Next Application Deadline
September 4, 2012
Fellowship Duration
Two years
VALUE (PER YEAR)
For postdoctoral fellows: $70,000 CDN*
for salary and benefits
$5,000 CDN*
for research support
For junior faculty members:
$50,000 CDN*
for research support
* US dollar values apply when positions are held outside of Canada.
Junior Fellow Academy
The Junior Fellow Academy of CIFAR is an elite fellowship program that builds research and leadership capacity in gifted young scholars. Having just completed their PhDs, Junior Fellows are at a critical time in their careers. By participating in both an innovative CIFAR research program and the leadership-building Junior Fellow Academy, Junior Fellows learn to embrace CIFAR’s core values: to think broadly and imaginatively across disciplines and to collaborate on a deep level with colleagues. These unique opportunities are intended to affect a Junior Fellow’s future career path profoundly.
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Eligibility
CIFAR seeks candidates who’ve shown outstanding scholarship and leadership potential. Eligible applicants must have completed their PhD within the three years before a Junior Fellowship starting date.
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Available Positions
Ads will be posted in July 2012 for new Junior Fellowships in Earth System Evolution and Integrated Microbial Biodiversity, to start in 2013.
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How to Apply
Candidates must apply through the Junior Fellowship application website. The next application deadline is September 4, 2012.
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JUNIOR FELLOW
Vera Tai
Integrated Microbial Biodiversity
Vera Tai is a CIFAR Junior Fellow working under the supervision of Integrated Microbial Biodiversity Program Director and Fellow Patrick Keeling in the Department of Botany at the University of British Columbia (UBC), and IMB Scholar Steve Perlman in the Department of Biology at the University of Victoria.
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JUNIOR FELLOW ALUMNI
Bill Coish
Quantum Information Processing; Nanoelectronics
Bill Coish is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at McGill University. He was a CIFAR Junior Fellow in the Quantum Information Processing program from 2009 to 2011. During the first half of his Junior Fellowship, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow under the supervision of Program Director Raymond Laflamme
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