Neuromuscular Funding and Employment Opportunities
2026–2027 Canada’s Drug Agency – Funding Opportunity to Strengthen Rare Disease Registries in Canada
Application Deadline: May 5, 2026
New Funding Opportunity to Strengthen Rare Disease Registries in Canada: The aim of this funding program is to ensure that registries can produce high‑quality real‑world data to support future payer and HTA evidence needs in Canada, and to provide support for improving data collection and infrastructure.
Application Deadline: 30 April 2026 | Start Date: 1 January 2027
The recruited doctoral fellow will investigate Muscle pathophysiology in AGO1 and AGO2 genetic disorders.
Open from March 3 – May 5, 2026. | The NMD4C Basic Science Trainee Committee (BSTC) Image Competition, Signals That Move Us, is an opportunity for trainees to showcase the beauty, complexity, and power of movement through research images in neuromuscular science. From striking microscopy to innovative visualizations of nerves, muscles, and their connections, this competition celebrates the science behind motion. Participants can share their work, gain visibility within the NMD4C community, and let their images tell the story of how signals become strength.
Application Deadline: June 16, 2026.
The CIHR Research Excellence, Diversity, and Independence (REDI, pronounced “ready”) Early Career Transition Award supports trainees such as post-doctoral researchers, clinicians, and research associates, from specific underrepresented groups to launch independent their research careers in Canada.
*** This funding opportunity uses new application resources, including the tri-agency CV and REDI 2025 Linkage Tool.
*** CIHR will also host webinars to help applicants and host institutions understand the requirements and answer questions about “REDI 2025”. Registration for the webinars are now open on our Upcoming Events page.
Did you know RareKids-CAN offers a range of subsidized services for investigator-initiated (academic-led) pediatric rare disease clinical trials?
Dr. Toshifumi Yokota‘s laboratory at the University of Alberta is actively seeking applications for various positions including postdoctoral fellows, as well as undergraduate and graduate…
Together the Canada’s Stem Cell Network (SCN) and the RDMM Network are collaborating to provide funding that will identify and support connections between clinician scientists discovering new genes in patients with rare diseases, and stem cell scientists who can analyze these genes and related pathways in human cell models.
Pediatric Neuromuscular and EMG Fellowship at the CHU Sainte-Justine is seeking fellows for 2025 and beyond.
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See more career opportunities:
- the Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation (CNSF) Neuro Career Webpage
- the World Muscle Society (WMS) Job Postings