Openings & Opportunities

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Job Opportunities

Applied Carbon Nanotechnology Laboratory

Professor Aiping Yu

Available Positions: 

• 2 PhD positions
  • Job Description: curiosity to explore electrochemical energy (Na-ion battery, Zn ion/supercapacitor, battery recycling).
• 2 Post Docs
  • Job Description: sufficient knowledge of electrochemical energy and material synthesis, 2-3 first-authored papers and 1-2 reference letters.

To apply, please email: Professor Aiping Yu (aipingyu@uwaterloo.ca)

PhD position available at the University of Strathclyde in the field of Ferrofluid Droplets Encapsulation

The James Weir Fluid Laboratory (JWFL) at the University if Strathclyde is delighted to offer a fully-funded PhD position in the numerical simulations of ferrofluid droplets encapsulation. The work will be carried out in collaboration with the University of Waterloo, which has a vast expertise in the field of encapsulation.

Taking advantage of the complementary expertise of the JWFL group on the modelling and simulation of ferrofluid systems, and the Waterloo group in liquid-liquid encapsulation and experimental ferrofluids, we aim to gain fundamental understanding of non-equilibrium multiphase ferrofluid systems and exploit their use for biomedical and engineering applications considering conditions that go well beyond the state-of-the-art in this field. More specifically, at Strathclyde, we will develop a multiphase numerical framework capable of dealing with multiple phases (three immiscible fluids or more) and non-uniform magnetic fields which will be used for the development of new manufacturing process of encapsulating ferrofluids inside a mobile shell layer for targeted drug delivery, aiming at making the whole process versatile and high-throughput.

International, non-UK, candidates with “international” fees status can be considered but they are required to cover the difference between the Home and International fees for the whole duration of the programme.

For additional information, please contact Dr. Capobianchi (paolo.capobianchi@strath.ac.uk)

The Micro and Nano Transducers Lab at the Department of Systems Design Engineering

Professor Eihab Abdel-Rahman

Available Positions: 

• 1-2 PhD positions
  • Job Description: pursue a program in Micro, Nano, and Quantum Sensors Science and Engineering.
• 1 MASc position
  • Job Description: pursue a program in Micro, Nano, and Quantum Sensors Science and Engineering.

Starting in September 2025.

To apply, please email: Professor Eihab Abdel-Rahman (eihab@uwaterloo.ca)

Tissue Mechanics & Multiscale Imaging Laboratory & Silicon Thin-Film Applied Research Team

Professor Nikolas Knowles and Professor Karim S. Karim

Overview: A co-supervised PhD position within the Tissue Mechanics & Multiscale Imaging (TMMI) Laboratory (uwaterloo.ca/tmmi) and Silicon Thin-Film Applied Research (STAR) team is accepting applications for a PhD student to contribute to funded research projects. The labs are located within the Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences and Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON. 

Please see the file linked below for more information about the project and the qualifications for the position.

Funded PhD Position in Biomedical Engineering

To apply, submit a letter of interest including past research experience, unofficial transcripts, and CV to Dr. Nikolas Knowles (nknowles@uwaterloo.ca).

Professor Teng Cui

The Cui group currently has openings at all levels. We welcome students from diverse science and engineering backgrounds (e.g., solid mechanics, mechanical engineering, materials science, physics, chemistry, chemical engineering) to join our team. Looking for Undergraduate researchers, Master students, PhD students, or Postdoctoral researchers.

• MASc and PhD students (September 2025, January 2026)

  • For prospective graduate students, please email Prof. Cui directly with your CV, transcript, and a brief research statement included. In your research statement, please detail your research interests and how they align with our research mission and themes. University-level application requirements and how to apply can be found here.
  • Graduate scholarships: many internal and external awards are available for domestic and international students.

• Undergraduate researchers

  • We support co-op, URA and USRA projects. If you are interested in getting research experience in nanomechanics and energy materials, please feel free to contact Prof. Cui directly.

• Postdoctoral researchers

  • We welcome recent PhD graduates with demonstrated expertise in one of our research themes to apply.
  • Please email Prof. Cui directly with your CV, contact information of two academic references, and a brief research statement included. In your research statement, please detail your research interests and expertise, and how they align with our research mission and themes. Prof. Cui supports postdoc fellowship applications for strong candidates.

Please reach out to Prof. Cui directly: teng.cui@uwaterloo.ca

Volunteer Opportunities

Please fill out the Volunteer Application and we will forward your response to appropriate WIN Members.

See WIN's Research Thematic Areas to help with one of the application questions.