Author: Julie

  • Read CAN’s submission to the 2024 Pre-budget consultations

    Investing in science will create new jobs and build a greener, more competitive, more innovative, more inclusive, and more resilient Canada. Read our main recommendations here:

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  • Post-doctoral position in comparative study of reward learning, stress and psychedelics- McGill University

    Post-doctoral position in comparative study of reward learning, stress and psychedelics- McGill University

    Do you want to know what mice think about on mushrooms? Are you interested in making inferences in mice and humans? The Behavioural Neurogenomics Lab (https://www.bagotlab.org) at McGill University is looking for a highly motivated computational neuroscience postdoc to lead a newly funded collaboration examining the neural bases of effects of stress and psychedelics on

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  • Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology – University of Saskatchewan

    Applications are invited from qualified individuals for up to two (2) full time, tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in the Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology (APP) at the University of Saskatchewan, to begin July 1, 2024. The successful candidate(s) will have a PhD degree in any area of anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, or cell or developmental

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  • Postdoctoral Position Available in the Breton-Provencher lab at U. Laval: Noradrenaline, acetylcholine and learning

    Join our dynamic and innovative research team at the CERVO Brain Research Centre of Université Laval in Québec City, Canada. Established in 2021, our team is dedicated to unraveling the intricate mechanisms underlying learning and memory. We are excited to announce a funded postdoctoral position focused on exploring the role of neuromodulation in learning consolidation.

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  • 2023 CAN Parliament Hill Day

    CAN held its second in-person Parliament Hill Day in Otttawa on November 7, 2023. This presented an exceptional opportunity for a team of CAN advocates to meet face-to-face or virtually with members of Parliament, Senators, Parliamentary staff members and important senior civil servants to advocate for a increased support for the major federal funding agencies

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  • Watt Lab at McGill University seeking postdoctoral research fellow

    We are currently seeking an outstanding candidate to study cerebellar circuits in health and in disease, in particular in models of motor coordination diseases like ataxia. The applicant should be experienced in either in vivo recording techniques and/or in vivo imaging techniques. Candidates should have doctoral experience in neuroscience, biology, or a related field. Preference

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  • Neuroscience and Mental health – Assistant Professor – CERVO Brain Research Centre, Université Laval

    The CERVO Brain Research Centre (cervo.ulaval.ca), affiliated with Université Laval, is seeking applications for an Assistant Professor position that could begin as early as July 2024. This recruitment is made possible by the remarkable growth of the Research Centre in recent years and several major initiatives funded by the Canadian and Quebec governments. The selected

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  • Senior Scientific Assistant for Electron and Light Microscopy – University of Victoria, Department of Biology

    Job posting and application: https://uvic.mua.hrdepartment.com/hr/ats/Posting/view/10364 Department Summary The Biology Department Electron Microscope (EM) Facility functions as a research and teaching platform and general resource for electron and light microscopy and imaging for the Biology Department. The EM Facility allows for sample preparation and basic histology for microscope work, and is equipped with two Transmission Electron

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  • Neuroscience Postdoctoral Positions – University of Toronto – Woodin lab

    The Woodin lab, in the Department of Cell & Systems Biology at the University of Toronto, is seeking talented postdoctoral fellows with experience in patch-clamp electrophysiology, or molecular biology and biochemistry. Our lab is actively identifying mechanisms regulating inhibition and determining the contribution of excitation/inhibition imbalances to neurological disorders. We use a combinatorial approach that

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  • Chief Research and Program Officer – Brain Canada Foundation

    Position: Chief Research and Program Officer Status: Permanent, full-time Location: Flexible-work remote position SUMMARY OF THE POSITION The Chief Research and Program Officer (CRPO) is a key member of the Executive Leadership Team, and a strategic member of the Management Team. Reporting directly to the President and CEO, the CRPO contributes actively to the organization’s

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