Concours de stage postdoctoral du CRIDAQ 2019-2010
The Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Diversity and Democracy (CRIDAQ) at Université du Québec à Montréal is offering a postdoctoral fellowship for the 2019-2020 academic year ($35,000 gross salary). The fellowship must be used to carry out a project related to the CRIDAQ research themes in one of four CRIDAQ antennae (UQAM, Université Laval, Université de Montréal, Concordia University).
https://cridaq.uqam.ca/bourses-et-concours/
General rules
• In order to apply, candidates must have defended their thesis before September 1, 2019;
• Candidates must have obtained their Ph.D. after 30 April, 2015;
• Candidates must have sufficient knowledge of French to participate in CRIDAQ activities;
• The doctoral thesis must not have been written under the supervision of a regular member of CRIDAQ.
CRIDAQ will offer to its fellow:
• A gross salary of $35.000;
• An individual workstation;
• Access to the host university facilities;
• Assistance in the material organization of the stay.
The fellow is expected to:
• Pursue the research project as submitted;
• Participate in the activities (seminars, conferences, workshops) organized by the CRIDAQ host university on a regular basis;
• Present his/her current work to other researchers through the activities of the Center in the host university, as well as in at least one other partner university;
• Provide scientific direction for the Séminaire jeunes chercheur·e·s du CRIDAQ to be held in 2020;
• Be present at the CRIDAQ offices of the host university on a regular basis.
Applications will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
• The quality of the research project and its relevance to the Center’s mandate;
• The quality of previous research and the ability of the candidate to benefit from/and contribute to the activities of the Center.
Candidates should send the following documents:
1. A letter of motivation, written in French, in which the candidate identifies the host university where he/she wishes to complete the fellowship as well as the CRIDAQ researcher(s) with whom he/she intends to work;
2. A letter (or e-mail) from a regular member of CRIDAQ indicating his/her interest in supervising the candidate’s research at the Center;
3. A curriculum vitae;
4. A writing sample (book chapter, article, or academic paper). Please note that the work submitted must be written in either French or English;
5. A research project (1500 words maximum).
+ Two letters of reference (directly sent to CRIDAQ by email before deadline: dechamplain.olivier@uqam.ca)
Important dates
Deadline for application: January 15, 2019
Announcement of the results: March 2019