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CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL ASTROPHYSICS (CITA)

CITA NATIONAL POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS

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As part of its mandate to promote research throughout Canada, the Institute provides partial support for postdoctoral fellows working in theoretical astrophysics or closely related fields at Canadian universities other than the University of Toronto, through the CITA Fellowship Program.

If you are interested in a CITA National Fellowship, please contact any of the following faculty directly by email. Learn more about the research each faculty member does by following the links to their personal websites or checking department websites for details on ongoing research projects.

This list has been updated for competition 2026-27.

FACULTY & INSTITUTION 听CONTACT EMAIL听 RESEARCH INTERESTS & WEBSITE

McGill University

For specific inquiries regarding research groups at McGill, please contact the relevant faculty member. For general inquiries regarding holding the fellowship at McGill, please contact Prof. Nicolas Cowan, TSI Fellowships Committee Chair

Professor Email Research Interests / Website
  • Robert Brandenberger
rhb@physics.mcgill.ca听
  • H. Cynthia Chiang
hsin.chiang@mcgill.ca听
  • Victoria Kaspi
victoria.kaspi@mcgill.ca听
  • Adrian Liu
acliu@physics.mcgill.ca听
  • Katelin Schutz
katelin.schutz@mcgill.ca听

McMaster University

Professor Email Research Interests / Website
  • Sergey Sibiryakov
sibiryas@mcmaster.ca听听
  • James Wadsley
wadsley@mcmaster.ca听
  • Christine Wilson
wilsoncd@mcmaster.ca听

Queen’s University

Professor Email Research Interests / Website
  • Joseph Bramante
joseph.bramante@queensu.ca听
  • Aaron Vincent
aaron.vincent@queensu.ca听

Saint Mary鈥檚 University

Professor Email Research Interests / Website
  • Robert Thacker
robert.thacker@smu.ca听

Simon Fraser University

Professor Email Research Interests / Website(s)
  • Joanna Woo
j_woo@sfu.ca听

The University of British Columbia

Professor Email Research Interests / Website
  • Allison Man
aman@phas.ubc.ca听
  • Jeremy Heyl
heyl@phas.ubc.ca听
  • Michelle Kunimoto
mkuni@phas.ubc.ca听
  • Jess McIver
jess.mciver@ubc.ca听

The University of Manitoba

Professor Email Research Interests / Website(s)
  • Tyrone E. Woods
tyrone.woods@umanitoba.ca 听

The University of Western Ontario

Professor Email Research Interests / Website
  • Shantanu Basu
basu@uwo.ca听

University of Alberta

Professor Email Research Interests / Website
  • Huanqing Chen
huanqing.chen@ualberta.ca

University of Guelph

Professor Email Research Interests / Website
  • Eric Poisson
epoisson@uoguelph.ca

Universit茅听de Montr茅al

Professor Email Research Interests / Website
  • Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo
j.larrondo@umontreal.ca听
  • Yashar Hezveh
yashar.hezaveh@umontreal.ca听

University of Ottawa

Professor Email Research Interests / Website
  • Rajendra Gupta
rgupta4@uOttawa.ca听

University of Victoria

Professor Email Research Interests / Website
  • Ruobing Dong
rbdong@uvic.ca
  • Sara Ellison
sarae@uvic.ca
  • Falk Herwig
fherwig@uvic.ca
  • Julio Navarro
jfn@uvic.ca

University of Waterloo

Professor Email Research Interests / Website
  • Lisa Dang
lisa.dang@uwaterloo.ca听
  • Niayesh Afshordi
nafshordi@uwaterloo.ca听
  • Mike Hudson
mike.hudson@uwaterloo.ca听
  • Will Percival
will.percival@uwaterloo.ca听

York University

Professor Email Research Interests / Website
  • Matthew Johnson
matthewj@yorku.ca听

Become a CITA National Fellow Host

To join CITA as a National Fellow, apply online at

Application instructions:

      • Check off the Fellowship you are interested in applying to.
      • You are required to submit a CV, research statement and arrange for three letters of recommendation.

Deadline to apply: November 2, 2026

Please contact office@cita.utoronto.ca for any inquiries.

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission. The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

听To ensure your full inclusion throughout the recruitment/hiring process, please reach out to office@cita.utoronto.ca