Research Positions Available
Undergraduate Students - Summer Research in Biochemistry Labs
If you are interested in doing research in the Dept. of Biochemistry during the summer, consider the following options:
- Volunteering (see tab below)
- Western's Work Study Program (see tab below)
- DUROP (see tab below)
- The Western Undergraduate Summer Research Internship (USRI) (see tab below)
- External studentships (see Funding Opportunities for Undergraduate Students)
- Direct hire
- For students going into 4th-year, consider taking BCHM 4483 during the summer term
Contact Biochemistry faculty whose research interests you to see if they will take you into their labs.
Undergraduate Students - Volunteer Positions
Also check for posted opportunities on Western Connect.
Undergraduate Students - Western's Work Study Program
- Students can work part-time on campus in jobs that accommodate their studies (such as working in a Biochemistry research lab)
- Applicants must demonstrate genuine financial need
- Offered for fall/winter term and summer term
Dean's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (DUROP)
This program provides science undergraduate students with hands-on experience working in a research lab during the summer in the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry.
More Information - DUROP
(Click on Award Opportunities)
Western Undergraduate Summer Research Internship (USRI)
- provides undergraduate students with research experiences
- amount: $7500 for 16-weeks in summer
More Information
(Click on Award Opportunities)
Graduate Students
See the webpage Graduate Positions Available.
Postdoctoral Scholars
The faculty listed below are actively looking for postdoctoral scholars. You are also encouraged to contact other research faculty in the Biochemistry Dept. for potential postdoctoral positions.
More Information - Biochemistry Faculty Research
Dr. Pingzhao Hu
A postdoctoral fellow position in Health Data Science is available (more info), as well as two postdoctoral fellow positions in artificial intelligence for health data science/bioinformatics (more info).
Dr. Shawn Li
Multiple post-doctoral positions are now available in Dr. Shawn Li's laboratory in the Dept. of Biochemistry, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University. Interested candidates should be highly motivated team players who have a strong desire to work in a collaborative environment equipped with world-class research facilities. You will be involved in a research project aimed at deciphering signaling pathways and protein-interaction networks relevant to cancer metastasis using a variety of methods, including both conventional and proteomics approaches.
Requirements include a PhD degree or equivalent in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Bio-organic Chemistry, Cell Biology, or Immunology. Candidates with prior publications, relevant research experience, and excellent verbal/written English communication skills will be considered. Salary is highly competitive and commensurate with experience.
Applicants should send a CV and names of three references to Dr. Shawn Li by email or by fax at 519.661.3175.
For more information, visit the lab website of Dr. Shawn Li.
Dr. Geoffrey Pickering
A postdoctoral position is available in Dr. Pickering's lab at Western University. Contact information is as follows:
Robarts Research Institute 4245D
Western University
London, ON, Canada
t. 519-685-8500 ext. 55066
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