Join the Group

Why work with us

What you'd be joining

Real data from major surveys

Projects build on surveys the group helps lead — S⁵ (which I founded), DESI, DES, and DELVE — with LSST/Rubin on the horizon. You work with real, frontier data from day one.

A large, active team

With six postdocs, five graduate students, and twenty undergraduates, you'll always have someone to learn from and work with — group meetings, peer mentorship, and collaborations across career stages are built in.

Alumni who go places

Former members have moved on to graduate programs and positions at MIT, Caltech, Yale, UC Berkeley, Columbia, and more — see the group page and my CV.

Telescopes to machine learning

Project topics span hands-on instrumentation in the lab, observations at world-class telescopes, and statistical and machine-learning methods for survey-scale data — there's a project to match your interests.

For undergraduates

Undergraduate research

I work with undergraduates through UofT's internship and research programs. Most projects involve Python programming and work with real survey data or in my instrumentation lab. I review every application and reach out for an interview if there's a good fit.

Programs to apply through:

SURP — summer SUDS — summer ROP course Work Study — instrumentation lab Mitacs Globalink — international

Studying at a university outside Canada? You can work with me through the Mitacs Globalink Research Internship, which brings international undergraduates to Canada for summer research projects.

Curious what you'd work on? See what current students are working on at the group page, and check the research page for starter readings and recorded talks.

Before emailing: I receive a very high volume of requests and may not be able to reply to each one. I work with undergraduates who are enrolled in one of these internship programs or taking a course with me — please apply through one of the programs above, and I'll review all applications.

For prospective graduate students

Graduate study

I supervise PhD and MSc students in the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics. I can supervise first-year graduate students through the AST 1500/1501 research project courses, which are a great way to start working together.

No master's degree needed: UofT admits students with a bachelor's degree directly into a five-year PhD program — this direct-entry route is the default. Applicants who already hold an MSc enter a four-year PhD track instead.

If you're interested in joining UofT and working with me, feel free to email me — and be sure to apply through the departmental graduate admissions process.

For prospective postdocs — especially final-year PhD students

Postdoctoral fellowships

Several fellowship programs at UofT can support a postdoc in my group. If you're a final-year graduate student considering applying, reach out early — I'm happy to discuss fit and, where needed, sponsor an application.

Dunlap Fellowship CITA Fellowship Arts & Science PDF Provost's PDF Schmidt AI Fellowship DSI Postdoctoral Fellow NSERC PDF

The Dunlap and CITA fellowships are independent; most others are sponsored fellowships. As of 2025, NSERC has routes for both Canadian and international applicants. Email me if you're interested in applying for any of these.