Top Research Jobs in Ottawa

Graduate research interns will own end-to-end projects to build customer world models and proactive intelligence: developing representation learning, foundation model, RL/agentic methods, evaluation frameworks, and shipping research into production to improve customer decision-making.

The Director of Research for Power Markets will oversee the QA/QC process for long-term price forecasts and act as an advisor to leadership, ensuring rigorous review and internal expertise engagement throughout the forecasting cycle.

The role involves researching and developing large language models (LLMs) with a focus on transformer architecture, data curation, distributed training, and optimization. Responsibilities include conducting experiments, collaborating with teams, and staying updated on deep learning advancements.

Support the Director in building partnerships and advancing evidence-based public policy. Provide policy analysis, advise researchers and administrators, coordinate outreach, events, and knowledge mobilization to influence Canadian policy and unlock research and funding opportunities.

The VP of R&D will lead product development, manage teams across the US and Canada, ensure timely delivery of projects, and drive innovation in alignment with business strategies.

Teach an in-person bilingual research seminar in Art History and Theory. Guide students to develop personal research projects using disciplinary research methods and theory, and foster critical thinking. Course meets Friday evenings. Requires Ph.D. (or equivalent), post-secondary teaching experience, and publications. Bilingual language competence expected.

Teach an in-person combined ART4115/5115 seminar on contemporary research in art (Winter 2027). Deliver course content, demonstrate contemporary art history theory knowledge, provide university-level instruction, and maintain a record of related scholarly research. Course is Mondays 19:00-22:00, 3 credits, expected enrolment 20.

Lead quantitative research projects end-to-end, design proposals, analyze large datasets, prepare reports and presentations, advise clients strategically, mentor junior staff, support business development, and manage account-level client relationships.

Under faculty supervision, assist with literature review and qualitative data collection (focus groups, interviews, community meetings), process and analyze qualitative data, prepare analytical summaries and community documents, develop research tools, and coordinate project activities while adhering to Indigenous research ethics and community-engaged practices.

Lead the Centre for Indigenous Community Infrastructure as a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair, build community-rooted interdisciplinary research programs, secure external funding, expand partnerships, supervise trainees, contribute to teaching, and advance culturally grounded, implementable infrastructure solutions for Indigenous and remote communities.

Short-term research assistant supporting a Faculty of Education project (130 hours between July 20 and Oct 15, 2026). Duties negotiated with supervisor; work on Main Campus in English. Successful candidates must complete required university-mandated legislated training and follow CUPE 2626 collective agreement terms.

Support completion of a pilot study on young adult perceptions of democracy: perform final (thematic) data analysis, draft conference paper and journal article, and help prepare a collaborative SSHRC Insight grant application.

Graduate research interns will own end-to-end projects developing customer world models and proactive intelligence. Work spans representation learning, foundation models, reinforcement learning, agentic decision systems, and evaluation. Tasks include designing methods, running experiments, publishing findings, and potentially shipping models into production to impact customer-facing products.

Conduct desk research and literature reviews, summarize findings, organize materials, and perform data analysis. Work (~64 hours) between July 10 and August 31 under supervision, using remote collaboration tools.

Recruit and engage adult participants assigned female at birth or with a uterus for a sexual health survey. Develop/distribute recruitment materials, liaise with community organizations, compile and clean Qualtrics survey data, assist with data organization. 30-hour temporary contract with possible extension.

Lead the development of advanced satellite capabilities for defence, overseeing research, technology integration, and collaboration across teams to address evolving operational needs.

This internship involves developing machine learning approaches for biological data, designing experiments, collaborating on research, and presenting findings.

Own territory sales for the Cellular and Molecular Research portfolio, manage key customer relationships, and drive revenue for instruments and consumables. Develop and execute strategic account and territory plans, identify cross-product opportunities, collaborate with product specialists and field scientists, and use CRM to manage pipeline and forecasts.

The Senior Editor, Research & Intelligence will gather and analyze audience insights to shape content and strategy, driving measurable growth and improving audience engagement through insight-driven recommendations and reporting.

Review and assess equity research, models, and market analyses to improve AI training data. Provide valuation, earnings forecasting, and investment memo feedback using long/short equity frameworks. Contribute to analytical materials, market sizing, and research summaries to enhance financial reasoning in foundational models.

The Senior Azure Administrator designs, administers, and secures the Azure environment, ensuring compliance and optimizing cloud operations while collaborating with teams to implement security best practices.

The Senior Statistical Programmer leads clinical trials, handling aCRF development, SDTM/ADaM programming, and ensuring compliance with regulations. They mentor junior programmers, collaborate with teams, and focus on quality deliverables.

The Statistical Programmer develops, maintains, and validates datasets and reports for clinical trials, ensuring high-quality deliverables while adhering to industry standards and guidelines.

The Biostatistician supports clinical trials by overseeing statistical components, managing budgets, developing analysis plans, and ensuring compliance with regulatory guidelines.

As an Applied Research Engineer, you will develop AI systems, design measurement techniques, and enhance human data for machine learning applications.