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Take the next step
As a Â鶹´«Ã½ postdoctoral researcher, you will refine your professional skills, enrich your research and transition to being a scholar in your own right. You’ll work alongside exceptional colleagues and professors in Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s collegial environment to develop your research, administrative and leadership skills.
Two kinds of postdoctoral researchers
Postdoctoral researcher employees
As a postdoctoral research employee, you will be employed by Â鶹´«Ã½, hired by a faculty member with research grant money, and represented by the .Ìý
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Postdoctoral research scholars
As a postdoctoral research scholar, you will be the recipient of named postdoctoral award(s) including the Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship,Ìý Tri-agency (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC) Canada Postdoctoral Research Award, Donald Hill FamilyÌýpostdoctoral fellowship, and others available through outside funding agencies.
Eligibility
If you’ve completed all requirements of your PhD within the last six years — courses, thesis, defence, and final submission of thesis copies to the university —Ìýyou’re eligible to pursue a postdoctoral program at Â鶹´«Ã½. This includes students who are waiting to graduate.Ìý
If you’re an MD, you can also apply for a fellowship, provided you obtained your MD no more than 10 years before you apply.
Securing a fellowship
- Find your focus
Read about Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s research environment and review the list of institutes and centres you would like to consider working with.Ìý - Find a faculty member
Find information about professors and their contact information on department websites. - Identify your research project and funding sources
Work with your faculty member to identify funding sources and determine the focus of your research and the terms of your working relationship. - Contact the Faculty of Grad Studies if you hold a named award
If your fellowship falls into the category of postdoctoral research scholar, reach out to fgs.deans.assistant@dal.ca in FGS for guidance. - Finalize the agreement
Work with your supervisor, Graduate Studies (in the case of postdoc research scholars) and People and Culture’s Grant Paid team to finalize the details of your appointment.