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Professors at University of Alberta with active hiring signals for PhD students — reach out if your research matches.

Ahmed Hussain

Prosthodontist, Discipline Lead (Restorative Dentistry) and Director, Dental Implant Clinic, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Dentistry Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.
Biomaterial, Digital Dentistry and Artificial Intelligence, Prosthodontics, Precision Health Design

Ahmed Qureshi

Professor and Engineering Research Chair in Advanced Manufacturing Processes and Automation, Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Please note that I post all of my research vacancies on my Linkedin profile which can be found here: www.linkedin.com/in/ajqureshi Please follow this profile for upcoming job postings and apply through the links provided. Please also note that due to the sheer volume of application emails that I rec…
Design And Manufacturing, Additive Manufacturing, Advanced Manufacturing, Automation And Robotics, Engineering Management, Information And Knowledge Management, Ergonomics, Process Management, U of A Engineering Research Chair, Human Performance Systems, Advanced Manufacturing, P…

Alan Wilman, PhD

Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Looking for students: PDF
MRI development, relaxation and susceptibility mapping, multiple sclerosis

Alexa Ferdinands

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Supervision I am currently accepting MSc and PhD students. To inquire about available positions, please send an email detailing your experience and research interests, along with your CV. Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision. Undergraduate students interested i…
Food Environments, Public Health Nutrition, Qualitative Methods, Community-Based Participatory Research, Youth Health

Alexandra Walters

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation - Academic Programs · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision. Accepting Graduate students (Master's and PhD); Email with CV, transcript and a one-page personal statement. If you are interested in learning more about my research, please email me at awalters@ualberta.ca
Adapted Physical Activity; Quality Participation; Qualified Exercise Professionals; Research Partnerships; Knowledge Mobilization My research focuses on advancing quality participation in adapted physical activity, sport, exercise, and recreation for persons experiencing disabili…

Alexandre Da Costa

Professor, Faculty of Education - Educational Policy Studies Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently not taking on new students. However, if your doctoral or postdoctoral research interests directly focus on policing in schools using abolitionist, anti-racist, and/or decolonial perspectives, please make an inquiry.
sociology of education; cultural studies; race and anti-racism; anti-oppression education; critical whiteness studies; policing in schools; Racism and racialization; Whiteness; anti-racism; Settler colonialism; Police and policing in schools; police and policing in schools, anti-…

Ali Imanpour

Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Prof. Imanpour is currently accepting applications for M.Sc. and Ph.D. positions.
Professor, Engineering Department Executive, Structural Engineering, Seismic design of steel structures, Large-scale structural testing, Stability of structures, Connection behaviour, Nonlinear simulation techniques, Building decarbonization, Machine learning-based tools for stru…

Aman Ullah

Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept; Associate Dean (Academic), Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Deans Office · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Applicants with strong academic backgrounds, communication skills, and training in polymer chemistry and chemical/material engineering are of particular interest. Currently no funded positions are available but candidates with external scholarships funding will be considered with priority. Please fe…
Major Responsibilities/Research Interests Since their introduction at the beginning of the 20th century, the global production of petroleum-based plastics has continuously been increasing. It is almost impossible to imagine our future without the use of the plastics. Polymers hav…

Amber Mosewich

Associate Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation - Academic Programs · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Dr. Mosewich is not currently accepting applications for graduate students.
Dr. Mosewich’s research interests focus on the examination of stress, coping, emotion, and resultant cognitive and behavioural responses within the sport domain. The sport context can present many challenges, and ensuring that athletes have the skills and resources to effectively…

Amit Kumar, PhD, PEng

Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
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Website: https://www.ualbertaenergysystems.ca/, Energy And Environment, Renewable Energy, Fluid Mechanics, Energy Storage, Combustion, Engineering Management, Resource Planning, Process Management, Economic Forecasting, Canada Research Chair, Sustainable Energy, Environmental Eng…

Andreas Hamann

Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Renewable Resources Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Opportunities for Graduate Students, Postdocs & Research Associates If you are interested in joining the research group as graduate student, postdoc or research associate, see these opportunities and positions.
My primary research fields are global change biology, genetics, and climate change adaptation with applications in forest ecology and management. I ask: How are tree species and their populations adapted to the environments in which they occur? How is the growth and health of nat…

Anne Laarman

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ If you are interested in having a follow-up conversation, or would like to explore the possibility of research experience, please contact me. Opportunities are available as funding and space allows. Due to supply-chain issues and COVID waves, planned animal projects may be delayed on short notice.
Nutrition, physiology, ruminant, absorption physiology, gut development, diet adaptation

Antonio Miguel-Cruz

Associate Professor, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine - Occupational Therapy · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Research The PEAR lab has opening positions for HQP at all levels, i.e., master, Ph.D. and postdoctoral. Interested students looking for a supervisor are welcome to contact me directly. Project 1. DEVELOPMENT OF A ROBOTIC TOY FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES Student background: Mechanical or electri…
Miguel-Cruz is the director of the PEAR lab. Miguel-Cruz is an engineer and his research focuses on understanding how technologies used in community and healthcare settings can foster healthy aging and, ultimately, the wellbeing of older adults and their caregivers. Miguel Cruz's…

Arto Ohinmaa

Professor, School of Public Health · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Supervision Currently, I am not accepting new MSc or PhD students.
Health economics, economic evaluation, health-related quality of life, public health economics, mental health economics. My main research areas include economic evaluation of health care programs, health related quality of life measurement, health technology assessment, distribut…

Ashley Esarey

Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts - Political Science Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Supervision: Dr. Esarey would welcome supervising graduate studies related to East Asian politics.
Political communication, Leadership, Democratization, Foreign Relations, Politics of China and Taiwan

Ava Becker

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education - Secondary Education Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I am not currently accepting any new doctoral students. I welcome expressions of interest from graduate students seeking to research topics related to multi- and plurilingualism, language socialization, multimodality, mental health, and (language) education for those hoping to begin their programs i…
The lived experience of language, language and trauma, multimodality, plurilingualism, language ideology, qualitative methods, language socialization, discourse analysis

Barb Thomas

Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Renewable Resources Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Current positions available for both PhDs and PDFs – Please contact me directly or visit: https://ales-ssl.ales.ualberta.ca/gradpositions
tree improvement forest genetics ecophysiology climate resilience Job/Research Area: Applied tree improvement and ecophysiology. Major Responsibilities/Research Interests: My interests include addressing both basic and applied questions to enhance conifer seed orchard productiv…

Ben Jar

Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Research in the following areas is available for graduate study. Please contact me for details. - Characterization of viscous behavior of polymers and 3D-printed polymers - Environmental stress cracking resistance of polymers - Slow crack growth of polymeric materials - Toughness of rail steels - D…
Mechanics And Materials, Experimental Mechanics, Fracture Mechanics, Composites And Polymers, Design And Manufacturing, Additive Manufacturing, High-Performance Materials, Structural Reliability

Ben Willing

Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Please inquire to Dr. Willing by e-mail regarding graduate and undergraduate training opportunities.
Microbiology of Nutrigenomics A diverse and abundant population of symbiotic microbes colonizes the mammalian gastrointestinal tract. Imbalances in this microbial community contribute to many diseases including asthma, diabetes, obesity, inflammatory bowel disease, and increased…

Bernadette Quemerais

Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medicine Dept · Gap Fill - Medicine & Dentistry (clinical)
⭐ I am always looking for new students so if you have an interest in Occupational Health or Occupational Hygiene please contact me.
Exposure Assessment, Environmental Chemistry, environmental monitoring, inorganic trace analysis, occupational hygiene. My program presently concentrates on exposure assessment to welding fumes and their health effects using various types of biomarkers in urine, exhaled breath co…

Bita Fallahi

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Graduate Student Opportunity – MSc or PhD Position Research Area: Magnetic Actuation for Continuum Robotics Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.
Biomedical Engineering, Control Systems

Blair Attard-Frost

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Arts - Political Science Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I am currently seeking a new PhD student to study trans perspectives on AI policy & the future of AI as part of my new lab. More info here.
Artificial intelligence, AI governance, AI policy, AI ethics, political economy of AI, digital policy, participatory governance, trans studies, feminist science & technology studies

Bo Zhang

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Dr. Zhang is accepting applications of prospective graduate students (MSc, PhD) and postdoctoral researchers with the background of, including but not limited to, geotechnical engineering, petroleum engineering, mining engineering, civil engineering, computer engineering and computing science. Highl…
Area of Study / Keywords Professor Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Geotechnical Engineering Petroleum Engineering Mining Engineering Numerical Simulation Uncertainty Quantification His research interests encompass: 1) experimenta…

Bonita Watt

Professor, Faculty of Education - Secondary Education Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Students who are interested in pursuing graduate research in the areas of CTS program development, curriculum, pedagogy, and teacher education; youth and adult school to work/school transitions; dual credit; apprenticeships; and policies related to education, training, and work are welcome to contac…
Dr. Bonnie Watt is a faculty member involved in the Career and Technology Studies (CTS) area for the Secondary Education Department. Her research interests include CTS program development, curriculum, pedagogy, and teacher education; youth and adult school to work/school transiti…

Bonnie Stelmach

Professor , Faculty of Education · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I am not accepting new doctoral students because I will begin a research study leave on July 1, 2026 until June 30, 2027. Please note that I am on study leave July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027; therefore, I am not taking on any new doctoral students for 2026-2027. I would, however, love to have conversa…
K-12 Education, Rural Education, Rural School Innovation, Parent Involvement, School Leadership, Qualitative Research

Brian Buck

Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medicine Dept · Gap Fill - Medicine & Dentistry (clinical)
⭐ He welcomes inquiries from prospective graduate students, residents and fellows interested in stroke, clinical trials, or health systems research.
atrial fibrillation, stroke, diagnostics, machine learning, neuroimaging, secondary prevention

Brian Soebbing

Associate Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation - Academic Programs · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Dr. Soebbing is currently accepting Masters and PhD student applications. For students who wish to contact Dr. Soebbing regarding the pursuit of a Thesis-based Masters or a Ph.D, please include in your initial email a CV along with a research statement outlining your particular research interest and…
sport management, sport economics, sport finance, sports betting, gambling

Britta Jensen

Associate Professor, Faculty of Science - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Admin · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ If you are interested in joining our group and have an idea, please reach out. Funding can always be a challenge, but if you have a strong record and ideas about what you would like to research take a look at the following opportunities. If you think one may work for you, be in touch: Canadian citi…
Quaternary geology; paleoenvironments; volcanology; tephrochronology Research interests in volcanic ash: Volcanic ash deposits found in different environments (e.g. marine, lake, terrestrial, ice) can provide insights into the paleoenvironmental records preserved in those enviro…

Burim N. Ametaj

Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ MSc Graduate Position — Alternative Preventive Treatments for Mastitis in Dairy Cows University of Alberta | Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science Start date: May 1, 2027 The laboratory of Dr. Burim N. Ametaj is seeking a motivated MSc student to join a new research project develo…
Ruminant Nutritional Immunology, and Member of AVRI Council. Dr. Ametaj earned his DVM from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Albania and his PhD in nutritional immunology from Iowa State University. Following postdoctoral training at Iowa State, Purdue, and Cornell universit…

Carlos 'Lobo' Cruz Noguez

Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept; Associate Dean (Education), College of Natural and Applied Sciences - Office of Education · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Prospective students interested in applying for graduate studies (MSc/PhD): please send an email including a cover letter, resume, and latest transcripts.
analysis and design of reinforced masonry and structures; nonlinear modeling; seismic engineering; large-scale system and component testing; innovative materials; structural simulation; damage mitigation

Carmel Montgomery

Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ PhD students - not currently accepting. MN students - not currently accepting.
Critical Illness, Frailty, Health Economics, Cardiovascular disease, Advanced Practice Nursing Functional and quality-of-life outcomes in ECMO survivors Impact of nurse practitioner led post-cardiac surgery follow-up clinic Costs associated with ICU nursing turnover Post-ICU synd…

Carole Estabrooks

Professor, Faculty of Nursing · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ **New postdoctoral opportunity** (Jan 2025) I am immediately recruiting for a 2-3 year postdoc who will work on intervention projects in LTC settings. The successful candidate must have: a completed PhD, demonstrable knowledge, experience and skill in quantitative research, highly developed oral and…
knowledge translation, implementation science, improvement science, aging, long term care I lead studies on: - The Impact of COVID-19 on staff and residents in LTC - Evaluating a practical strategy to manage stress related to the pandemic among front line LTC staff - The Experie…

Carrie Shaw

Assistant Professor & AGRI Research Chair, Faculty of Arts - Psychology Dept · Faculty of Science
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision. Graduate Students: I will be accepting graduate students for 2026. Please contact me first. Undergraduate Students: Contact for details about how you can be involved in my research on gambling, mental health and addiction…
gambling, mental health and addictions

Carrie Ye, MD, MPH

Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medicine Dept · Gap Fill - Medicine & Dentistry (clinical)
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision. Email with CT/transcript/personal statement
Rheumatology, Cancer, Osteoporosis, Epidemiology, Artificial Intelligence

Charles Nock

Associate Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Renewable Resources Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ We are looking for creative and hardworking individuals interested in pursuing postdoc, PhD and MSc research.
Sustainable forest management, climate change, biodiversity and ecosystem function, forest ecosystems, forest ecology, global change and the sustainable management of forests

Cheryl Poth

Professor, Faculty of Education · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ If you are interested in pursuing graduate studies, research collaborations and evaluation services please contact me to explore possibilities
Education, Educational psychology, Mixed methods research, Qualitative research, Program evaluation, Classroom assessment, Health sciences education

Chris Herd

Professor, Faculty of Science - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Admin · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I am looking for a postdoctoral researcher in Astromaterials Research. Details available here: https://apps.ualberta.ca/careers/posting/2000.
Geology, Meteorites, Mars, Petrology, Sample Return and Curation; Organic Molecules and Water in Primitive Meteorites; Meteorites from Mars; Meteorites and Small Impact Craters; The Importance of Sample Return

Christian Beaulieu

Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ MRI graduate student (MSc/PhD) projects are suitable for a wide range of multi-disciplinary backgrounds including past students with undergraduate degrees in engineering (e.g. biomedical, electrical, computer), physics (including medical physics), biology, psychology, medicine, neuroscience, computi…
magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, technical development, neurological disorders, brain imaging, biomedical imaging

Claire Benny

Assistant Professor, School of Public Health · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Accepting inquiries from MSc students (primarily in Epidemiology). To inquire about available positions, please send an e-mail detailing your experience and research interests along with your most up-to-date CV.
injury research, injury prevention, social determinants of health, causal inference, epidemiology. In my research program, we aim to investigate how social, economic, and policy conditions shape injury risk across the life course, with a particular interest in populations facing …

Clara Iwasaki

Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts - Womens & Gender Studies; Associate Professor, Arts · Gap Fill - Faculty of Arts
⭐ I will be accepting graduate students in both Women's and Gender Studies and East Asian Studies for the 2024-25 academic year. While my main specialization is in work written in the Chinese language, although not necessarily limited to China, I have broader interests in and would be willing to advis…
Chinese literature, Sinophone literature, Cold War, Transpacific Modern Chinese literature, Sinophone literature, Sinophone film, transpacific studies, world literature, translation, Taiwanese literature, Hong Kong literature, Cold War studies, race and ethnicity in East Asia M…

Corey Snelgrove

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Arts - Political Science Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Prospective Graduate Students: I am open to supervising MA or PhD students working on Indigenous-Settler Relations, Settler Colonialism and the Politics of Decolonization, and Critical Theory.
Indigenous-Settler Relations, Settler Colonialism and Decolonization, Critical Theory, Political Theory, Marx and Marxisms

Craig Chapman

Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation - Academic Programs Associate Dean Graduate, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation - Faculty Affairs · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Dr. Chapman currently supervises (or co-supervises) 3 graduate students and is currently accepting applications for additional graduate student positions. There are also many opportunities for undergraduates to get involved with research the ACELab - please contact Dr. Chapman if you are interested.
In the ACELab, we study what appear to be simple motor behaviours like reaching to take a sip of tea from a mug on a messy desk. These actions are simple in that we never even have to think of them, but they only appear that way, because the exact way the brain accomplishes the c…

Craig Jones

Professor, ENG Biomedical Engineering · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ If you are interested in medical imaging AI projects and are a person who is inquisitive and curious I am happy to talk. The best way to do that is to fill out the form https://forms.gle/N6q7gh2gHfGnPGvG6 so I can learn about your background, interests and time commitment. If you have questions you…
medical imaging, artificial intelligence, machine learning, ophthalmology, longitudinal, uncertainty

Craig Steinback

Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation - Academic Programs · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I am currently welcoming applications for graduate supervision. I also take on undergraduate practicum students and summer research students.
I am broadly interested in how the body responds and adapts to environments, activities and conditions that are associated with reduced oxygen availability. More specifically, I study how the sympathetic nervous system is activated during exposure to low oxygen, and how it acts t…

Cressida J Heyes

Professor, Faculty of Arts - Political Science Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I have supervised or co-supervised doctoral and masters students in Philosophy, Political Science, English and Film Studies, and Nursing. I am open to supervising prospective graduate students who want to work in political philosophy, especially those with interests in gender, sexuality, and embodim…
philosophy of gender and sexuality, feminist philosophy, philosophy of the body, queer theory, critical race theory, trans studies, medical humanities, contemporary social and political theory

Damien Cormier, PhD, RPsych

Professor, Faculty of Education · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I am currently accepting M.Ed. students who are applying to the School and Clinical Child Psychology program. I am NOT accepting students applying to other programs.
School Psychology, Learning, Development, Psychological Assessment, Educational Assessment, Giftedness, Ethics, Professional Practice Psychological & Educational Assessment What are the key variables that lead to meaningful educational decisions for students? How can we increase…

Dan Sameoto

Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision. If you are interested in DRA positions, Co-op, NSERC USRA or other undergraduate positions, please send me an email with your CV, most recent transcript and a description of what your research and career goals are and how t…
Area of Study / Keywords: Health Technologies, Advanced Manufacturing, Product Development, Robotics, High-Performance Materials; Research Interest: Micro-electro-mechanical Systems (MEMS) and microfabrication, Biomimetics, Polymers and Composites, Soft Robotics, Smart Materials

Dana Hayward

Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts - Psychology Dept · Faculty of Science
⭐ I will be accepting graduate students to begin Fall 2026. See the lab website and contact me for more details. Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision. Please email CV, unofficial transcript and explanation for why you want to join the VASP lab.
attention, social cognition, eye-tracking, real-world investigations. I am a cognitive neuroscientist, with an interest in spatial attention and some decision-making. While some of my work focuses on attention to nonsocial information, I am currently keen on investigating how mor…

Daniel Laforest

Professor, Faculty of Arts - Modern Languages and Cultural Studies Dept · Gap Fill - Faculty of Arts
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.
Health and Medical Humanities; Digital Humanities; Québec and Canadian Literatures; French and Francophone Studies; Comparative Literature; Literature and Philosophy; Literary and Critical Theory; Media Studies; Film Studies; Image Studies; Cultural Studies

Danielle Peers

Associate Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation - Academic Programs · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I have a limited number of graduate student openings, I only supervise students who are using a social science or humanities lens - not a science or medical one. If you are interested in working with me, please specify in your email how much training/experience you have had in sociology, political t…
critical disability studies adapted physical activity sport sociology Dr. Peers’ work bridges three fields: adapted physical activity, socio-cultural sport and movement studies, and critical disability studies. Most of their research comes from poststructuralist and intersectonal…

Darren Lau, MD, PhD, FRCP(C)

Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medicine Dept · Gap Fill - Medicine & Dentistry (clinical)
⭐ Looking for an MSc Graduate Student to start Winter 2026. Provisionally, this student will work on an administrative database study of continuous glucose monitoring use in Alberta following listing of the Abbott Freestyle Libre 2 and Dexcom G6 / G7 devices as provincial Blue Cross benefits in late 2…
Diabetes, Clinical epidemiology, Administrative databases, Health services research. Research-wise, I am interested in: Outcomes of care, Value for cost, Effectiveness of medical therapies and related technologies ... primarily as they relate to type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes…

David Quinter

Professor, Faculty of Arts - East Asian Studies Dept · Gap Fill - Faculty of Arts
⭐ We welcome applications from potential graduate students in East Asian religions and Buddhism in both the Department of East Asian Studies and the Program in Religious Studies (I have a 50/50 joint appointment and can supervise graduate students in East Asian religions, especially Buddhism, through …
East Asian Buddhism; Japanese Religions; Medieval Japan; Lived Religion; devotional cults. My area of research specialization is East Asian religions, with a focus on medieval Japanese Buddhism. In broad terms, my research examines the interweaving of narratives, rituals, and ima…

Denise J Larsen

Professor, Faculty of Education - Educational Psychology Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Unfortunately, I am not taking on any new graduate students for the 2025-2026 academic year. For prospective students interesting in studying hope in applied contexts, you might reach out to my co-director at Hope Studies, Dr. Rebecca Hudson Breen.
My primary research interest is the study of hope as it relates to counselling psychology and educational practices. My research focuses on the role of hope along with its effective use and benefits in various contexts including in individual, group, couples, career, and peer cou…

Denise Spitzer

Professor, School of Public Health · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Regrettably, I am unable to take on any new PhD students at this time.
Critical Medical Anthropology, Feminist and Gender Studies, Migration Studies, migration, intersectionality, global health, labour, participatory research, qualitative research, visual storytelling, impact of neoliberal globalization and polices on health and well-being

Dia Da Costa

Professor, Faculty of Education - Educational Policy Studies Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I encourage graduate study applications interested in decolonial, anti-caste, anti-racist, and feminist pedagogy and politics, development and cultural practice, as well as students interested in the rigorous study of colonial and post/colonial history and contemporary society, development, educatio…
Feminist, Marxian, Post/Anti/Decolonial Theory; Critical Race, Anti-Caste, Indigenous Studies; Cultural Politics of State Violence and Development, and Nationalism; Performance, Political Activism, and Praxis; South Asia, South Asians in Canada

Diane Haughland

Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Renewable Resources Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision. I welcome inquiries from students interested in lichen ecology and taxonomy, biodiversity monitoring, and applied environmental research. I also supervise course-based master’s capstone projects across a broad range of envi…
Biodiversity monitoring, Lichens, Ecology, Experiential learning, Environmental science education, Taxonomy. I am a broadly trained ecologist with particular expertise in lichens and biodiversity monitoring. My research asks how species vary across landscapes, how we recognize an…

Didier Zuniga

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Arts - Political Science Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I am interested in supervising honours and graduate students in political theory, particularly those with a passion for exploring environmental and ecological political thought, as well as ethics and politics beyond 'the human'. I welcome students who draw on critical approaches, especially feminist…
Nature, Feminist theories, New materialisms & posthumanism, Decolonial & Anticolonial political thought, Aztec (Mexica) and Nahua thought, Mesoamerican thought

Dilini Vethanayagam

Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medicine Dept · Gap Fill - Medicine & Dentistry (clinical)
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.
HHT, PAVMs, Shunts, embolic strokes, asthma, severe asthma, health services

Dr. Adrian Wagg, MB BS FRCP (Lond) FRCP (Edin) FCGS FHEA

Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medicine Dept · Gap Fill - Medicine & Dentistry (clinical)
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision. Dr. Wagg usually has undergraduate summer student research student jobs available. He has PhD and MSc students under supervision.
56 screened; 98 screened; Quality improvement; sustainability; incontinence; multi attribute utility framework. Dr. Wagg has an academic interest in continence and is nationally and internationally recognized as a leader in the field. His other research interests are community …

Dr. Amany Saad

Clinical Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medicine Dept · Gap Fill - Medicine & Dentistry (clinical)
⭐ Research Students Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.
Area of Study / Keywords Cognitive Disorders and Dementia Care Research Academic and Research Interests Early detection and diagnosis of dementia Innovative models of memory care Healthcare services for older adults Healthy aging and frailty prevention

Dr. Tongjia Zheng

incoming tenure-track Assistant Professor · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I am recruiting PhD students. Please see my UofA page for more details!
Robotics, Control Theory, Soft Robotics, Continuum Robotics, Multi-Robot Systems; Robotics · Control Theory · Soft & Continuum Robotics · Swarm Robotics · Multi-Agent Systems

Dwayne Donald

Tier 1 Canada Research Chair and Professor, Faculty of Education - Secondary Education Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ If you are interested in pursuing graduate studies in education on these topics or related issues, please contact Dwayne directly at dwayne.donald@ualberta.ca.
Dwayne is a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Reimagining Teacher Education with Indigenous Wisdom Traditions, and this work focuses on ways in which Indigenous wisdom traditions can expand and enhance understanding of curriculum and pedagogy. To learn more on Dwayne's CRC work, vi…

Ehsan Baha

Assistant Professor in Industrial Design, Faculty of Arts - Art & Design Dept · Gap Fill - Faculty of Arts
⭐ Collaboration and Supervision Ehsan welcomes collaboration across academic, industry, and public sector domains. At the University of Alberta, he is particularly interested in partnerships within: - Faculty of Arts: Drama, History, Philosophy, Media and Technology Studies, Anthropology, Economics, P…
Designer Identity Design & Democracy Design-Driven Innovation Design Education Research through Design Decolonizing Design Research Areas: - Designer identity and identity work - Design education and pedagogy - Design expertise and competency development - Research through desig…

Ehsan Hashemi

Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Available positions are posted here. Motivated graduate students and Postdocs with background in perception, motion planning, and autonomous navigation are encouraged to contact ehashemi [at] ualberta [dot] ca. Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.
Automation and Robotics, Control Theory, Human-Robot Interaction, Cooperative Autonomous Systems, Autonomous Navigation, Control theory, Distributed estimation and control, Robotics, Autonomous navigation, Human-autonomy coordination

Elaine Hyshka

Associate Professor, School of Public Health · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Supervison I am currently accepting PhD students and MSc students whose interests closely align with my research program. If you are looking for a graduate supervisor in the School of Public Health, please review my publications and email me a short outline of your proposed research topic and a copy…
I am currently appointed as an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Health Systems Innovation at the University of Alberta's School of Public Health. My research spans both health services and systems and population health pillars, and focuses on advancing a public he…

Elizabeth Halpenny

Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation - Academic Programs · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting graduate students.
pro-environmental behavior; sustainability; tourism; protected areas; recreation; community development; environmental communications. Dr. Halpenny conducts research in the areas of tourism, marketing, environmental psychology, and protected areas management. Current projects inc…

Elizabeth Onyango

Assistant Professor, School of Public Health · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Announcements: Not accepting students currently!!! Research Students: Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.
Area of Study / Keywords: Food Security and Nutrition Social Equity Health and Wellbeing of Immigrants Intersections of Gender and GBV Community Engagement Healthy Communities Research: Food insecurity, nutrition and wellbeing Intersections of gender, gender-based violence and h…

Erika Nelson

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education - Educational Policy Studies Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Supervisory Status (2027/2028): PhD Applicants: I am not accepting new doctoral students for the 2027/2028 intake cycle. Research Scope: Supervisory focus is limited strictly to candidates with established K–12 teaching and school/district leadership experience.
Educational Leadership, Netnography & Digital Research, Social Media, Digital Surveillance, Professional Identity, K-12 Schools, Qualitative Research

Erin Bayne

Professor, Faculty of Science - Biological Sciences; Director, Field Research Offic, HRHSE - Health Safety & Environment · Faculty of Science
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision. The lab provides opportunities for undergraduates interested in learning how to process sound data and camera images. That information is then used with GIS tools to build statistical models that predict how species react t…
Bioacoustics, Landscape Ecology, Human Impacts, Wildlife

Erin Grant

Assistant Professor, Departments of Psychology & Computing Science, Science · Faculty of Science
⭐ 📌 I am actively seeking motivated trainees at all levels (research intern, undergraduate research student, Master's, PhD, postdoc) with strong backgrounds in computational methods, machine learning, cognitive science, or neuroscience to join my lab. To express interest in working with me, please fil…
My research bridges cognitive science, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence to understand how biological and artificial intelligence systems build internal representations of the world that support perception, cognition, and action. My research combines modelling (simulation…

Eve Boissonnault, MD

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medicine Dept · Gap Fill - Medicine & Dentistry (clinical)
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.
Spasticity, Ultrasound, Muscle, Cryoneurolysis, Stroke

Florence Glanfield

Vice-Provost (Indigenous Programming & Research), Provost & Vice-President Academic - Admin; Professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Secondary Education · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I am currently not accepting PhD students.
Education, Mathematics, Indigenous, Relational Research, Enactivism; Primary Research Interests: Mathematics Teacher Education, Aboriginal/Indigenous curriculum perspectives, teacher education, relational research, enactivism

Frances Carr

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medicine Dept · Gap Fill - Medicine & Dentistry (clinical)
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.
Quality improvement, benzodiazepine deprescribing, virtual comprehensive geriatric assessments

Frank Hoentjen

Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medicine Dept · Gap Fill - Medicine & Dentistry (clinical)
⭐ Dr. Hoentjen's research group has positions available for PhD students in clinical research in the area's of biologics in inflammatory bowel disease, and colorectal cancer risk in inflammatory bowel disease and primary sclerosing cholangitis.
Ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, inflammatory bowel disease, inflammation, dysplasia, cancer, biologicals, microscopic colitis. Dr Hoentjen’s research focuses on IBD, a life-long inflammatory disease of the intestinal tract. His goal is to ensure that IBD patients can forget …

Gaang Lee

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Does technology benefit all equally? Well, not really. Technology spreads unevenly; there are those who cannot easily approach technology for diverse reasons (e.g., construction workers, first responders in harsh work environments where technology cannot be readily deployed, older adults and other m…
Professor, Construction Engineering, Built Environment, Human Factors, AI, Psychophysiology, Biosignal Processing, Cross-Disciplinary Engineering

George Georgiou

Full Professor, Faculty of Education - Educational Psychology Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Students interested in pursuing graduate studies in the area of reading may contact me at georgiou@ualberta.ca Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.
Learning disabilities, Educational psychology, Reading and spelling acquisition, Literacy acquisition, Reading difficulties, Cognition, Executive functioning, Reading development, PASS theory of Intelligence, Home literacy environment

Graham Pearson, FRS & FRSC

Professor, Faculty of Science - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I am interested in attracting graduate students and post-doctoral researchers to work in the following areas: Constraining the thermal history of cratonic lithosphere through conventional and new approaches to thermobarometry and thermal modelling. Petrology and geochronology of the lithospheric man…
Mantle evolution, geochemistry and petrology Radiogenic isotope geochemistry Trace element geochemistry Age and origin of diamonds Tracing diamonds using elemental and isotopic methods Origin of the continental lithosphere, especially cratons PGE geochemistry, Re-Os and Pt-Os iso…

Guanqun (Gavin) Chen

Professor & Canada Research Chair in Plant Lipid Biotechnology, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Please refer to the lab website for available positions. https://plb.ualberta.ca/available-positions/ We appreciate the interest of all applicants. Please note that only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Thank you for your understanding.
lipid biotechnology, oilseed crops, oleaginous microorganisms, canola, arabidopsis, yeast, microalgae, metabolic engineering, synthetic biology. The use of vegetable oils as a source of dietary lipids, renewable biomaterials, and biofuels is increasing worldwide. Enhancing seed o…

Hannah O'Rourke

Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I supervise undergraduate honors, masters (thesis, research stream), doctoral and post-doctoral trainees with a specific focus on complex intervention design and evaluation to promote quality of life in of older adults living with dementia and their family/ friend carers in care home settings. I am …
Dr O’Rourke leads the CONNECTing for Quality of Life (CONNECT-QoL) research program. Social connectedness—perceptions of closeness and belonging in relationships with others— is a priority for quality of life in Canada and internationally. Applying methodology for the development…

Haoran Yu

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Dr. Haoran Yu is constantly seeking students who are enthusiastic on interdisciplinary research of atmospheric pollutants' health effect and are responsible to take lead of 1-3 projects during their graduate program. If you are interested, please contact hy18@ualberta.ca with your CV and two referen…
Professor, Environmental Engineering and Science, Environmental Health, Health Effect of Ambient Pollutants, Machine Learning, Instrument Development, Atmospheric Chemistry Jan. 2023 – Present: Developing a Machine Learning Tool to Predict OP of PM2.5 with its Chemical Compositi…

Heather Armstrong

Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medicine Dept Gastroenterology · Gap Fill - Medicine & Dentistry (clinical)
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision. Our student openings are filled on a competitive basis 4 months prior to term start dates. We are presently accepting applications for June 2026 start dates (2 TRIANGLE gastroenterology awarded summer studentships available…
Gastroenterology, Microbiome, Nutrition, Gut-Brain Axis, Autoimmunity

Heather Kanuka

Professor, Faculty of Education - Educational Policy Studies Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ PLEASE NOTE: I am not supervising any new students.
Teaching orientations in higher education, academic development; Heather’s research focus revolves around orientations of teaching and technology, and academic development.

Heather M. Brown

Associate Professor, Education · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.
Neurodivergent students; Autism research; Neurodiversity; Academic achievement; Student wellbeing; Neurodivergent health; Education; Participatory research methods

Heather Morris

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I am currently not accepting PhD and MN students for fall 2025 entry. Beyond that time, if your research interests closely align with my current program of research and you are looking for a graduate supervisor in the Faculty of Nursing, please review my publications and email me an outline of your …
Substance Use; Harm Reduction; Public Health Advocacy; Community Engagement. My research interests focus on substance use and harm reduction, public opinions of harm reduction, and health care service utilization by urban underserved people who use substances. My research program…

Helen Vallianatos

Associate Dean, Education, College of Social Sciences and Humanities - Office of Education; Professor, Faculty of Arts - Anthropology Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Dr. Vallianatos is currently considering graduate student applicants for both MA and PhD.
Dr. Vallianatos' research focuses on the topics of food, gender, body and health. In many of her studies, Dr. Vallianatos has used visual methods in conjunction with semi-structured or narrative interviewing. A past winner of the Faculty of Arts research excellence award (2016), …

Holly Symonds-Brown

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I am accepting PHD students interested in doing ethnographic or participatory action-based work on the social health of people living with dementia at home or using critical theory to explore care infrastructure for marginalized populations.
care in the community, care infrastructure, dementia, chronicity, family care practices, mobilities

Hooman Askari Nasab

Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Tenured / Tenure Track Position in Mining Engineering PhD Student Funding Opportunity - Four Positions
Mining Engineering; Mine Planning and Design; Simulation Modelling of Mining and Industrial Systems; Professor. My research focuses on using operations research and advanced analytical methods such as mathematical modeling, optimization, discrete event/continuous simulation, and …

Hosna Jabbari

Professor, ENG Biomedical Engineering; Associate Dean-Grad Students, Faculty of Engineering - Deans Office · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ We are always looking for exceptional students who are passionate about RNA bioinformatics and have strong backgrounds in algorithm design, programming, and artificial intelligence or machine learning. If this matches your profile, please drop us a message. We are currently hiring PhD and Postdoc ap…
RNA, Bioinformatics, Computational biology, RNA therapy, RNA structure-function characterization, Precision Health Design. Her research focuses on uncovering the underlying mechanisms of human diseases through a transcriptomic perspective. Dr. Jabbari has a comprehensive backgrou…

Hossein Rouhani

Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept; Dir of Mechatronics Engin MECE, Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept; Professor, ENG Biomedical Engineering; Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital - University of Alberta Engineering Research Chair in Neurorehabilitation · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Postdoctoral fellowship and PhD student positions: https://www.ncbl.ualberta.ca/s/BCI-PDF-PhD-Posting_2023-08-25.pdf
Engineering Department Executive, Health Technologies, Human Performance Systems, Robotics, Intelligent Control Systems

Howie Harshaw, PhD

Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation - Academic Programs · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.
Outdoor Recreation, Human Dimensions, Conservation For many people, outdoor recreation provides one of the main opportunities to experience, interact with, and learn about natural landscapes. I believe that understanding this interface is important in addressing growing public c…

Huazhou Li

Professor and Co-Director in Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Please contact me via email if you are interested in pursuing MSc or PhD studies under my supervision.
Area of Study / Keywords: Professor, Engineering Department Executive, Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Fluid Phase Equilibria, Thermodynamics, Equation of State, CCUS. Research Interests: Engineering thermodynamics, Equation of state models, Phase behavior modeling, Enhanced …

Huiying (Fizzy) Fan

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision. Please email me a brief personal statement, your CV and most recent transcript.
Professor, Transportation Engineering, Transportation Network, Multimodal Transportation, Transportation Resilience, Transport and Health, Thermal Comfort

Hyo-Jick Choi, PhD

Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Chemical and Materials Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision. Our lab welcomes motivated undergraduate students who are passionate about research. Because our work is highly interdisciplinary, students from any major with a strong curiosity and willingness to learn are encouraged to …
Biochemical and Biomedical Engineering Dr. Hyo-Jick Choi’s research integrates materials science, biomedical engineering, device fabrication, and polymer chemistry to address global challenges in health, safety, and the environment. His group develops antimicrobial/sterilization…

Hyun-Joong Chung

Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Chemical and Materials Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision. Undergraduate student researchers can start their research at SMDL through co-op placement and/or full-time summer internship.
Nanomaterials and Nanofabrication; Biomedical Engineering and Regenerative Medicine; Materials Characterization and Processing; Polymeric Materials; Sensors; Polymers. Recent Projects: Hydrogels for chemical and physical sensing; Colorimetric chemical sensors; Polymers for high-t…

Irina Dinu

Professor, School of Public Health · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting MSc students.
My research focus is to develop biostatistical tools for analysis of microarray data. The microarray technology measures expression profiles of tens of thousands of genes in a single assay. This new technology has brought tremendous promise to clinical and biological sciences by …

Jacqueline Leighton, Ph.D., R.Psych

Professor of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education; Vice-Dean, Faculty Development and Faculty Affairs · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I am currently not accepting to work with any new graduate students.
Human Reasoning, Development and Cognition, Freedom of Expression, Educational Measurement, Critical Thinking, Research Methodology

Jaime Wong

Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Positions are available at both the Masters and Doctoral levels. Interested students should contact me directly for information about specific projects.
My research is in experimental fluid dynamics, especially bio-inspired flows such as swimming and flying, energy extraction and wind energy, fluid-structure interaction and flow control. We use high-speed imaging and laser-based techniques, such as Particle Image Velocimetry and …

Jalal Moolji

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medicine Dept Pulmonary · Gap Fill - Medicine & Dentistry (clinical)
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision. Positions are advertised on the U of A Campus Bridge website as they become available: https://campusbridge.ualberta.ca/home.htm
I am a respirologist and sleep physician who also works with people with neuromuscular diseases (e.g., muscular dystrophy) who need breathing support. I support the clinical and research mandate of the severe asthma clinic. My main areas of interest include sleep-disordered breat…

James Cahill, PhD

Professor, Faculty of Science - Biological Sciences · Faculty of Science
⭐ I am generally open to new students who are curious, and even more new curious students who can secure external funding. Please visit my lab home page to find out about any opportunities for graduate study. I am always interested in hearing from prospective graduate students at both the M.Sc. and Ph…
Plant ecology, plant behaviour, community ecology, conservation biology Current Research Interests Research in the lab addresses a diversity of fundamental questions in plant ecology. We take a broad approach to research, with interest in plant behavioural ecology, biodiversity a…

James Hogan

Professor; Director of Centre for Applied Research in Defence and Dual-use Technologies (CARDD-Tech); George Ford Chair in Materials Engineering; Chair in Development and Advanced Manufacturing of Next-Generation Materials, Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I invite applications and queries for multiple positions for full-time Master’s and Doctoral research assistant positions in the area of Mechanics of Materials. Applicants will join a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary research team, and work closely with collaborators from government and in…
Advanced Manufacturing; Product Development; High-Performance Materials; Structural Reliability; CARDD-Tech Leadership Team; In my research program, we seek to design new materials and industrial processes that allow us to control material failure and ultimately improve material …

Janice Causgrove Dunn

Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation - Academic Programs · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Dr. Causgrove Dunn is currently not accepting new graduate students.
Dr. Causgrove Dunn’s research interests focus primarily in the area of Adapted Physical Activity (APA), which is concerned largely with promoting physical activity participation and inclusion of individuals of all ages who are living with impairments. Within APA, she has focused …

Janice Miller-Young, PhD, P.Eng.

Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept; Director, Engin Experien Learn, Faculty of Engineering - Deans Office · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Are you interested in doing graduate research work in engineering education? Please contact me; find out more about my areas of work here: my google sites page (https://sites.google.com/d/11Ffbl-tIZut1JxZXS1NFbtpoUwjquE59/p/1IJ_MYFLp6vkqayiVfszpXO4hscMy0A-Q/edit)
engineering education, educational development, scholarship of teaching and learning, experiential learning

Japan Trivedi

Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Announcement for Motivated Ph.D. Students Applicants should send their CV, including a summary of past accomplishments and publications. We also invite CSC scholars for valuable research exchange.
Professor, Petroleum Engineering, Enhanced Oil Recovery, Unconventional Reservoirs, CO2 Sequestration, Machine and Reinforcement Learning

Jared Wesley

Professor, Faculty of Arts - Political Science Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I am currently accepting honours students, graduate students and post-doctoral researchers in the following areas: Political Culture (community-based norms and values, polarization) Canadian Politics (parties & party systems, elections & electioneering) Provincial Politics (Alberta politics, compara…
Canadian politics, Alberta politics, political culture, elections, political parties. My research and teaching concerns the intersection of political culture, political parties, and public policy: political culture (norms, values); provincial politics (Canada, elections, policy);…

Jeff Boisvert

Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Seeking a Post Doc in Machine Learning with a focus on geostatistics and reinforcement learning to start immediately, and a second Post Doc to start in September 2025 related to geostatistical estimation of critical minerals. Email Dr.Boisvert for more details or to submit a CV M.Sc. and Ph.D. Recru…
Professor, Mining Engineering, Wildland Fire Management Research Interests: - Geostatistical modeling of nonstationary domains. - Geostatistical models for environmental applications including CO2 sequestration and storage. - Geostatistical models for temporal data. - Use of nume…

Jeff Johnson

Professor, School of Public Health · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I have moved into retirement and am no longer accepting research trainees.
diabetes epidemiology health economics health outcomes health services HRQL and population health pharmacoeconomics pharmacoepidemiology

Jeffrey Kavanaugh

Associate Professor, Faculty of Science - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Admin; Associate Chair, Faculty of Science - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Research opportunity: I am currently looking for graduate students for the following projects: - Investigating basal processes and ice dynamics of cirque glaciers
Research area: Glacier Dynamics, Mechanics of Unconsolidated Materials, Subglacial and Groundwater Hydrology, Permafrost and Periglacial Landscapes, Environmental Change, Glacier Response to Changing Climate, Ice Core Paleoclimatology Research interest: Through my research, I see…

Jim Johansson

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting MN students for supervision and PhD students with co-supervision If you are interested in pursuing any of these topics/projects as a graduate student under my supervision, please email me. I will not respond to generic and/or AI generated requests for supervision.
Forensic Nursing, Mental Health, Climate Change, Wildfire, Critical Theory I have multiple areas of (at times) overlapping research interests. These include mental health, incarceration, climate change, power relations in nursing practices, critical perspectives in nursing, and …

Joanne Weber

Associate Professor, Faculty of Education - Educational Psychology Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I have a limited number of graduate student openings. I only supervise students who are using a social science or humanities lens - not a scientific or medical one. If you are interested in working with me, please specify in your email how much training/experience you have had in deaf education that…
Area of Study / Keywords: Deaf education, bimodal bilingual education, dual language education, sign language, deaf studies, applied linguistics. Her research interests include language and literacy education, arts-based literacy interventions, arts-based research, arts education…

Josh Markle

Assistant Professor, Mathematics Education, Faculty of Education · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision. I am currently accepting undergraduate researchers to work on projects focused on developing teachers' competences to teach mathematical modelling, especially in contexts involving sustainability issues. Students with an in…
Mathematics Education, Spatial Reasoning, Visualization, Embodiment, Task Design. Broadly, Josh is interested in students’ and teachers’ experiences in classroom mathematics. Some specific interests include understanding how spatial reasoning skills are developed and used in math…

Joshua St Pierre

Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Critical Disability Studies; Assistant Professor, Faculty of Arts - Political Science Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Dr. St. Pierre would welcome supervising honours and graduate students in the field of political theory, particularly those working on questions related to crip theory, critical disability studies, queer theory, feminist theory, communication, and dysfluency studies.
Critical Disability Studies, Dysfluency Studies, Feminist Theory, Contemporary Political Theory, Communication, Speed, Ability

Juliana Leung

Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ PhD and Postdoc Positions - Details Applicants from diverse science/engineering backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Our research group is part of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department that offers different program options (petroleum engineering or civil engineering - cross disciplinary…
Professor, Engineering Department Executive, Petroleum Engineering, subsurface fluid flow and storage, geo-energy, numerical simulation, data analytics, machine learning, AI, Canada Research Chair

Jung-Hwan Youn

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.
Robotics, Haptics, Robot Hands, Dexterous Teleoperation, Soft Robotics

Kaitlyn Tate

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I am currently not accepting new students.
older adults; health system performance; transitions; knowledge synthesis; quantitative methods

Karlis Muehlenbachs

Professor, Faculty of Science - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Admin · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Muehlenbachs is seeking graduate students to participate in an ongoing, industry funded initiative to understand the origin of shallow natural gas in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. Muehlenbachs is seeking a graduate student to determine rates of oxygen diffusion in minerals and melts at high …
Stable isotope geochemistry, oceans, water rock interaction, paleoclimate; Dr. Karlis Muehlenbachs specializes in using stable isotope variation in many aspects of geochemistry, e.g. history of seawater, isotopic paleoclimate proxies, oxygen diffusion in minerals, contamination o…

Kate Storey

Professor, School of Public Health · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting graduate students.
chronic disease prevention, community based research, health promotion, implementation science, child and youth health, knowledge translation, nutrition, obesity, public health, qualitative methods, school health

Keatton Tiernan

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation - Academic Programs · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I am currently accepting inquiries from prospective graduate students interested in Indigenous youth health promotion, mentorship and belonging, physical activity, sport and recreation, relational and wholistic wellbeing, and community-engaged research. Prospective students are encouraged to email m…
Indigenous Youth Health Promotion, Youth Leadership and Mentorship, Relational Wellbeing, Physical Activity, Sport, Recreation, Mino-pimâtisiwin and Wholistic Wellbeing, Indigenous Research Methodologies, Community-Engaged and Participatory Research, Qualitative and Arts-Based Me…

Kirst King-Jones

Professor, Faculty of Science - Biological Sciences · Faculty of Science
⭐ 2017: Interested in joining our lab? We have opportunities for PhD students and BIOL498/499!
Steroid hormones are ancient signaling molecules that play fundamental roles in development and disease. For instance, steroid hormones are critical regulators of reproductive tissues in humans, and are a key determinant of insect development. In addition, steroid hormones play c…

Lauren Guillette

Associate Professor, Faculty of Science - Psychology Science · Faculty of Science
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision. Please see the opportunities page of my website for information: https://sites.psych.ualberta.ca/animal-cognition-ualberta/
Animal cognition, Learning, Aniaml behaviour, Nest-building behaviour

Lauren Welte

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Dr. Welte is currently looking for independent, curious, and hard-working undergraduate and graduate students to join her team. Applicants that are interested in similar research areas are encouraged to contact her via e-mail.
Area of Study / Keywords: Biomedical Imaging; Biomechanics; Biomedical Engineering; Human Locomotion; Computer Vision; Tendon Mechanics; Ligament Mechanics; Footwear; Ankle; Foot Function; Performance; Multi-Variate Statistics; Sensor development; Signal Processing; Human Mechani…

Leila Hashemian

Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.
Professor; Construction Engineering; Pavement Engineering; Pavement material; Asphalt mix design (hot, warm, half-warm, cold); Asphalt technology; Asphalt recycling (cold and hot); Soil stabilization using cementitious material; Flexible and rigid pavement design; Road maintenanc…

Lesley Harrington

Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts - Anthropology Dept; Director Graduate, Faculty of Arts - Anthropology Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Graduate student supervision: potential graduate students interested in supervision or information about our program are encouraged to contact me. Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.
Biological Anthropology, Bioarchaeology. I am a biological anthropologist with interests in human skeletal and dental development, bone functional adaptation, and child health. Two questions guiding my research are: "How are the human skeleton and dentition shaped by biocultural …

Lexuan Zhong

Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Positions are available at both the Master's and Doctoral levels in HVAC&R. Applicants with research experience in HVAC systems, indoor air quality, green buildings, building energy or other related areas are highly welcome. Interested and qualified students are encouraged to contact Dr. Zhong for a…
Sustainable Energy; Environmental Engineering Solutions; Indoor air quality characterization, filtration, purification, sterilization, and management; Indoor environmental quality performance approaches; Design and evaluation of advanced HVAC systems, ventilation systems, and gre…

Lia Daniels

Professor, Faculty of Education - Educational Psychology Dept; Graduate Coordinator, Faculty of Education - Deans Office · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Dr. Daniels is not accepting MEd or PhD students for Fall 2026.
Dr. Daniels’ SSHRC-funded research focuses on the experience of motivation and emotions, their antecedents, and their impact across a variety of achievement contexts. She is primarily a quantitative researcher who works from a variety of theoretical lenses including the Control-V…

Lijun Deng

Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.
Professor, Engineering Department Executive, Geotechnical Centre, Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Dynamic soil-structure interaction, Pile foundations, Soil dynamics, and Permafrost engineering.

Linda Gorim, PhD

Associate Professor & WGRF Chair in Cropping Systems, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Postdoc, Technicians & Graduate Student Opportunities: All graduate opportunities are advertised here on my homepage. Please, check here for open positions and follow instructions. I do not respond to individual inquiries except when you have already secured your own funding (i.e., you plan to fu…
Agronomy, nutrient use efficiency, abiotic stresses, cropping systems- crop rotation, cover and intercropping, soil amendments in cropping systems

Lingyun Chen

Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision. Accept Graduate Research Students as well.
Area of Expertise Biopolymers, proteins; polysaccharides; biopolymer interactions, structure-function relationships, biopolymeric networks (nano-/microparticles; fibers; hydrogels, films), functional foods, biodegradable materials Research Interests Dr. Chen's research has been …

Long Li

Professor, Faculty of Science - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.
Stable isotope geochemistry, Paleoclimate and paleoenvironment, Subduction zone processes (metamorphism and volcanology), Astrobiology

Lori Thorlakson

Professor, Faculty of Arts - Political Science Dept; Chair, Faculty of Arts - Political Science Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Dr. Thorlakson would welcome supervising graduate students working on energy transition, as well as on questions in the field of comparative politics related to parties, elections and voter behaviour, especially in multilevel contexts. She is willing to supervise work that uses qualitative or quanti…
Political Parties, Multi-level Systems, Energy Transition, Democracy, European Union Dr. Thorlakson is co-PI (with Melanee Thomas at the University of Calgary) of a Future Energy Systems project, Political Pathways of Energy Transition. She also leads an NSERC-funded project on …

Lynn Shehab

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.
Professor, Construction, Human-Centered Project Management, Wearable Sensors, Computer Simulation, Production Planning and Control

M Derek MacKenzie

Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Renewable Resources Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ If this interests you, please see my lab web-site for opportunities.
Ecosystem Ecology. My research program examines how above- and below-ground processes are affected by both natural and anthropogenic disturbance. Four basic principles guide my research and these are: 1. soil organic matter (SOM) stability is an ecosystem trait that has spatial d…

Mahdi Hamidi

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept; Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision. Join Our Team: The nanoAIM (NanoEngineering for Advanced Integrated Materials) Lab at the University of Alberta is actively seeking motivated, highly qualified graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. We are explorin…
Nanomanufacturing, Nanomechanics, Nanocomposites, 2D Materials, Energy Storage Materials, High-Performance Materials, Advanced Manufacturing, Sustainable Energy

Manal Kleib

Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Dr. Kleib works collaboratively with graduate students to advance their research training in areas of interest related to nursing informatics and digital health education and practice. Please contact Dr. Kleib via email to discuss current opportunities.
Nursing Workforce Readiness, Digital Health, Nursing Informatics, Artificial Intelligence, Simulation, Nursing Education and Practice, Quantitative & Mixed Methods, Knowledge Synthesis

Marc Secanell Gallart

Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision. Please contact me via e-mail with your CV, transcripts and an explanation of the skills you wish to learn in my research group.
Sustainable Energy, Fluid Mechanics * Fabrication, analysis and design of electrochemical energy technologies - Polymer electrolyte (proton and anion) membrane fuel cells (PEMFC and AEMFC) fabrication, characterization and testing - Polymer electrolyte (proton and anion) membrane…

Margie Davenport

Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation - Academic Programs · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Dr. Davenport is currently accepting applications for graduate (PhD and MSc) and post-graduate students.
exercise, pregnancy, postpartum, gender equity, health

Marilyn Abbott

Professor, Faculty of Education - Educational Psychology Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Please note that I am no longer accepting any new PhD students.
English Language Learners Second Language and Self-regulated Learning Strategies Teacher Learning and Development Technology Enhanced Language Learning Second Language Reading and Assessment Dr. Marilyn Abbott's research interests include second language and self-regulated learni…

Mark Loewen

Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision. I am recruiting engineering undergraduate summer students to work on river ice engineering projects. As a first step, interested students are encouraged to email me (mrloewen@ualberta.ca) a copy of their C.V. and transcript…
My general research interests include: River ice engineering, urban drainage and hydraulic engineering. My specific interests are in: freeze-up processes, frazil ice generation and evolution, water quality monitoring and modelling, and stormwater pond design and operation.

Mark Poesch

Associate Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Renewable Resources Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ MSc/PhD/PDF opportunities in freshwater fish research. Please email me for more information. PDFs with existing funding (e.g. NSERC) or outstanding undergraduates wishing to conduct undergraduate research (e.g. thesis project), or to apply for NSERC USRA, are encouraged to contact me.
Job/Research Area: Aquatic conservation, fish and fisheries management, ecohydrology, ecosystem modeling, landscape and spatial ecology, ecological methods, community/population ecology. Major Responsibilities/Research: Aquatic conservation, fish and fisheries management, ecohydr…

Marleny Aranda Saldana, PhD

Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Graduate/PDF Career Opportunities Graduate students and PDFs with interest in supercritical fluid technology are encouraged to apply. Ideal students and researchers will have a degree in food engineering or chemical engineering, but students from other disciplines with interest in supercritical wate…
Area of Study / Keywords: Food/Bio-Engineering Processing Food and By-Product Utilization Unit Operations Sub/Supercritical Fluid and High Pressure Processing Laboratory (SCFHPPL) Biomass Bioactives Research: Major Responsibilities/ Research Interests 1. Emerging Processing Tech…

Martin Mrazik

Professor, Faculty of Education - Educational Psychology Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I will not be taking on graduate students for the upcoming 2025 year
Sports Related Concussions; Traumatic Brain Injury; Athlete Mental Performance and Wellbeing\nTraumatic brain injury/sport concussion: My background in clinical neuropsychology has led to special interest in traumatic brain injury and sport concussion. I am interested in neuropsy…

Marya Ahmed

Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Chemical and Materials Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision. Undergraduate and graduate students positions are available, please send your CV and transcript to marya4@ualberta.ca
Area of Study / Keywords Polymers peptide nanoparticles Immunomodulatory biomaterials antimicrobials anticancer Biomedical and Biochemical Engineering Research Antimicrobial peptides with applications in poultry industry Immunomodulatory peptides nanoparticles as anticancer thera…

Maya Kalogirou

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision. Undergraduate students who wish to apply for research opportunities with Dr. Kalogirou should first ask themselves if they wish to engage with planetary health research that relates to Dr. Kalogirou's program of research (…
Planetary health, environmental health, environmental nursing, environment, climate change, health professional advoacy

Michael Gaenzle, Dr. rer. nat. habil.

Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision. Please email me to arrange for a discussion on undergraduate research opportunities related to food safety and food fermentations. Graduate students working with Dr. Gänzle typically have a background in Food Technology, Mi…
Food Microbiology and Probiotics. Research Expertise: Food Microbiology and Probiotics. Research Interests: His research links microbial phylogeny, physiology and ecology to food quality and host health. His research interests include the development of novel technologies for foo…

Milad Nazarahari

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently, there are a number of open positions for graduate students at the IDEA Lab. Please visit our website for more information.
Health Technologies, Human Performance Systems, Robotics, Intelligent Control Systems In general, I am interested in developing: 1. Intelligent autonomous systems, specifically, robotic and wearable technologies for tele-assessment of human activity/health and tele-rehabilitation…

Mohammad Talebi Kalaleh

ATS Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.
Mobile Crowdsensing, Resilient Infrastructures, Smart Cities, Computer Vision, Sensor Fusion

Mojtaba Mahdavi-Ardekani

Professor, Faculty of Arts - Political Science Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ He welcomes supervising graduate students pursuing research on the critical study of social movements, state–society relations, religion and politics, and the political economy of the MENA region; alternative modernities and democracies in Muslim-majority societies; critical postcolonial studies; an…
Middle East and North Africa, Islamic Political Thought, Social Movements, Democratization, Post-colonialism, State-Society Relations, Political Economy, Religion & Politics, Contemporary Islamic Studies, Iranian Studies

Monireh Faramarzi, PhD

Associate Professor, Faculty of Science - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Admin · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ New PhD and PDF Opportunities in Water-Food-Energy-Environment and Climate Change Sciences I am interested in attracting post doctoral fellows and graduate students to work on our ongoing and future research projects. For more details about the current job opportunities please see the details at our…
Dr. Monireh Faramarzi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Canada. She received her PhD from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETHZ in 2010. She is currently leading the Watershed Science and Modelling Labor…

Mostafa Yakout

Associate Professor and Research Chair in Additive Manufacturing of High-Performance Materials, Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.
Design And Manufacturing Mechanics And Materials Advanced Manufacturing Additive Manufacturing Small Modular Reactors Nuclear Energy Rare Earth Elements Critical Minerals CARDD-Tech Research Lead Advanced Manufacturing Sustainable Energy High-Performance Materials Research Inter…

Neelam Punjani

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I am currently accepting honors program and graduate students with interests in child and youth health, sexual and reproductive health, qualitative methods, art based and knowledge translation. I am especially seeking masters' students who wish to complete a thesis and doctoral students. Students wi…
Children's Health & Well-being, Adolescent Sexual Health, Qualitative Research, Knowledge Translation

Ning Xiang

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I am looking for highly motivated students and postdoctoral researchers to join my research group and form a multidisciplinary team working in the cutting-edge areas of cellular agriculture. Applicants with strengths in cell biology, biomaterials, tissue engineering, chemical engineering, sensory an…
Cellular Agriculture, Cultivated Meat, Alternative Protein, Biomaterial. Cellular agriculture is an innovative field focused on producing animal-derived products, like meat, dairy, and eggs, without traditional animal farming. By using cell culture and tissue engineering techniqu…

Nooshin Salari

assistant professor in Engineering Management · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ For available positions please visit Data-Driven Optimization & Operations Research Lab (https://ddoor.ca/)
Engineering Management; smart manufacturing, data-driven decision-making, large-scale optimization problems using the theory and the application of Markov decision processes, and approximate dynamic programming

Octavian Catuneanu

Professor, Faculty of Science - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Admin · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Research opportunity I supervise students along the following themes of research: Process sedimentology: paleo-environmental reconstructions in outcrop and subsurface Sequence stratigraphy: applications for petroleum, coal and mineral resources exploration Basin analysis: interplay of tectonism, sea…
Research area sedimentology, stratigraphy, basin analysis Research interest My current research focuses on the stratigraphy and evolution of the Western Interior foreland system of North America, as well as of several other sedimentary basins of Precambrian to Phanerozoic age, w…

Okan Bulut

Professor, Faculty of Education · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision. Students who are interested in applying for undergraduate research opportunities under my supervision are welcome to review my website (www.okanbulut.com) and contact me via email. I am looking for students with computation…
educational data mining, learning analytics, artificial intelligence, digital assessments, educational measurement, psychometrics, data science Bulut’s research interests lie at the intersection of artificial intelligence, educational data mining and learning analytics, with the …

Olubukola Alimi

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Prospective Undergraduate Students Opportunities for undergraduate students open up periodically in our lab. Interested students are encouraged to reach out to check on current or upcoming openings. Internships for International Visiting Students I regularly welcome international visiting students t…
Professor, Environmental Engineering and Science, environmental nanotechnology, colloid transport, microplastics, emerging contaminants, water and wastewater treatment, contaminant fate and transport

Oluwakemi Amodu

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I am currently accepting PhD and MN students for fall 2026 entry. Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.
women's health, conflict-induced displacement and migration, intersectionality, qualitative methods

P. Amy Tsai

Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.
Fluid Mechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Micro/Nano-Fluidics, Drop Impact, Complex Fluids, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Machine Learning Applications in Fluid Mechanics, Energy & Environment, Canada Research Chair, Health Technologies, Sustainable Energy, Environmental Eng…

Patrick Chiu

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Undergraduate and graduate students interested in professional regulation, policy advocacy, health workforce and global health topics can contact Dr. Chiu to explore opportunities for potential supervision and assistantships. Please include a copy of your CV, a brief description of your interests, a…
Professional Regulation, Health Workforce, Nursing Policy, Policy Advocacy. Dr. Chiu’s research program, 'Strengthening the Health Workforce through Advocacy, Regulation, and Professional Practice' (SHARP), focuses on generating evidence to transform how the health workforce is r…

Paul Forsythe

Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medicine Dept · Gap Fill - Medicine & Dentistry (clinical)
⭐ Currently accepting graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
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Paul Myers, PhD

Professor, Faculty of Science - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Admin · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Research opportunity I am seeking graduate students who would be interested in studying and working in one of the below areas 1) The role of Freshwater in the High-Latitude Oceans 2) Regional Ocean Modelling (Labrador Sea and Subpolar North Atlantic) 3) Links Between the Arctic and North Atlantic Oc…
Research area Physical Oceanography, High Latitude Oceanography, Numerical Modelling and Numerical Model Development Research interest Paul Myers is a physical oceanographer who is interested in the ocean's role in climate (past and present). The ocean plays a key role in the glo…

Pauline Paul

Professor, Faculty of Nursing · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I am currently taking both MN and PhD students. Preferably students who are interested in either nursing education, history of nursing, or qualitative methods.
I have conducted research related to nursing education and the history of nursing. Currently I am working in a variety of projects where I use my expertise in qualitative methods. In two of these funded projects the patient population of interest is linked to my clinical expertis…

PearlAnn Reichwein

Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation - Academic Programs · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.
I am a historian and heritage specialist at the University of Alberta. My research program highlights Canada's social and environmental history, particularly in western Canada and mountain regions. Understanding the history of people, parks, and politics is the purpose of this re…

Pegah Pezeshkpour

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ PhD and MSc positions are available in my group! Undergrad students are welcome to join the research in my lab!
MEMS, Liquid Metal Microsystems, Microfluidics, High-resolution 3D printing, Printed Electronics, Hand Gesture Recognition on Tactile Displays, Health Technologies, Advanced Manufacturing, Sustainable Energy, Fluid Mechanics, High-Performance Materials Research Interests: Liquid …

Peggy St Jacques

Associate Professor, Faculty of Science - Psychology Science · Faculty of Science
⭐ Students interested in getting involved in the lab should refer to the Memory for Events Lab website for information on how to apply. For information about applying to the graduate program in the Department of Psychology graduate see here.
Autobiographical Memory, Memories for Events, Visual Perspective, Functional Neuroimaging

Pete Hurd

Professor, Faculty of Science - Psychology Science · Faculty of Science
⭐ Student Opportunities: Openings for Graduate and Undergraduate students, and funded Postdocs, exist in the lab (click for more information).
Neuroscience, Genetics, Behavioural Ecology, Cichlid Fishes.

Petr Nikrityuk, PhD

Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Chemical and Materials Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ No Open Positions for NEW graduate students and PDFs
Transport Phenomena - Fluid dynamics/ mass and heat transfer, Energy, Energy and Heat Storage, Reaction engineering and catalysis, Multiscale Modeling, Fluid Dynamics and Transport; CFD, DEM, RANS, DNS, MHD, heat and mass transfer in multiphase flows, energy storage and conversio…

Pilar Lecumberri-Sanchez

Professor, Faculty of Science - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Admin · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ MSc in Geochemistry of Mineral Deposits We are looking for outstanding highly-motivated students interested in (1) advancing our understanding of how mineral deposits form, (2) developing geochemical techniques to improve upon current mining success and practices, and (3) acquiring a strong skill se…
advancing our understanding of how mineral deposits form, developing geochemical techniques to improve upon current mining success and practices, and acquiring a strong skill set towards a future career in economic geology and/or geochemistry

Qipei (Gavin) Mei

Assistant Professor, Structural/Construction/Cross-Disciplinary, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ (Updated May 15, 2026) I am actively hiring graduate (MSc and PhD) students for 2026.09 and 2027.01. Three Research/Teaching Assistant positions are available for excellent students. Students who have secured funding, or are prepared to apply for external scholarships (such as CSC scholarships or NS…
Professor, AI-Assisted Design, Construction Automation, Smart Infrastructure In general, my research aims at increasing the sustainability and efficiency of the design, construction, and maintenance of infrastructure and buildings. It consists of three major components: 1. Appli…

Rafiq Ahmad

Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Postdoc, PhD and MS positions available! Please contact by email with CV, transcripts and a cover letter. Candidates having a GPA of more than 3.7/4 are highly encouraged to apply.
Design And Manufacturing Additive Manufacturing Recycling-Repair-&-Remanufacturing Automation And Robotics System Design and Engineering Hybrid and Smart Manufacturing Industry 4.0 Lean Manufacturing Watch our CTV News Story about COVID Dr. Ahmad's research focuses on bridging …

Richard Thompson

Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ MRI graduate student (MSc/PhD) projects are suitable for a wide range of multi-disciplinary backgrounds including past students with undergraduate degrees in engineering (e.g. biomedical, electrical, computer), physics (including medical physics), biology, medicine, computing science, physiology, et…
magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, physics, cardiac, fat, exercise, biomedical engineering, Biomedical Imaging. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a highly programmable non-invasive imaging technology that plays a critical role in routine clinical practice with a large vibrant res…

Richard You Wu

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medicine Dept · Gap Fill - Medicine & Dentistry (clinical)
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision. Our student openings are filled on a competitive basis for undergraduate, MSc, MD students and CIP or MD/PhD trainees. Priority will be given to trainees with background in wet-lab or bioinformatic skills (cell biology tech…
Ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, IBD, biologics, gut microbiome, pregnancy, eosinophilic esophagitis. Dr. Wu's research focuses on characterizing early risk factors and disease mechanisms to establish actionable prediction and prevention strategies for chronic GI conditions, …

Rob Aitken

Professor, Faculty of Arts - Political Science Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I would welcome supervising graduate students working on critical approaches to IPE, global finance and the cultural analysis of economic life.
My research focuses on International Political Economy (IPE) and the everyday contexts of global financial practices. My research responds to the questions: What are the various links that connect everyday worlds and global financial markets writ large? What are the cultures that…

Robert Driver

Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I am no longer accepting new graduate students or post-doctoral scholars.
Structural Engineering, Professor

Robert Gniadecki

Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medicine Dept · Gap Fill - Medicine & Dentistry (clinical)
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.
Cutaneous lymphoma, inflammatory skin diseases, genetics, mutagenesis, sunlight; Translational research: cutaneous oncology with focus on pathogenesis and experimental therapy of cutaneous T-cell lymphomas and skin immunology. Pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis and other autoimmu…

Roman Pabayo

Tier II Canada Researcher Chair, Associate Professor, School of Public Health · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Supervision Currently accepting students for supervision.
I am a social epidemiologist focused on the social determinants of health, particularly among adolescents, youth, and infants. More specifically, I am interested in studying the relationship between social and economic contextual factors within counties, neighborhoods, and school…

Roopesh Syamaladevi

Associate Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept; Division Director (Food Sci.), Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Graduate Training Opportunities: Not currently accepting new student/research assistant applications. Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.
Process Engineering, Safety, Quality, Utilization, Water, Food, Environment. Process Engineering Research to Improve Safety, Quality, & Utilization of Water, Food, & Environment. The Food Safety and Sustainability Engineering (FSSE) Research lab at the University of Alberta focus…

Rudolph Fredua-Agyeman, PhD

Assistant Professor, Brassica and Pulse Genetics, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I do not have any open positions for graduate students at the moment. Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.
The main goal of my research in the “Brassica and Pulse Genetics Program” (BPGP) at the UoA is to enhance crop production and agricultural sustainability from the cellular, genetic, biochemical, and molecular perspectives. Core Objectives 1. The identification of hosts with great…

Salima Meherali

Associate Dean, International, Faculty of Nursing; Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I am currently accepting graduate students with interests in child and adolescent health. I am especially seeking master's students who wish to complete a thesis and doctoral students to support my program of research. Students will have the opportunity to work with interdisciplinary research teams …
Dr. Meherali's research interests are in the area of migration and global child & adolescent health. Her research program comprises three areas of inquiry –immigrant adolescent/youth in Canada, sexual and reproductive health and rights and mental health of immigrant youth in Cana…

Samantha Louie-Poon

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Research: I am currently accepting students for supervision and graduate research assistant opportunities. I welcome master’s level students to please reach out with your CV and a brief description of your areas of interest so we may explore opportunities for working together in a collaborative envi…
Anti-racism, Asian well-being, Child health, Critical theories, Qualitative methods

Sarah Dobrowolski

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medicine Dept · Gap Fill - Medicine & Dentistry (clinical)
⭐ I invite prospective graduate students who are similarly interested in these questions to inquire about ongoing and potential research opportunities in the areas of critical health promotion, rehabilitation, and health professions education.
I am clinician, scholar, and educator with a clinical focus on amputation and stroke rehabilitation. From an academic and education perspective, my work seeks to explore how empathy is embodied and enacted in both clinical and health professions education contexts. Currently, I …

Scott Chang

Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Renewable Resources Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.
Job/Research Area: Forest soils and nutrient dynamics Major Responsibilities/Research Interests: Forest soil processes, soil microbial ecology, carbon sequestration, application of N-15 tracer in forest soils research, forest fertilization, tree nutrition, forest ecophysiology, a…

Scott Nielsen

Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Renewable Resources Dept; Director Academic & Communicat, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Renewable Resources Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Opportunities: http://ace-lab.tumblr.com/opps
Applied Conservation Ecology; Identify needs & challenges; Study species & systems; Understand patterns & relationships; Apply to conservation & management; Wildlife Ecology; Population; Bioenergetics; Habitat & Movement; Anthropogenic Effects; Conservation & Management; Biodiver…

Seama Koohi

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Available positions: PhD student and postdoctoral fellow. Please email me your resume, all transcripts, up to three publication samples and include "PhD" or "Postdoc" in the subject of your email. If you do not have an MSc degree, you will not be considered for a PhD position.
energy, sustainability, renewables, ground heat exchangers, modelling; Sustainable and renewable energy technologies, Ground source heat pumps, Net-zero energy buildings, Building modelling and simulation, Energy storage, District energy

Shannon Scott

Dean, Faculty of Nursing · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ We are currently recruiting a Master's trained RN who would like to pursue a PhD. The ideal candidate would be highly productive, interested in research in the areas of knowledge mobilization and congenital heart disease, and successfully admitted to the Faculty of Nursing PhD program. The candidate…
child health, knowledge translation, patient engagement, intervention co-design

Shaoxuan Ren

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Chemical and Materials Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ We welcome applications from motivated undergraduate and graduate students interested in electrochemical engineering and mineral processing. Please visit our group website for details. Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.
Electrochemistry, Electrochemical Engineering, Battery Electrode Fabrication, Mineral Processing, Cementitious Materials, Carbon Capture and Utilization

Shay Abtahi

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I enthusiastically invite applications from prospective graduate students and visiting scholars with a robust background in a range of fields, including but not limited to advanced mechanics-based computational modeling, risk and uncertainty analysis, performance-based engineering, resilience, and a…
Professor, Structural Engineering, Uncertainty Analysis, Resilience, Performance-based Engineering, Infrastructure Risk, Computational Modeling Developing resilient and sustainable infrastructure systems to meet the needs of present and future generations is a global priority. W…

Sheau-Fang Hwang, PhD

Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Potential graduate students with an interest in applied plant pathology are encouraged to contact me directly to discuss possible opportunities in my program.
Major Responsibilities/Research Interests At present, my research focuses primarily on investigating the etiology and biology of important diseases of canola. Clubroot has presented a difficult challenge and I was particularly proud to read a quote by Dr. G. Dixon, one of the wor…

Shintaro Kono

Associate Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation - Academic Programs · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.
Leisure, Well-Being, Culture, Mixed Methods, Online Intervention. Dr. Kono's research revolves around the relationship between leisure engagement and subjective well-being. Specifically, he is interested in answering: How does leisure engagement increase participants' subjective …

Simon Otto

Associate Professor, School of Public Health · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Please visit www.heat-amr.com to inquire about possible trainee opportunities. Prospective Graduate Students: Please contact me to discuss your research interests. These should align with my current research areas in my program and consider that my program relies on a computer and data-based researc…
I lead the HEAT-AMR Research Group. Please see my research website below for more information. Key Words: epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance and foodborne pathogens in the farm-to-fork continuum one health - surveillance, networks, and ecosystems animal health surveillance

Siobhán Byrne

Professor, Faculty of Arts - Political Science Dept; Director, Faculty of Arts - Political Science Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Dr. Byrne welcomes applications from prospective graduate students interested in themes such as feminist anti-war activism, identity politics in conflict zones, feminist international relations, and peacebuilding and conflict resolution.
feminist anti-war activism, intersectionality studies, peace studies, conflict resolution, gender and power-sharing

Stephanie Chamberlain

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I welcome inquiries from prospective Master's and PhD students. At the PhD level, supervision is dependent on available research funding through my projects or strong eligibility for external scholarships. When reaching out, please include a copy of your CV, your most recent transcript, and a brief …
Gerontology, Health Services Research, Loneliness, Continuing Care

Stephanie Montesanti

Professor, School of Public Health · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Currently accepting MSc, MPH and PhD students
health policy, health systems, health services research, primary health care, integrated care, Indigenous health. My research expertise includes policy intervention and analysis; the design and evaluation of public and community engagement processes to inform health services plan…

Stephen Hodgins

Professor, School of Public Health · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Supervision: I am NOT accepting new MSc and PhD students.
global health; community health workers; primary health care; improved service delivery in low income countries; maternal-newborn-child health; effective scale up; systems thinking; To date, in my research activities there have consistently been tight evidence-practice linkages. …

Stephen Johnston

Professor, Faculty of Science - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Research Opportunities Current research projects include: 1) Tectonics and Paleogeographic evolution of the Cordilleran Orogen of Western North America 2) Vancouver Island: Tectonic Processes within a long-lived convergent margin 3) Variscan Orogenesis: The construction of Pangea 4) Oroclines and t…
Research Area Plate Tectonics, Paleogeography, Convergent Margins, Structural Geology, Paleomagnetism, Oroclines, Orogenesis Research Interest My research is focused is on understanding how Earth’s geography has changed over geological time, and determining the significance of E…

Stephen Wong, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ Information about possible openings in the RESUME can be found on my website. Current undergraduate students interested in conducting research via URI, Dean's Research Award, and/or NSERC Undergraduate Program should email me.
Professor Transportation Engineering Transportation Planning Evacuations Resilience Sustainability Choice-Making Shared Mobility Disaster Planning Dr. Wong's research focuses on resilient and sustainable transportation to achieve equity, environmental, and preparedness goals for…

Taha Manzoor

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ I welcome applications and inquiries for various full-time research assistant positions at the Master's and Doctoral levels in the field of Renewable Thermal Energy. Successful candidates will become part of a dynamic and collaborative research team, engaging closely with partners from both governme…
Thermal Energy Storage (TES), Solar Thermal Conversion, Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), Renewable Thermal Energy, Concentrated Solar Power, Thermodynamics, Radiative Heat Transfer, Experimental Heat Transfer, Molten Salts, Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF), CARDD-Tech Research Lead…

Taniya Nagpal

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation - Academic Programs · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ If you are interested in learning more about this research, including potential opportunities to volunteer and for undergraduate thesis projects please email Dr. Taniya Nagpal: tnagpal@ualberta.ca No previous research or lab experience required, just a curiosity in the research area and a willingnes…
Maternal Health; Obesity; Stigma; Adherence; Physical Activity My research program explores psychosocial factors, such as weight stigma, and the relationship with biopsychosocial outcomes and adherence to health behaviours like physical activity in the reproductive years (preconc…

Thomas Stachel

Professor, Faculty of Science - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Admin · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ PhD and MSc projects are currently available in the following fields Systematic studies on diamonds and their mineral inclusions from mines in Canada and worldwide The evolution of cratonic roots (the origin of cratonic peridotites, eclogites, and pyroxenites). The mineralogy and geochemistry of the…
Research area: Diamond Geology Research interest: Thomas Stachel’s main research area is diamond geology. By studying the chemical and physical properties of diamonds (stable isotope composition, nitrogen contents and aggregation levels) and the geochemistry of their mineral incl…

Tian Tian

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Chemical and Materials Engineering Dept · Additional Faculties & Departments
⭐ We are actively recruiting PhD and Master’s students for 2026! Interested students are encouraged to contact Dr. Tian for more information. Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision. Undergraduate students interested in research opportunities in machine learning and…
Machine Learning, Multiscale Modeling, Nanomaterials and Nanofabrication, Surface and Interfacial Science, Polymers, Computational Materials Simulation

Trevor Steve

Assistant Professor in the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine at the University of Alberta · Gap Fill - Medicine & Dentistry (clinical)
⭐ I am currently recruiting MSc and PhD students.
Area of Study / Keywords: in vivo MRI, ex vivo MRI Clinical Interests: Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, drug resistant epilepsy, surface EEG, stereo-encephalography (depth electrode recordings), epilepsy surgery Research: I am currently recruiting MSc and PhD students. My research focus…

Vanessa Meier-Stephenson

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medicine Dept · Gap Fill - Medicine & Dentistry (clinical)
⭐ Current opportunities
viral hepatitis, hepatitis B virus, biophysics, biochemistry, virology, computational chemistry, viral-host protein interactions, viral pathogenesis, drug development

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