Welcome to the Taylor Group web page. The Taylor Group is a biological chemistry research group in the Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Canada. Research in the Taylor Group is highly interdisciplinary, ranging from the development of new bionanomaterials and antibiotics to synthetic and medicinal chemistry to enzymology. For detailed information on our current activities, please browse our Research page.

THE TAYLOR GROUP IS SEEKING TWO POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWS TO WORK ON A PROJECT INVOLVING THE SYNTHESIS OF NUCLEOTIDE ANALOGUES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF mRNA VACCINES. ONE OF THESE POSITIONS IS AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY, THOUGH A START DATE AS LATE AS MAY OF 2023 IS POSSIBLE. THE SECOND POSITION IS AVAILABLE STARTING SEPT-DEC OF 2023. BOTH CANDIDATES SHOULD HAVE EXCEPTIONAL SKILLS IN SYNTHETIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. THE SALARY IS AT THE LEVEL OF AN NSERC POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP. INTERESTED CANDIDATES SHOULD EMAIL (S5TAYLOR@UWATERLOO.CA) A COPY OF THEIR CV AND THE NAMES OF THREE PEOPLE WHO CAN SUPPLY LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION.
INTERESTED IN GRADUATE SCHOOL SPECIALIZING IN BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY? THE TAYLOR GROUP IS LOOKING FOR HIGHLY MOTIVATED, OUTSTANDING STUDENTS WITH A PASSION FOR RESEARCH. MUST HAVE CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP OR LANDED IMMIGRANT STATUS. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WHO HAVE SECURED THEIR OWN FUNDING ARE ALSO WELCOME TO APPLY.
STUDENTS ACCEPTED INTO THE TAYLOR GROUP WHO HAVE BEEN AWARDED AN NSERC PGS, OGS OR ANY EQUIVALENT SCHOLARSHIP WILL RECEIVE AN EXTRA $5K/YEAR.