Experimental Postdoctoral Fellowship Award – CLOSED
Description: The McDonald Institute Experimental Postdoctoral Fellow Award in Astroparticle Physics is to support faculty at a recognized Canadian academic institution to hire a postdoctoral fellow. The program will support several postdoctoral fellows by covering 75% of the direct cost, up to an annual salary of $70,000 CAD plus benefits, for up to two years. Other components of the package (e.g., relocation, travel allowance, etc.) are 100% paid by the host institution. This opportunity is limited to faculty members in Astroparticle physics.
Applications will be evaluated based on scientific merit, alignment with the objectives of the McDonald Institute, and incorporation of equity, diversity, inclusion, and Indigenization (EDII) principles into applicant’ research environment and recruitment and onboarding processes. The scoring matrix is available for review at the end of the application form.
Eligibility:
- The applicant must be a faculty/PI/Group/Institution in experimental APP research at a recognized (Tri-Council funding eligible) Canadian academic institution
- The research must be aligned with the McDonald Institute Research Strategy.
- The applicant must be planning to fill a postdoctoral position that will commence no later than September 30, 2026.
Application process:
The applicant must provide the following:
- Application form together with two-page response to Section B.
- Salary package for the postdoc fellow, that is the total salary, the source(s) of other funding with an explanation, and the amount of funding requested.
Application documents should be sent to admin@mcdonaldinstitute.ca with “MI-EPDF R1 – [Applicant’s Last name]” as the subject line.
Timeline:
Competition opened: November 25, 2025
Competition closed: January 14, 2026
Results Released: February, 2026