Career Opportunities
University of Calgary
Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Reimer Nutrition Lab at the University of Calgary in Calgary, Canada is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship valued at $50,000 per year (plus benefits) for a two-year term (with the possibility of extension). The successful applicant will be expected to submit an application to the University of Calgary Eyes High Postdoctoral Match-Funding Program (https://research.ucalgary.ca/postdocs/funding-opportunities/eyes-high-postdoctoral-match-funding-program). Funding, however, is not dependent on success in this competition.
The Reimer Nutrition Lab performs translational research that tackles exciting questions in the fields of gut microbiome, nutrition and chronic metabolic disease. We use dietary manipulation of the gut microbiota (prebiotics, probiotics, high protein diet, artificial sweeteners) to mitigate/exacerbate obesity and diabetes risk. We actively perform preclinical studies and human clinical trials.
A successful candidate will have a PhD in nutrition, gut microbiota, metabolism, gut physiology, or related fields. Applicants with bioinformatics skills to assess the gut microbiota are preferred. Depending on the applicant's strengths, both preclinical and clinical projects are available in the lab.
Please submit the following to Dr. Raylene Reimer at reimer@ucalgary.ca:
- A cover letter
- Academic CV
- Contact details of at least two references
About the University of Calgary
The University of Calgary is Canada's leading next-generation university – a living, growing and youthful institution that embraces change and opportunity with a can-do attitude. Located in the nation's most enterprising city, the university is making tremendous progress on its Eyes High journey to be recognized as one of Canada's top five research universities, grounded in innovative learning and teaching and fully integrated with the community it both serves and leads. The University of Calgary inspires and supports discovery, creativity and innovation across all disciplines. For more information, visit ucalgary.ca.
To succeed as one of Canada's top universities, where new ideas are created, tested and applied through first-class teaching and research, the University of Calgary needs more of the best minds in our classrooms and labs. We're increasing our scholarly capacity by investing in people who want to change the world, bringing the best and brightest to Calgary to form a global intellectual hub and achieve advances that matter to everyone. For more information visit research.ucalgary.ca/postdocs.About Calgary, Alberta
Calgary is one of the world's cleanest cities and has been named one of the world's most livable cities for years. Calgary is a city of leaders – in business, community, philanthropy and volunteerism. Calgarians benefit from the strongest economy in the nation and enjoy more days of sunshine per year than any other major Canadian city. Calgary is less than an hour's drive from the Rocky Mountains and boasts the most extensive urban pathway and bikeway network in North America.
The University of Calgary has launched an institution-wide Indigenous Strategy in line with the foundational goals of Eyes High, committing to creating a rich, vibrant, and culturally competent campus that welcomes and supports Indigenous Peoples, encourages Indigenous community partnerships, is inclusive of Indigenous perspectives in all that we do.
As an equitable and inclusive employer, the University of Calgary recognizes that a diverse staff/faculty benefits and enriches the work, learning and research experiences of the entire campus and greater community. We are committed to removing barriers that have been historically encountered by some people in our society. We strive to recruit individuals who will further enhance our diversity and will support their academic and professional success while they are here. In particular, we encourage members of the designated groups (women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible/racialized minorities, and diverse sexual orientation and gender identities) to apply. To ensure a fair and equitable assessment, we offer accommodation at any stage during the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. Questions regarding [diversity] EDI at UCalgary can be sent to the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (equity@ucalgary.ca) and requests for accommodations can be sent to Human Resources (hrhire@ucalgary.ca).