Monday, June 15, 2020

Postdoctoral Fellow in Smart Supply Chain Management with Application to Healthcare and Agri-Food

Area: Smart supply chain management with application to agri-food and healthcare Duration: One year renewable for a second year Start date: Immediately Annual salary: $45,000 - $55,000, plus $3,000 in research support Location of work: University of Victoria, Victoria (BC), Canada The Gustavson School of Business at the University of... More

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Health Economics and Policy

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN HEALTH ECONOMICS AND POLICY Position Description: The postdoctoral position is part of a recently funded Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) research on public health financing and structural transformation (more information here). The postdoctoral fellow will work under the supervision of Associate Professor... More

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Lunchtime Panel: Non-academic Careers

The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs invites you to a lunchtime panel on the topic of non-academic careers in the government and university sectors featuring alumni from Carleton’s graduate programs. Items of discussion will include the challenges of finding non-academic work, how to present oneself to employers, the pros and cons of... More

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Simulation-Based Research on Professional Practice and Education

Funded by the Canadian Foundation for Innovation, SIM Social Work Research Lab aims to strengthen, innovate, and mobilize simulation-based research on social work education and practice. This is the first and only social work-specific, simulation-based research lab in North America. We engage in two types of research: (1) research on... More

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Western University Presidential Data Fellowship

Classification & Regular Hours As part of the Western University’s new Institutional Data Strategy (www.uwo.ca/datastrategy/), we are seeking 5 Fellows with particular qualifications/skills/experience in data science and development and application of contemporary data science techniques. This includes, but is not limited to, machine... More

Thursday, February 20, 2020

University of Waterloo Postdoctoral Fellow Opportunity

The University of Waterloo is seeking exceptional postdoctoral scholars to join Waterloo’s transformative and impactful research environment. Deadline for application: March 16, 2020. Details are available on the Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs AMTD webpage at:... More

Thursday, January 23, 2020

U of T Postdoctoral Fellow Opportunity

The Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance at the University of Toronto is offering the following Postdoctoral Fellow opportunity for 2020-2021: IMFG focuses on the fiscal health and governance challenges facing large cities and city-regions. The Institute’s mandate is to conduct independent research, spark and inform public debate, and... More

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

2020 Pursuit Award – Bloorview Research Institute

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital’s research institute (the Bloorview Research Institute) is now accepting submissions for the prestigious 2020 Pursuit Award competition that recognizes outstanding achievements in childhood disability research by PhD students across the globe. The Pursuit Award competition recognizes PhD students... More

Thursday, January 9, 2020

Professional Development

Although Postdoctoral Fellows (PDFs) at Carleton are no longer under the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs, PDFs can still access programs through the Graduate Professional Development website developed by FGPA. One of the highlights of the Graduate Professional Development website is Grad Navigate, a hub that provides topic-specific... More

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Mitacs Elevate and Accelerate Industrial Postdoctoral Programs

The Mitacs Elevate and Accelerate Industrial Postdoctoral programs leverage funding from industry partners to provide salaries for Postdoctoral Fellows, as well as opportunities to work with industry sponsors and receive instructor-led and on-line training in key professional skills.  More information about these programs may be found on the... More

Thursday, December 12, 2019

Public Sector Innovation Show

When: February 25, 2020 Where: Ottawa Conference and Event Centre Cost: FREE for employees in academia What: Featuring 30+ speakers with both international and local case studies, this business-critical conference will ensure you stay up to speed with the latest innovations in digital transformation, the future of work, process improvement and the... More

Friday, December 6, 2019

Postdoctoral Fellowship Orientation

On November 15, the PDF Coordinator held an orientation session for unionized PDFs at Carleton.  Some topics that were discussed were health insurance, professional development opportunities, and access to resources.  Please click on the link below to see the slideshow that was presented at the orientation. *Please note that most of the... More

Thursday, October 10, 2019

Mitacs – Summer Program in Japan

Mitacs is now accepting applications for the Mitacs-JSPS Summer Program, which supports researchers in Canada to undertake 10-week research projects in Japan in Summer 2020. The program is open to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in all disciplines at Canadian academic institutions. The deadline to apply for the Mitacs-JSPS Summer... More

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Postdoctoral Fellow in Unmanned Aerial Systems Design

The Energy and Emissions Research Lab (EERL) at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada is accepting applications for a Post Doctoral Research Fellow with experience in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) system design. The successful applicant will work with our team developing fixed-wind and roto-craft airborne methane measurement platforms. The ultimate... More

Friday, August 2, 2019

Postdoctoral Fellow in Leukemic Stem Cell Biology

Postdoctoral position available in the lab of Dr. Kolja Eppert at McGill University (Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics) in Montreal, Canada and the McGill University Health Center (Montreal Children’s Hospital). The research consists of establishing models of preleukemic to leukemic progression in pediatric and adult acute myeloid... More

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

PDF Position in Computational Psychiatry

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Alberta in Edmonton is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow in computational psychiatry. The successful applicant will participate in research that applies machine learning to multimodal datasets for mental disorders. For details, please click here. The position is open until it is... More

Monday, October 15, 2018

Postdoc Researcher Aims to Make Meat Healthier

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Thursday, June 15, 2017

Carleton Researcher Receives Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship to Study Inclusive Government and Citizen Engagement

Carleton University’s Logan Cochrane, a researcher in the Faculty of Public Affairs, has been awarded the renowned Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship to pursue his work. He will receive $70,000 a year for two years. Cochrane’s research investigates how effective and inclusive governance is enabled by a responsive government and engaged citizens.... More

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Carleton PDF Publishes National Survey about Endangered Species

Carleton University’s J.L. McCune, a postdoctoral fellow with the Geomatics and Landscape Ecology Research Laboratory in the Department of Biology, has published a nation-wide study investigating the commitment of Canadians to preserving endangered species. The survey was designed by a team of conservation biologists supported by the national... More

Friday, September 23, 2016

Sc. American: STEM Info is Vital But Not at the Expense of the Humanities

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Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Free Certification Programs Available to PDFs

Carleton University has joined the N2 Network for one year to allow all Carleton staff and students to apply for online certificate programs offered by the CITI program. The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) is a leading provider of research education content. CITI’s web-based training materials serve millions of... More

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

PSAC Granted a Transfer of Jurisdiction to Represent Postdoctoral Fellows

The Ontario Labour Relations Board has declared that the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) has acquired the rights, privileges and duties of its predecessor, the Carleton University Postdoctoral Association (CUPA) by reason of a transfer of jurisdiction.  The decision can be read here.... More

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

PSAC Applies for Transfer of Jurisdiction from Postdoctoral Association

The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) has applied and the members of the Carleton University Postdoctoral Association (CUPA) have voted to transfer jurisdiction from CUPA to PSAC.  Through its application, PSAC is requesting that the Ontario Labour Relations Board declare that PSAC has acquired the rights, privileges and duties of CUPA... More

Thursday, March 10, 2016

Carleton Researchers Tackle Computer Location Fraud

The following story was first published in the March/16 Carleton Now. It was written by Kate Hawkins. Carleton researchers are working on software to stop location fraud by cracking down on proxy servers and other masking technology — a development that would be a boon to big content companies like Netflix. AbdelRahman Abdou is... More

Friday, February 19, 2016

CU Postdoc Featured in Globe & Mail

A Carleton Postdoc Fellow's research could provide a way for Netflix Inc. to shut down “content tourists” who use masking software to gain access to the service’s full content library. Read Globe & Mail... More

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Tips on Applying for a SSHRC Grant

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Monday, August 24, 2015

Former CU PhD Student Featured in the New York Times

Click here to see story about Thomas Hossie, now a postdoc at Trent University, who along with Prof. Tom Sherratt were both featured in a recent New York Times article.  Both are researching insects that... More

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Postdoc Kathleen Van Benthem Featured on CU Home Page

Check out what Carleton Postdoc Kathleen Van Benthem did as a PhD student in Chris Herdman’s Advanced Cognitive Engineering (ACE) lab, where they were working on a cognitive health screening tool for older pilots. Click here to see story.  ... More

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Carleton’s Nafisa Jadavji Wins Ontario Women’s Health Scholars Award

Carleton University’s Nafisa Jadavji, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Neuroscience, has been awarded a Postdoctoral Ontario Women’s Health Scholars Award for research in preventing strokes in women. The award is worth $40,000, plus a $5,000 research allowance. “This is an extraordinary accomplishment that demonstrates the strong... More

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Tips on Applying for a Postdoctoral Fellowship

Carleton Postdoc and Banting Fellow Rena Bivens, who is in the School of Journalism and Communication, has been recognized nationally and internationally for her research. She is currently investigating the design of social media platforms to discover how and why non-profit organizations (NPOs) are using them. Bivens is particularly interested in... More

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

More Tips on Applying for a Postdoctoral Fellowship

Sophie Tamas is one of three Carleton recipients of the prestigious 2013 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships. Tamas, who is with the School of Canadian Studies and Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, has been recognized by her peers for her desire to push the boundaries of autoethnographic research. She has written an acclaimed book... More

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Years in Colombia + PhD from Carleton = Postdoc at Yale

As part of his PhD in Anthropology with a specialization in Political Economy, Daniel Tubb spent more than two years in Colombia conducting fieldwork for his dissertation. Says Tubb: “As with most anthropologists, my fieldwork was a formative experience and a highlight of my studies.” Tubb says that one of the challenges of doing fieldwork... More

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Researchers Awarded Prestigious Banting Fellowships to Study at Carleton

Two researchers have been awarded the renowned Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship to pursue their work at Carleton University. The awards were announced Thursday in Toronto by the Honourable Gary Goodyear, minister of state (science and technology). Eli MacLaren and Alex Wong will each receive $140,000 in research funding over two years. MacLaren’s... More

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Banting Scholars in Literature and Evolutionary Biology Add Prestige to Carleton

Alex Wong and Eli MacLaren, Postdoctoral Fellows at Carleton, are both Banting scholars. As the latest issue of Research Works notes, they are both adding prestige to Carleton. The article is available HERE Wong recently presented his research at the Science Café. A short video about his presentation is below.... More

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

PDF Rena Bivens Talks About Teens and Social Media

Postdoctoral Fellow Rena Bivens was in the news recently talking about the connection between teens and social media use with her Hanging Out Online Project. You can find the story... More

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