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Postdoctoral Fellows at SFU

As a postdoctoral fellow, you will broaden your research expertise, build associations with established researchers and strengthen your publication record.

Supporting postdoctoral fellows is a priority project within our Strategic Research Plan's implementation plan.

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  • March 19, 2021

    March 19, 2021

    Kieran is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Biological Sciences researching anthropogenic noise and the ecological effects of noise pollution on fish and invertebrates communities. (Liber Ero Postdoctoral Fellowship)

  • June 08, 2020

    June 08, 2020

    Anil is a postdoctoral fellow interested on human-computer interaction and virtual and augmented reality.

  • July 29, 2021

    July 29, 2021

    Anastasia is a postdoctoral fellow at the Beedie School of Business focusing on regulations adopted by host states to govern foreign direct investment made by state-owned enterprises.

  • January 31, 2020

    January 31, 2020

    Friederike is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Geography, Faculty of Environment.

  • May 24, 2019

    May 24, 2019

    Dr. Wilson studies the social-ecological diversity and resilience in Canadian fisheries.

  • March 05, 2021

    March 05, 2021

    Alexander is a postdoctoral fellow researching wetlands and their process of removing pollutants such as industrial wastes from the water. (Canadian Pacific/Teck Resources Award for Environmental Innovation, Simons Foundation Graduate Award in the Faculty of Environment, three Mitacs Accelerate internships and the Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship award)

  • September 13, 2023

    September 13, 2023

    Neethu is a postdoctoral fellow at the Beedie School of Business. She is an ethnographer who specializes in Economic Sociology, Gender, and Indigenous Studies.

  • November 08, 2019

    November 08, 2019

    Priyanka is working to identify and characterize new candidate proteins by integrating structural bioinformatics, biochemical and reverse proteomic approach.

  • March 02, 2023

    March 02, 2023

    Peter Thompson is a quantitative ecologist interested in developing innovative statistical methods that can be used to solve urgent problems in wildlife conservation and management. Peter is a recipient of the Liber Ero Postdoctoral Fellowship.

  • May 02, 2022

    May 02, 2022

    Sina is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology in the Faculty of Science researching how the brain controls walking under different conditions. He is a CIHR award recipient.

  • July 10, 2020

    July 10, 2020

    Dr. Letham examines shoreline changes in the Northwest Coast of North America.

  • December 10, 2021

    December 10, 2021

    Jens is a School of Computing Science Postdoctoral Fellow in the Faculty of Applied Sciences whose research is in Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, a subarea of Artificial Intelligence that studies how an agent's knowledge can be represented symbolically and subsequently manipulated through reasoning algorithms.

  • March 12, 2021

    March 12, 2021

    Amber is an education Postdoctoral Fellow investigating how storied resistances against rape culture are enacted online through young adult (YA) fanfiction. (Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship)

  • November 06, 2019

    November 06, 2019

    Bulmaro specializes in the use of robotic devices and augmented real-time feedback to aid in the rehabilitation and assistance of people with disabilities.

  • July 10, 2020

    July 10, 2020

    Dr. Jones' research will study the influence of external interventions on microbiome composition.

  • October 01, 2020

    October 01, 2020

    Daniel is a postdoctoral fellow who is interested in developing new photonic quantum technologies to solve real-world problems.

  • July 09, 2024

    July 09, 2024

    Biswajit is a postdoctoral fellow in the School of Mechatronics System Engineering in the Faculty of Applied Sciences. His research will improve the efficiency of the electolyzer for green hydrogen production.

  • September 23, 2024

    September 23, 2024

    Davoud is a postdoctoral fellow in the School of Mechatronics System Engineering in the Faculty of Applied Sciences. His research leverages cutting-edge technology to develop GIS-based solutions for analyzing and visualizing drone-acquired spatial data, particularly in the context of forestry applications.

  • October 23, 2023

    October 23, 2023

    Jaspreet is a postdoctoral fellow in the department of Earth Sciences in the Faculty of Science. His research will contribute to remote sensing (LiDAR, Photogrammetry) for geohazard assessment in BC, Canada

  • December 04, 2024

    December 04, 2024

    Victoria is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Gerontology in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Her research aims to promote climate change adaptation and mitigation among older adults, with a strong focus on knowledge translation and community engagement.

  • December 04, 2024

    December 04, 2024

    ZeZhong is a Postdoctoral Fellow iin the School of Computing Science in the Faculty of Applied Sciences. His research focused on making complex information easier to understand through visual storytelling.

  • December 04, 2024

    December 04, 2024

    Gregory is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department Chemistry in the Faculty of Science. His research focused on the development of new anticancer compounds that contain a metal atom at their core.

  • December 04, 2024

    December 04, 2024

    Alberto is a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow in the Digital Democracies Insitute and serves as the Deputy Director of the Institute. His work analyzes how the diffusion of digital means of production is reshaping organizations and professional cultures. In his current project he analyzes the implications of AI on creative labor and cultural expression.

  • December 04, 2024

    December 04, 2024

    Sarah is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Faculty of Health Sciences. Her research studies how the health of humans, animals, and the environment are connected and how we can better manage diseases at the human-wildlife interface.

  • December 04, 2024

    December 04, 2024

    Sarah is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department Biomedical Physiology & Kinesiology in the Faculty of Science. Her research studies how the brain continues to develop with age and neurodegeneration. With a musical twist

  • December 17, 2025

    December 17, 2025

    Jungsoo is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Biological Sciences in the Faculty of Science. His research use metagenomic approaches to study the invisible life drifting through the air.

  • December 17, 2025

    December 17, 2025

    Mehdi is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Mechatronics Systems Engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science. His research explores the intersection of cognitive modeling, generative AI, and human-AI collaboration in autonomous driving.

  • December 17, 2025

    December 17, 2025

    Faezeh is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Chemistry in the Faculty of Science. Her research focuses on understanding the regulation of O-GlcNAc, a dynamic post-translational modification that plays critical roles in cellular signaling, neurodevelopment, and cancer.

  • December 17, 2025

    December 17, 2025

    Behnam is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering in the Faculty of Applied Sciences. His research is focused on exoskeletons and wearable robots that help disabled people walk.

  • December 17, 2025

    December 17, 2025

    Amir is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Sustainable Energy Engineering in the Faculty of Applied Sciences. His research is conducted as part of an interdisciplinary research group focused on the integration of low-carbon solutions, such as vehicle electrification, micro-mobility, and advanced transportation planning to support the transition to cleaner and more sustainable urban mobility.

  • December 17, 2025

    December 17, 2025

    Camila is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Engineering Sciences in the Faculty of Applied Sciences. Her research focuses on the field of microelectronic fabrication on crystalline silicon substrates, as well as studies in photonic and reliability.

  • December 17, 2025

    December 17, 2025

    Marianna is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Chemistry in the Faculty of Science. Her research explores the chemistry of radiometal complexes for cancer imaging and therapy, driven by the excitement of turning fundamental science into medical solutions.

  • December 17, 2025

    December 17, 2025

    timothy is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Faculty of Education. He is currently studying and sharing the role of the activist-as-educator through oral history interviews and archival research in state and community based archives.

  • December 17, 2025

    December 17, 2025

    Leah is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. She is a human geographer who studies migration, non-citizenship, and labour.

  • December 17, 2025

    December 17, 2025

    Anh is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Faculty of Health Sciences. Her research focuses on primary care, especially access and health equity. I’m fascinated by how data reveals patterns that improve care quality and reduce inequities. I want to help build a fairer health system for all.

  • December 17, 2025

    December 17, 2025

    Abid is a Postdoctoral Fellow in School of Engineering Science in the Faculty of Applied Sciences. His research focuses on MEMS silicon resonators, examining their design, modeling, and material properties.

  • December 17, 2025

    December 17, 2025

    Maryam is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry in the Faculty of Science. She studies APOBEC DNA/RNA-editing enzymes and how they influence immunity and cancer. These enzymes protect us by mutating viral genomes but can also create harmful mutations that drive cancer.

  • December 17, 2025

    December 17, 2025

    Tamara is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Linguistics in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Her research tries to investigate the positive, community-building functions of seemingly toxic linguistic behaviour.

  • December 17, 2025

    December 17, 2025

    Soma is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry in the Faculty of Science. Her research focuses on developing a nucleic acid concentrator for Point-of-Care (POC) diagnostics

Upcoming Events

This is an overview of the activities of interest to Postdoctoral Fellows. In case you have any events we should include, please contact PDA executive team at sfu_pda@sfu.ca or your postdoctoral coordinator at postdoc@sfu.ca.  

We will do our best to keep this calendar updated, but to make sure you don't miss anything, please also join our postdoctoral fellow maillist by e-mailing postdoc@sfu.ca.  

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Offices that support Postdocs at SFU

Role of The Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation

The VPRI Office is here to help you navigate campus resources, build your professional development as well as curate your SFU digital footprint.

For all general inquiries, contact your postdoctoral affairs coordinator at postdoc@sfu.ca  

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Role of Human Resources

All Postdoctoral Fellows must be formally appointed through Human Resources. If you have questions regarding your appointment and benefits contact postdoc2@sfu.ca

Questions regarding payroll can be emailed to payroll@sfu.ca.

For Immigration related questions please start with the SFU Immigration Portal. This portal has information for foreign nationals regarding eligibility requirements and the steps leading up to your arrival, including how to submit a work permit. For further assistance on immigration matters, please contact Alina Roman at alina_roman@sfu.ca.

Role of Office of Research Services 

ORS has oversight of faculty members and independently funded research/research activities (Fund 31)  

Note: ORS has no oversight of fellowship administration considered “non-research” (Fund 25). For further clarification contact ors@sfu.ca

 

Postdoctoral Fellows Association (PDA)

The PDA is a postdoctoral directed body with the mission to make SFU postdoctoral fellows more visible within the university community. 

The PDA holds regular social events, meets with the administration to advocate and support postdoctorals throughout the community.

Learn more about the PDA

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