research, community-based and partnership based research, cultural safety, rural and remote health service delivery
Pharmacy: Dr. Abdullah Maruf
The Maruf Lab (aka Pharmacogenetics Knowledge to Action Lab), led by Dr. Abdullah Al Maruf, is seeking a Research Associate (RA) interested in clinical pharmacogenomics research. The overarching aim of the group is to facilitate the development, evaluation, and implementation of evidence-informed precision medicine tools to guide the safe and effective use of medications. The primary purpose of the RA is to support the Principal Investigator (PI) and the research team in coordinating and administrating several clinical research projects related to pharmacogenomics. The RA will develop study documents such as informed consent, case report forms, questionnaires, databases, and promotional materials. The RA will create an effective recruitment plan and manage the day-to-day activities of the assigned projects, providing direct support to the PI. The RA will directly interact with study participants to collect self-report measures and saliva samples. The RA will also plan, organize, and direct activities related to the projects, including developing and customizing REDcap databases. Previous experience in clinical research, biostatistical analysis, and working with genomics data would be considered an asset. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to become a Clinical Scientist.
Pharmacy: Dr. Anna Chudyk
Dr. Anna Chudyk invites applications for a full or part-time position of Research Associate at the College of Pharmacy, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba in Winnipeg (Canada). Dr. Chudyk’s research focuses on developing the science (e.g., models, methods) that underlie patient engagement and patient-oriented research and applying these learnings to research focused on patient-centred healthcare transformation. Her work is interdisciplinary and engages multiple knowledge user groups (e.g., patients, care partners, clinicians) as members of the research team.
Under the direction of Dr. Chudyk, the Research Associate will lead an independent research project within the lab’s research framework. The successful candidate will hold a PhD in a health science related discipline and have related training and experience in participatory or patient-oriented research. The successful applicant should have an established track record of leading multi-knowledge user engagement initiatives that employ mixed-method approaches, have a strong publication record, and experience with training others. The successful candidate must be organized, communicative, and reliable, demonstrate an ability to pioneer new projects/approaches, and be able to work independently and collaboratively within Dr. Chudyk’s lab.
Pharmacy: Dr. Jillian Stobart
Dr. Jillian Stobart invites applications for a full-time position of Research Associate at the College of Pharmacy, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba in Winnipeg (Canada). Dr. Stobart’s research program aims to understand the functional role of brain pericytes and astrocytes in health and diseases such as Alzheimer’s Disease and stroke. She uses a variety of research methodologies including mouse models, small-animal surgery, live-animal imaging, molecular biology (genotyping, cloning, western blots, immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization, shRNA and ribozyme design), in vitro techniques (cell culture, flow cytometry, etc.), microscopy, image analysis and biostatistics.
A Research Associate is needed to lead an independent research project within the lab’s research framework. The successful candidate will hold a PhD in a biological science related discipline and have related training and experience in the fields of neuroscience or pharmacology. The successful applicant should be familiar with the techniques in the lab and have a track-record of training others. The successful candidate must be organized, demonstrate an ability to pioneer new projects/techniques, and be able to work independently and collaboratively within Dr. Stobart’s team. Experience with equipment development/design and MATLAB programming is an asset.
Pharmacy: Dr. Kowalec (Genetics)
The Kowalec lab is a multi-disciplinary research program at the University of Manitoba, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, which combines genomics, biostatistics, and epidemiology, and utilizes large-scale genomics, and population-based health datasets to advance the health of those affected by neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases. Our work regularly involves an extensive network of Canadian, American, Swedish, and other international collaborators Our group is in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy, at the University of Manitoba, where we contribute to a data science hub. We are a "dry-lab" focused on computation and analysis but collaborate with "wet-lab" groups internationally.
Pharmacy: Dr. Sherif Eltonsy
The mission of Eltonsy Lab is to generate real-world evidence that improve decision-making processes for the wellbeing of vulnerable populations. The team brings together members from a variety of disciplines. Current projects include utilization and comparative safety of prescription medications in pregnant women, children and other special populations. The team is also leading studies focusing on health impacts of new medications on vulnerable population groups in Manitoba, Canada and other countries.
Applicants will have the opportunity to contribute to ongoing research and work closely with our collaborators across several universities in Canada and globally. Tasks include conducting original research, which include designing research questions, conducting literature reviews, accessing existing data, conducting data analyses, reporting results, and drafting and revising manuscripts. Applicants will participate in writing statistical analysis plans, publications and grants and, work within a large team of research assistants and students, and provide support to the group.
Pharmacy: Dr. Shweta Mital
The field of research to include would be health economics/pharmacoeconomics. The list to describe the field of research can include health economic evaluation, cost-effectiveness analyses, budget impact analyses, discrete choice experiments, health policy evaluation using quasi-experimental methods.
Physics and Astronomy
Ultra high vacuum, cryogenic instruments; scanning tunneling microscopy; ultrafast optical measurements and lasers; high resolution microwave and infrared spectroscopy; experimental condensed matter physics; nano magnetism (nanoparticles and thin-films); x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and x-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD); atomic probes of nuclear magnetism;, magnetism in constrained geometries; drug delivery and hyperthermia; nanocomposites; condensed matter theory and statistical physics; theory of chiral magnetic polaritons; mathematical physics; strongly correlated quantum systems; spin chains and quantum wires; non-equilibrium dynamics of ultra cold atomic gases; computational modeling of point defects in insulators; graphene-structured systems; atomic and molecular physics; electronic properties of nanostructures; spin transport in quantum systems; electron conduction in the DNA; spintronics; precision atomic mass measurements on stable and unstable nuclides using ion traps; beta-neutrino and beta-delayed neutron correlation measurements in the decay of trapped ions; time-of-flight mass spectrometry of biomolecules, experimental subatomic physics, lasers; laser trapping and cooling; ion trapping and cooling; radioactive beams; subatomic physics theory; high-energy astrophysics; compact objects, pulsar wind nebulae and supernova remnants; gravitational wave and multi-messenger astrophysics; clusters of galaxies; active galactic nuclei; detection systems and signal processing for medical imaging applications; biological physics; microfluidics; medical physics; Ultrafast magnetism; THz spectroscopy; cavity spintronics and cavity magnonics; ultrasonic spectroscopy and wave physics of complex materials; lab-on-chip and point-of-care diagnosis.
Plant Science
Department of Plant Science
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg R3T 2N2
plant.science@umanitoba.ca
Field(s) of research
Plant pathology, plant physiology, crop ecology, crop breeding, forage production, sustainable cropping systems, bioinformatics, genetics and genomics.
Soil Science
Department of Soil Science
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg R3T 2N2
soilsci@umanitoba.ca
Field(s) of research
agricultural nutrient management and optimization,
agronomic biofortification of food crops with micronutrients,
nutrient dynamics, loading, transport and export from agricultural land,
root-soil-microbe interactions in rhizosphere,
dynamics of greenhouse gas exchange,
life-cycle analysis in agriculture,
pesticide fate monitoring, modelling and contamination risk assessment,
soil erosion, redistribution and its impacts,
tillage impacts on agriculture and the environment,
land use and land management,
water management in agricultural watersheds,
arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal ecology,
nematology,
management of soilborne diseases,
remediation of contaminated land,
soil thermal regime, its impact on soil functions,
soil moisture regime and its impact on soil strength, trafficability, workability, and compaction,
soil structural dynamics and its impact on physical processes
modelling of field hydrologic and physical processes,
remote sensing (e.g., satellites and UAV) applications in agriculture and environmental monitoring and assessment,
decision support tools (DST) using open-source programming languages (e.g., Python),
Artificial intelligence and machine learning applications in soil science,
agricultural meteorology and micrometeorology,
radio and mass isotope applications in soil science,
Research Associate checklist
The candidate will:
- have a PhD
- synthesize the literature and suggest a plan of action for proposal development to the PI
- be technically competent in their field of study to undertake independent and team research at a world-class level
- evaluate data as it is collected and suggest changes to the direction of the research or the protocols
- be expected to prepare manuscripts and grant applications
- be expected to produce their own research paper in collaboration with other researchers involved in the project
- manage the day-to-day activities of the research project and team
- be expected to mentor students and junior team members