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Apply for KILLAM Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Canada 2021

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The University of British Colombia KILLAM POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

Description

The Killam Scholarship and Prize Programmes were established in memory of Izaak Walton Killam through the Will of his wife, Dorothy Johnston Killam, and through gifts made during her lifetime. Their primary purpose is to support advanced education and research at five Canadian universities and the Canada Council for the Arts.

The UBC Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are provided annually from the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Fund for Advanced Studies and are available for most fields of research. It was Mrs. Killam’s desire that those selected to receive fellowships: “be likely to contribute to the advancement of learning or to win distinction in a profession. A Killam scholar should not be a one-sided person… Special distinction of intellect should be founded upon sound character.”
The number of new awards offered each year presently varies between three and five.

Opportunity Focus Areas:
– Arts and Sciences.
– Creative and critical studies.
– Education.
– Engineering.
– Health and social development.
– Management.

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  • Deadline
Deadline:
13 November, 2020
  • Friday, 13 November 2020 at 4:00 pm
  • Location

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  • Funding type

  • Duration

More than year

  • Opportunity type

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ELIGIBILITIES

  • Age

Not specific

  • Gender:

Male, Female

  • Nationality

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  • Required languages
  • English
Level:
excellent
  • Specific requirements
  • Have Doctorate Degree
  • Must have completed all requirements of their PhD no more than 24 months (for this competition, no earlier than April 30, 2019)
  • Have Master Degree
  • Other requirements
  • Intellectual insights
  • Applicants must be able to contribute fresh intellectual insights to UBC.
  • Career interrupted
  • The period of eligibility may be extended for applicants who have had their career interrupted or delayed for the purpose of childrearing, illness, or health-related family responsibilities. The interruption(s) or delay(s) must have occurred after the applicant completed all the requirements of their PhD. Note that the eligibility window will only be extended by the duration of the delay(s) or interruption(s), to a maximum of one year. Justification for the extension must be provided in the Special Circumstances attachment.
  • Studies at any campus
  • must not have pursued PhD-level studies at any campus of the University of British Columbia.
  • A tenure-track
  • must not currently hold a tenure-track or continuing faculty position at a university or college. Applicants who currently hold a temporary, term, or non-tenure track faculty appointments are eligible to apply. Generally "tenure” or “tenure-track" refers to an open-ended academic position in which the holder can teach, form a research group, and apply for externally funded research as a principal investigator.
  • Ability in research
  • should have shown outstanding ability in research, in that they would be likely to contribute to the advancement of learning or to win distinction in their profession.
  • A sound character
  • should not be one-sided, and have a sound character that complements their intellect.
  • Be able to meet all immigration
  • may be citizens of any country; though there are no restrictions regarding nationality of applicants, successful candidates must be able to meet all Canadian immigration requirements
  • Research trips
  • Fellowships are tenable only through UBC appointment, and fellows are expected to make the UBC campus their base while holding the fellowship, apart from necessary research trips (no more than three months in each year of the fellowship).
  • Completed all requirements
  • Please note that you must have completed all requirements of your PhD no more than 24 months prior to the anticipated fellowship start date
  • Eligibility of proposed UBC Supervisor
  • An applicant’s proposed supervisor must be a continuing faculty member with a tenure-track appointment at UBC. A proposed supervisor must make a commitment to supervise the applicant’s research for the entire proposed 24 months of the fellowship.
  • Evaluation Criteria
  • The search is for candidates whose work is beyond “excellent” and whose research is convincingly ground-breaking. Excellence in scholarly work and independent research - 60% quality of contributions to research to date scholarships and awards held duration of graduate studies, taking into account the nature of the program and relevant personal circumstances determination and ability to complete projects within an appropriate period of time critical thinking, judgment, originality, initiative and autonomy Quality of proposed research project - 30% merit, potential significance, clarity, feasibility of the proposed project relevance of applicant’s work experience and academic training to field of proposed research suitability and quality of research environment (proposed supervisor, facilities, support of academic unit) Personal qualities of the applicant - 10% character: integrity, collegiality and respect for others communication skills leadership abilities as demonstrated by employment, athletic/artistic achievements, community engagement, volunteering, etc. Preference will be given to applicants who have not already held a postdoctoral award or fellowship.
  • External Awards
  • Postdoctoral applicants are encouraged to apply for other research awards tenable at UBC (e.g., Banting, NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR, and Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research). In the event applicants are successful in obtaining both a Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowship and other external postdoctoral awards, they are required to accept the external funding, and take up the external award within six months of the earliest possible external award start date. A stipend covering the difference between the regular Killam stipend and the other award (if the latter carries a lower dollar value) will be offered, provided that this protocol is in keeping with the regulations of the agency granting the other award. These Killam Fellows will still be considered Killam scholars, and will remain eligible for the Killam Travel and Research Allowance.
  • Teaching and Other Academic Duties
  • Fellows are permitted to undertake teaching or other academic duties for up to a maximum of six credits, i.e., one sixcredit course in either of the two years OR one three-credit course in each of the two years of the fellowship. Any teaching arrangements must be made with the department concerned and remunerated by the department as appropriate.

Benefits

  • Salary
  • $50,000 annual stipend for a maximum of two years
  • Stipend/Allowance
  • A travel research allowance of $4,000 over two years, The UBC Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Fund for Advanced Studies provides current Killam Postdoctoral Fellows with an expense allowance to promote travel for research to attend and/or present at academic meetings. The allowance may also be used for one-time relocation to Vancouver or Kelowna to commence the fellowship and small, discretionary expenses for minor supplies and consumables required for research studies and presentations. All claims from the Killam Allowance are subject to UBC’s financial policies and the approval of G+PS.

Required Documents

  • Application Form
  • Completed, signed, and dated application form
  • Research proposal
  • Research proposal (maximum of two pages)
  • Other
  • Ancillary materials (optional, maximum of one page)
  • Personal Statement
  • Personal statement (maximum of one page)
  • Other
  • Special circumstances (optional, maximum of one page)
  • CV/Resume
  • Curriculum vitae from the Canadian Common CV site (Vanier-Banting CCV template)
  • Recommendation letter/Reference Letter
  • Letter of support from proposed UBC supervisor
  • Recommendation letter/Reference Letter
  • Letters of reference (provide referee’s name and institution):
  • Official Transcript
  • All undergraduate and graduate transcripts or degree confirmations, with translations as necessary. Transcripts must be up to date and official (but can be scans).
  • Statement of intent
  • The NOI should include: project’s title, the name of their supervisor, a brief summary of the program of research

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