Major Graduate and Postdoctoral Recruitment Campaign in Maternal and Child Health!

Montreal, Canada

2025-11-16 (America/Toronto)

The Azrieli Research Centre at CHU Sainte-Justine, affiliated with the Université de Montréal, is launching a major recruitment campaign to attract talented individuals interested in pursuing a Master’s, Ph.D., or Postdoctoral research project in the field of maternal and child health research.

Up to $2,500 in mobility scholarships may be awarded to selected candidates!

Many research projects are available, supervised by internationally renowned researchers, in a wide range of fields including:

• Neurosciences and Mental Health: neurosciences, psychiatry, psychology, neuropsychology, addiction studies
• Rehabilitation and Health: physiotherapy, occupational therapy, medicine, nursing sciences, social work
• Biomedical Sciences: cell and molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, microbiology, immunology
• Genomics and Advanced Biology: reproduction, stem cells, epigenetics, genomics
• Methods and Data: statistics, biostatistics, mathematics, bioinformatics, translational research
• Public Health and Social Sciences: public health, epidemiology, social sciences
• Ethics: bioethics, clinical ethics
• Health Technologies: biomedical engineering
• And more!

Who are we

CHU Sainte-Justine is a leading university hospital and research center specializing in maternal and pediatric health, located in Montréal (Québec, Canada). Affiliated with the Université de Montréal, it is one of the largest pediatric hospitals in North America.

Its Azrieli Research Centre is internationally recognized and driven by the ambition to transform the lives of future generations through precision health. Organized around six research axes in maternal and child health, its teams contribute to advancing knowledge and improving patient care—from conception through to adulthood.

To learn more about the Azrieli Research Centre and CHU Sainte-Justine, visit our website

Mobility Awards

Eligible applicants (see the Eligibility Criteria tab) may receive a scholarship to cover travel and relocation expenses. The amounts will be determined based on the applicant’s place of residence at the time of application, as follows:

• Candidate in the province of Quebec: $500 CAD
• Candidate from a neighboring province or state1: $1,000 CAD
• Candidate in Canada or United States: $1,500 CAD
• Candidate from South America, Africa or Europe: $2,000 CAD
• Candidate from Asia or Oceania: $2,500 CAD
• Candidate from Nunavut, Nunavik, Yukon, Northwest Territories or Indigenous communities of Canada: $2,500 CAD

1 Ontario, New Brunswick, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York.

Calendar

• Opening of the competition: October 1, 2025
• Deadline for applications: November 16, 2025 at 11:59 pm EST (extended)
• Virtual interviews: November and December 2025
• Confirmation of recruited candidates: December 31, 2025 (at the latest)
• Mobility Awards (decisions): January 31, 2026 (at the latest)
• MSc and PhD application deadline (UdeM):
  • Admission in Fall 2026: February 1st, 2026
  • Admission in Winter 2027: June 1st, 2026
• Start of the research project: Winter 2027 (at the latest)

Looking for a Summer Internship?

Check out our 2026 Summer Research Internship Program at CHU Sainte-Justine and apply by December 7, 2025.

Information

• For more details on the Azrieli Research Center at CHU Sainte-Justine: website
• Welcome guide for students at the Center: website
• Equivalence of programs in Canada and internationally: UdeM website UdeM website

Job details

Title: Major Graduate and Postdoctoral Recruitment Campaign in Maternal and Child Health!

Employer: CHU Sainte-Justine

Location: 3175 Chem. de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine Montreal, Canada

Published: 2025-10-23

Application deadline: 2025-11-16 23:59 (America/Toronto) 2025-11-17 05:59 (CET)

Job type: PhD, Postdoc

Field: Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Genetics, Cell Biology, and 19 more Biochemistry, Biomedicine, Psychiatry & Psychology, Immunology, Social Work, Health Science, Pediatrics, Addiction Medicine, Neuropsychology, Nursing Science, Occupational Therapy, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Public Health, Epidemiology, Clinical Sciences, Biomedical Engineering