Spend the summer in Physics! Summer research positions are posted!
Our summer 2026 summer research positions have been posted on Experience Guelph and are available for your perusal. Please remember that only applications made through Experience Guelph will be accepted if you are a Guelph student. If applying for more than one position within the Department of Physics, please send a list of the positions applied to, in order of preference, to Rachel Baker (physadmin@uoguelph.ca). Faculty may reach out to you after postings close (Feb 25) to schedule an interview either in-person or online. Selection of the successful candidates to positions in the Department of Physics is made by a selection committee, through a matching process. The earliest offers can be made is March 6, 2026.
Applications can be made online through: https://experienceguelph.ca/home.htm
PLEASE FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY, as each of these have different application criteria. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact myself (application process) or the faculty member (details on the project). Instructions on how to obtain an official transcript for NSERC USRA applications only are below.
Application DEADLINE: Wednesday February 25, 2026, 11:59pm
NSERC Undergraduate Summer Research Assistant
JOB ID: 143501 Interactions Between Soft Nanoparticles (Prof John Dutcher)
JOB ID: 143502 Analysis of data from the GRIFFIN spectrometer (Prof Paul Garrett)
JOB ID: 143504 Membrane Protein Expression, Purification and Labeling in E.Coli (Prof Leonid Brown and Prof Vladimir Ladizhansky)
Undergraduate Research Assistants – With SF Needs Approval
JOB ID: 143591 Nuclear Forces for Many-Body Physics (Prof Alexandros Gezerlis)
JOB ID: 143496 Physics Outreach Materials & Planetarium Customization (Prof Joanne O’Meara & Orbax)
JOB ID: 143493 Nuclear Astrophysics (Prof Liliana Caballero)
Departmental Summer Research Assistant
JOB ID: 143514 Analysis of data from the GRIFFIN spectrometer (Prof Paul Garrett)
JOB ID: 143513 Understanding Gender and Performance Gaps in STEM (Prof Martin Williams)
JOB ID: 143508 Diffusion Studies of Colloids and Proteins in Crowded Environments (Prof Anand Yethiraj)
JOB ID: 143897 Upgrading a High-Resolution X-Ray Diffraction System (Prof Stefan Kycia)