Current Opportunities

Supervisor	Department	Description	Available Positions	Apply
Aneesh Thakur	Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO)	The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), Canada’s Centre for Pandemic Research, is a world leader in infectious disease research and vaccine development for humans and animals. See more...	PhD	Candidates must submit electronically, one single application document (pdf file) that includes (1) a letter of motivation, (2) a complete curriculum vitae (CV), (3) a copy of graduate transcripts, and (4) contact information for individuals willing to provide references. See more...
Dr. Eric Sy	Department of Medicine (Regina)	There has been an increasing number of critically ill patients, related to an aging population, improved chronic disease management, and expansion of critical care services. See more...	MSC	Prospective students should contact Dr. Sy directly. You should include: A current CV (with at least three references who may be contacted), a letter of intent summarizing your research interests, relevant experience, strengths/weaknesses, and career goals, and a copy of your transcripts.
Dr. David Cooper	Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology	Opportunities for graduate students and research fellows to study bone microstructural dynamics. See more...	MSC, Ph.D., PDF	Interested candidates should contact Dr. Cooper and provide a current CV (including references) and cover letter summarizing relevant experience and related research interests. Those interested in student positions should provide a copy of their transcripts (informal is acceptable).
Dr. Changting Xiao	Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology	Opportunities for graduate students and research fellows to study new aspects of lipid metabolism in the context of metabolic disorders and cardiovascular disease. See more...	MSC, Ph.D., PDF	Students and fellows interested in joining the lab should apply to Dr. Xiao at the e-mail address listed below. When applying, please send a 1-2 sentence ‘statement of interest’ explaining why you would like to join the lab, unofficial transcripts, and contact information of at least 2 references.
Dr. Anand Krishnan	Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology	Opportunities to study the characterization of the nerve-tumor interface in animal models of breast cancer using proteomic approaches. See more...	MSc, Ph.D., PDF	Students and fellows interested in applying for this opportunity should contact Dr. Krishnan by email. When applying, please include a statement of interest, transcripts, and contact information for 2 references.
Dr. Soo Kim	School of Rehabilitation Science	Dr. Soo Kim, Associate Professor with the School of Rehabilitation Science at the University of Saskatchewan, is looking for a highly motivated graduate student (1 MSc) to work on breast cancer survivorship research focused on shoulder rehabilitation. See more...	MSc	Contact Dr. Soo Kim and include your CV, GPA, a 1-paragraph “statement of interest” explaining why you would like to join the team, transcripts (unofficial accepted) and contact information of three referees (one of whom can speak to your previous research experience).
Dr. Scott Widenmaier	Anatomy, Physiology, & Pharmacology	Opportunities to study new aspects of immunometabolism in the context of obesity-linked metabolic disease. See more...	MSC, Ph.D., PDF	Students and fellows interested in joining the lab should apply to Dr. Widenmaier by email. When applying, please send a 1-2 sentence ‘statement of interest' explaining why you would like to join the lab as well as unofficial transcripts and contact information of at least 2 references.
Dr. Juan Ianowski	Anatomy, Physiology, & Pharmacology	Opportunities to study cystic fibrosis airway disease pathobiology and the molecular and cellular mechanisms of epithelial transport that may contribute to lung disease. See more...	MSc, Ph.D., PDF	For application details please see Dr. Ianowski's lab's website.
Dr. Kerri Kobryn	Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology	The lab studies the family of enzymes referred to as telomere resolvases that form hairpin telomeres in Borrelia, Agrobacterium and several bacteriophages. See more...	MSc, Ph.D.	Dr. Kobryn is currently accepting applicants for the MSc and Ph.D. programmes, including government-funded students. The potential applicants are encouraged to discuss his/her research interests and questions about pursuing graduate study at the University of Saskatchewan with Dr. Kobryn at kerri.kobryn@usask.ca.
Dr. Michael Levin	Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology	Join a dynamic, world-class, generously funded basic and translational science team studying the basic mechanisms of Multiple Sclerosis. Post Doc Students Graduate Students Masters Students	MSc, Ph.D., PDF	Students and fellows interested in joining the lab should apply to Catherine Hutchinson by email. When applying, please include a CV, transcripts (unofficial is acceptable), a brief statement of interest, and contact information for at least 2 references
Dr. Brian Eames	Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology	Come join an interdisciplinary team of researchers in the lab of Dr. Brian F. Eames in the Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology as an MSc, PhD or PDF in evolutionary transcriptomics. See more...	MSc, Ph.D., PDF	Please send your CV (including names of 3 references), an unofficial copy of TOEFL results, if appropriate, and a written statement describing how your research experience and career goals make you the perfect candidate for this position to Dr. Eames at b.frank@usask.ca. Applicants are reviewed from now until positions are filled.

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