Author: Julie

  • Read the latest CAN advocacy report

    Click here to view the March 2021 CAN Advocacy report

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  • Two Postdoc positions are available to study the role of primary cilia in neurodevelopment – University of Calgary

    Two postdoctoral fellow positions in the field of Neuroscience are immediately available in the research group of Dr. Jiami Guo, Calgary University, Alberta, Canada. The research team focuses on the function of primary cilia, under-appreciated cellular antenna, in brain development and function and how disrupted cilia contribute to neurological disorders such as intellectual disabilities, autism…

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  • Three Tenure-Track Positions in the Biomedical and Molecular Sciences – Queen’s University

    The Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences at Queen’s University invites applications for three Tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor. These coordinated hires are aimed at fostering research capacity in current and/or emerging areas of excellence in the Department, including neuroscience, cancer, and cardiovascular research.  Accordingly, the research…

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  • Stroke Neurologists – Windsor Regional Hospital

    Windsor Regional Hospital (WRH) is a multi-faceted health services organization operating from two main sites, the Metropolitan Campus and the Ouellette Campus. With 500 beds and an operating budget of over half a billion dollars, WRH is the regional provider of advanced care in areas that include complex trauma, renal dialysis, cardiac care, stroke and…

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  • Pioneers in migraine research that has led to the development of new treatments awarded world’s top Brain Prize

    A group of four neuroscientists from Denmark, Sweden, UK, and USA who discovered a key mechanism that causes migraine that led to revolutionary new treatments receive The Brain Prize, the world’s most valuable prize in neuroscience. Four decades of research paved the way for the development of entirely new classes of migraine-specific drugs which are…

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  • Postdoctoral position in computational neuroscience | CAMH, University of Toronto

    We will study cortical processing in health and depression in pre-clinical animal models using large-scale simulations of rat cortical microcircuits (in collaboration with the Blue Brain Project). The position is for 2 years, with anticipated start time in June 2021. Interested applicants with publications and experience in computational neuroscience, who have completed their PhD in…

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  • CAN submission to Department of Finance pre-budget consultations

    On January 25, 2021 – the Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, and the Minister of Middle Class Prosperity and Associate Minister of Finance, the Honourable Mona Fortier, launched pre-budget consultations. These discussions allow the government to hear the best ideas from Canadians and experts across the country about how Budget…

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  • CAN Connection – Winter 2021 Newsletter

    Click here to read our latest newsletter: https://can-acn.org/can-connection-winter-2021/

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  • Neuroscience – Tier 1 Canada Research Chair – University of Ottawa

    Location : Ontario Posting date : 2021-01-25 Posting end date : 2021-02-25 The University of Ottawa invites applications for a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Neuroscience. The successful candidate will hold a tenure-track position in the Faculty of Medicine’s Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and will be an integral member of the…

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  • Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Biomechanics of Human Movement, University of British Columbia

    THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Faculty of Education – School of Kinesiology – Vancouver Campus The School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Education at The University of British Columbia (UBC) invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the area of Biomechanics of human movement. The successful candidate will contribute basic and applied research…

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