See below for information on open opportunities in the group and the research ecosystem at the University of Alberta (U of A).

Open Opportunities

Ideal candidates will have experience in data science (e.g. machine learning, statistics, Bayesian methods, inverse problems) and/or plasma science (e.g. fusion, astrophysics, space physics). I often 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 or are pursuing a change in their careers.

Please see below for the current status regarding undergraduate, graduate, and post-docs and visitors (updated May 7, 2025).

Undergraduate Students

I only work with students through payroll, course credit, or other official opportunities. While volunteering is valuable I will always encourage students interested in working with me to pursue paid or credited opportunities. Undergraduate opportunities are prioritized for students who have completed 300 level coursework.

Summer

Applications closed, check back in for Summer 2026.

Academic Year

I host an academic year long for credit research position for U of A physics undergraduates (incl. engphys, geophys) students through PHYS 399/499 and for engineering undergraduates through the Dean’s Research Award. Interested candidates should check their eligibility for these opportunites before emailing aazari+ugrad @ ualberta . ca with the subject line YourLastName_UGrad_App (e.g. Tremblay_UGrad_App, Ng_UGrad_App etc) and:

• a short (<1 page) description of what you are interested in researching related to ARG and your qualifications
• your CV or résumé
• a copy of your unofficial transcripts

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis; a response is not guaranteed.

Graduate Students

Mulitple MSc and PhD positions are open for Fall 2026 in Physics and ECE.

Projects are availiable including non-parametric models of the solar wind, merging physics-based models with machine learning for inverse problems, reinforcement learning for scientific observations of events from spacecraft, and estimation of planetary habitability.

Interested candidates should email aazari+grad @ ualberta . ca with the subject line YourLastName_Grad_App (e.g. Devi_Grad_App, Smith_Grad_App etc) and:

• a short (<1 page) description of why you are interested in the positon and your qualifications
• your CV or résumé
• a copy of your unofficial transcripts

Applications are reviewed until the position is filled; a response is not guaranteed.

Post Doctoral and Visitor Funding Opportunities

The following are several (always availiable) avenues to work with the research group. ARG is happy to sponsor visiting scholars and I encourage potential post docs and visitors to review these before contacting me. I am always happy to be pitched a research collaboration of mutual interest by motivated individuals. I am generally interested in machine learning for inverse problems, uncertainty quantification, spatiotemporal datasets, space plasmas, and planetary space environments. I have active projects on solar wind estimation for Mars’ space environment and in reinforcement learning for space science.

• Banting Fellowship (open to all citizenships), banting.fellowships-bourses.gc.ca
• NSERC Post Doctoral Fellowshiip (Canadian citizens and permanent residents + additional statuses), nserc-crsng.gc.ca/students-etudiants/pd-np/pdf-bp_eng.asp
• NSF Postdoctoral Fellowships (US citizens and permanent residents only), certain opportunities can be held at University of Alberta new.nsf.gov/funding/postdocs#postdoctoral-research-fellowships-599
• More information for post docs is availiable at ualberta.ca/en/graduate-studies/postdocs-visitors/funding.html
• More information for visiting scholars is availiable at ualberta.ca/en/graduate-studies/postdocs-visitors/funding.html

Displaced Students and Scholars

The University participates and sponsors students and scholars whose professional journeys have been disrupted by conflict. Please see this update from the Provost for more information on programs.

Machine Intelligence and Space Research at the U of A

The U of A has a long history of research excellence and global leadership in artificial intelligence. The University ranks second in North America for AI research and is co-located with the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii). Amii is one of three AI-research institutes consisting of more than 35 artificial intelligence and machine learning researchers at the U of A. Particularly, Amii researchers are known for their leadership and development of reinforcement learning including recent recognition of the Turing Award.

The U of A has one of the largest and oldest space physics programs in Canada with research in planetary magnetospheres, space weather, magnetohydrodynamics, and fundamental plasma physics. It is a founding member of Space Environment Canada, one of the foremost ground-based array for space physics in the world, and the leading institute behind the RADICALS space mission. The aurora is commonly observed in Alberta, offering unique observational capacity at one of the top ranked research universities in the world and North America.