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• Saskatoon (Region), Saskatchewan (CA)
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• Sylvia Fedoruk Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation

As the global face of the Fedoruk Centre, the Executive Director represents the Fedoruk Centre to the public and to the founding stakeholders.

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Institut Courtois Postdoctoral Fellowship - Material Sciences and AI - 3 yrs + Research Funds

• Montréal, Quebec (CA)
• 65 000$ per annum + benefits, up to 30 000$ in research funds
• Institut Courtois

High-impact exploratory research in materials and foster the development of interdisciplinary projects: chemistry, physics, computer science.

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Find out what work is like for a research scientist, physics in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Physicists and astronomers (NOC 21100).

Physicists and astronomers

Physicists conduct theoretical and applied research to extend knowledge of natural phenomena and to develop new processes and devices in fields such as electronics, communications, power generation and distribution, aerodynamics, optics and lasers, remote sensing, biotechnology, medicine and health. They are employed by electronic, electrical and aerospace manufacturing companies, telecommunications companies, power utilities, university and government research laboratories, hospitals and by a wide range of other processing, manufacturing, and research and consulting firms. Astronomers conduct observational and theoretical research to extend knowledge of the universe. They are employed by government and universities.

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Physicists and astronomers have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

• Design and conduct research in experimental and theoretical physics
• Carry out analysis of research data and prepare research reports
• Participate as a member of a research or development team in the design and development of experimental, industrial or medical equipment, instrumentation and procedures.
• Astronomers
• Design and conduct observational surveys, conduct detailed analyses and develop numerical models to extend knowledge of celestial bodies and cosmic radiation
• Develop or participate in the development of instrumentation and software for astronomical observation and analysis.

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Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 21100), and a list of similar occupations:

• acoustics physicist
• aerodynamicist
• aerospace research scientist
• astrophysicist
• atmospheric physicist
• biophysicist
• cosmologist
• electronics research scientist
• experimental physicist
• health physicist
• medical physicist
• metrologist
• nuclear physicist
• optics physicist
• physics research scientist
• plasma physicist
• radio astronomer
• remote sensing research scientist
• solid-state physicist

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• Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
• Geoscientists and oceanographers
• Architecture and science managers

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• UofT Physics NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA) Program (Introduction)
• UofT Physics NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA) Program (Job opportunities)
• UofT Physics Summer Student Program
• UofT Physics Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
• U of T Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Astronomy & Astrophysics (SURP)
• UTEA - University of Toronto Excellence Award
• UofT Ontario Brain Institute - Internship Opportunities
• UofT Medical Biophysics Summer Student Program
• UofT Science Abroad Program  - Woodsworth College
• International Astronomical Youth Camp
• UofT Center for Global Change Science (CGCS) Summer Undergraduate Intern Programme
• CQIQC Undergraduate Summer Research Program
• CITA - The Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
• Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics Summer School
• Interdisciplinary Science Program In Research and Entrepreneurship (INSPIRE)
• CAPSS Canadian Astroparticle Physics Summer School
• Institute for Quantum Computing Undergraduate Research Awards
• IRIC Next Generation Competition
• Mitacs Globalink Research Award
• Mitacs Globalink Research Internship
• Caltech Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) Program
• Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics Undergraduate Student Program
• SPS Summer Internships
• DAAD RISE Germany
• Simon Fraser University NSERC USRA Program
• University of Southern California Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Program
• Teledyne DALSA
• Canadian Meterological and Oceanic Society
• National Research Council Student Employment Program
• Institute for Quantum Computing USEQIP Undergraduate Summer School
• NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards
• Queen's Summer NSERC
• Sherbrooke Summer Research Internships
• Munich Centre for Quantum Science and Technology Summer Program
• Xanadu Residency Program
• TRIUMF Undergraduate Student Program
• The McGill Space Institute (MSI) Summer Undergraduate Research Awards
• Sureau Science Communication Fellowship and Trottier Research Fellowship
• SEDS-Canada (Students for the Exploration and Development of Space)
• Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems - Summer Internship
• Physics Today Online
• IOP.org (formerly Physics.org)
• APS Careers In Physics Site

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