Top Research Jobs in Ottawa

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.

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.

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.

Teach academic essay writing focusing on grammar, organization, research paper preparation, and acknowledgment of sources through writing exercises.

Seeking a part-time professor for a critical study of research methodologies, requiring a PhD and expertise in the field and e-learning.

This role involves teaching a course on applied research in education, emphasizing research methodology and critical reading. Candidates must have a PhD and relevant publications.

The successful candidate will conduct research in experimental cellular and systems biophysics, focusing on neural and cardiac cells and their interconnections, and drive innovative collaborations for health advancements.

Lead an interdisciplinary research program investigating mechanistic interactions in psychosis using neuroimaging, computational psychiatry, AI/ML, and multimodal data integration; supervise trainees, obtain external funding, teach, and translate discoveries into precision psychiatry and patient-centred care.

Support research to finalize identification of political dynasties in the MRC du Pontiac. Conduct archival research at BaNQ and local historical societies. Work independently, communicate findings in French, and apply knowledge of Quebec municipal systems and political sociology.

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.

Teach a graduate-level course (EDU8106) on epistemological foundations of research for PhD students. Cover epistemological assumptions, ethical implications, and application of research skills. Prepare and deliver course materials (English instruction), support e-learning modalities, assess student work, and engage in scholarly teaching aligned with recent publications.

Assist faculty with large-scale data cleaning and merging, perform preliminary empirical analysis, and conduct code review and replication checks. 130 hours between Sept 1 and Dec 22; must be a PhD Economics student with coding skills in Python, R, and STATA.

Prepare an online version of the Political Dictionary of Quebec's Municipal Scene and create promotional visual materials (ideally bilingual). Work runs July 6–Aug 31 for 80 hours. Requires knowledge of Quebec municipal system, strong writing, and proficiency with computer graphics software. Open to undergraduate students; work conducted at main campus.

Support daily accounting, accounts payable/receivable, reconciliations, month-/year-end tasks, and financial reporting. Maintain documentation and accounting system data, participate in quality control, and assist with process improvement while learning accounting practices and internal controls.

Operate and improve an in-house AAV vector core: run weekly AAV production from cell culture through purification, perform QC assays (titer, purity, genome integrity), maintain ELN lot records and inventories, follow and update SOPs, troubleshoot production issues, and coordinate handoffs with program teams to ensure consistent, high-quality vectors.

Lead cross-functional global project teams for dermatology clinical programs, ensuring milestone delivery, budget and scope adherence, compliance with processes, client liaison and meeting leadership, support proposal/business development, and cultivate client relationships to drive future business.

The role involves designing and analyzing FEC for optical communication systems, collaborating with various teams, and improving design procedures using coding and signal processing technologies.

The Research Engineer will develop the DeOS framework, optimizing AI workloads, managing GPU resources, ensuring scalability, and contributing to open-source projects.

As an Applied Research Engineer, you'll develop frameworks for autonomous agents, design data programs, and collaborate with AI researchers to advance capabilities and publish results.

As a Research Engineer, you will integrate ML models into planning stacks, develop testing interfaces, and collaborate with teams to enhance autonomous truck capabilities.

As a Research Scientist, you will design AI technologies for motion planning in self-driving trucks, focusing on deep learning and seamless integration into production systems.

As a Research Engineer, you will develop and enhance AI algorithms for self-driving vehicles, collaborating with scientists to advance technology and support deployment in production systems.

Research Scientists at Waabi will lead AI projects to develop algorithms for self-driving technology, collaborate on solution deployment, and publish research at conferences.

Lead university-wide negotiation, governance, and lifecycle management of research contracts. Provide strategic advice, oversee staff and operations, implement a Contracts Management System, ensure compliance with sponsor, regulatory and institutional requirements, and foster partnerships to advance research strategy.

Perform site qualification, initiation, monitoring (on-site or remote) and close-out to ensure ICH-GCP/GPP and protocol compliance. Verify informed consent, source documents, CRF data, IP handling, ISF/TMF reconciliation, and query resolution. Document activities, support recruitment/retention, prepare for audits, train/mentor junior CRAs, and manage site communications and timelines. May support Real-World Late Phase tasks including chart abstraction and country-level regulatory coordination.