Research Group

See below for information on joining the research group, our group’s culture and expectations, and information on why we work at the University of Alberta.

Open Opportunities

Below is the current status of open positions but I am always interested in supporting motivated students and postdocs who are able to pursue independent funding.

Ideal candidates will have experience in data science (e.g. machine learning, statistics, Bayesian methods) and/or plasma science (e.g. fusion, astrophysics, space physics).

The research group is interdiscplinary and I support students who wish to join the group with various experiences (outside of those listed above), and those who have taken a break in their professional journey.

Research Group Culture and Expectations

The Azari Research Group (ARG) aims to embrace and support a community of researchers to enable the following standards.

Seek Truth

Embrace Curiosity

Support Community

Value Humanity and the Natural World

This vision was last updated in 2025 by A. R. Azari with external feedback from S. Soler, C. Culha, and C. B. G. James.

University of Alberta

The U of A is routinely ranked within the top five Canadian research-intensive universities. This creates a vibrant ecosystem for pursuing data-intensive space physics and planetary work at the U of A.

Space Science @ UA

The U of A has one of the largest space physics programs in Canada with research in planetary magnetospheres, space weather, magnetohydrodynamics, and fundamental plasma physics. It is the lead institution of the CARISMA ground magnetometer network, one of the foremost ground-based magnetometer arrays for space science in the world, and of the RADICALS space mission.

The U of A’s Institute for Space Science, Exploration and Technology helps connect researchers across the University including student groups like AlbertaSat and research facilities like the University of Alberta’s Meteorite Curation Lab.

Artificial Intelligence @ UA

Edmonton is also home to the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii). Amii is one of three AI-research institutes named in the federal Pan-Canadian AI Strategy and consists of more than 35 artificial intelligence and machine learning researchers at the U of A. amii’s primary goal is AI for good and for all.