Jobs & Opportunities

Careers in Canadian Astroparticle Physics

Undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral fellow, and staff opportunities are open for the worlds’ boldest and brightest to make the next big discovery in astroparticle physics. See the opportunities and projects open across Canada, and find the position that is right for you.

• Careers in Astroparticle Physics

Funding Opportunities & Calls for Proposals

The McDonald Institute has several funding opportunities to enable meaningful scientific progress and maximize collaborative interactions, researcher exposure and the overall impact of the Astroparticle physics community.  The four streams, Internships,  Research Resources, Exchanges and Linkages, and Collaborations, each has its own set of funding envelopes, timelines, and review processes.

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Professional Development Opportunities

The McDonald Institute is pleased to present the Professional Development Opportunities (PDO) program for everyone in the astroparticle physics community and collaborating disciplines; undergraduates, graduates, postdoctoral fellows, staff, and faculty are all welcome to attend events to advance their professional development skills.

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PhD Exchange Program

The McDonald Institute has launched the new PhD Exchange Program! This program will expand opportunities for Canadian and International PhD students to get experience and international exposure during their studies in astroparticle physics or related fields. There are a limited number of awards annually and will cover the costs of travel and accommodations during the exchange. Exchanges in astroparticle physics can be up to six months in duration and can support Canadian PhD students going to a foreign country, or any international PhD students coming to Canada.

For more information on the program or to sponsor PhD Exchanges, please contact mcdonald.institute@queensu.ca

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Frontier Research Venture Fund

The Canadian astroparticle physics community are invited to apply ‘in-year’ for funding opportunities that help maximize the scientific output from the suite of experiments that are currently operational or under development. Proposals that seek funding in the following areas are invited to apply:

1. Programmatic or Network-level research partnership development initiatives.
2. Unique capacity building/training/professional development opportunities within existing research projects.
3. Seed funding of new research and development initiatives to build new teams or enable proof of principle that will lead to follow-on funding from other sources of research support.

Applications can be submitted at any time throughout the research funding year and will be considered at the quarterly Scientific Advisory Committee meetings.

Applicants must be associated with a Canadian academic institution. Please read the program guidelines below for further information.

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CAPSS: Undergraduate Summer School

The Canadian Astroparticle Physics Summer School (CAPSS) is an intensive week-long undergraduate school that will introduce students to the current topics in the field of astroparticle physics at Queen’s University and SNOLAB.

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