University of British Columbia is inviting applications for Killam Postdoctoral
Research Fellowship available for outstanding
scholars from around the world. Fellowships are
awarded to engage in innovative research that will enhance
interdisciplinary collaborations and help establish them in leadership
positions in the academic and wider community.
The University of
British Columbia, commonly referred to as UBC, is a public research university
with campuses and facilities in British Columbi
a, Canada.
Applicants must have
completed all requirements of their PhD no more than 24 months prior to the
anticipated fellowship start date. Completion of PhD requirements refers to the
date that the applicant completed all the steps required for obtaining their
degree. Although these requirements may vary by institution and degree type,
they normally include thesis defense corrections and thesis deposition.
Course
Level: Fellowships
are available for pursuing postdoctoral research program.
Study
Subject: Fellowships
are awarded to engage in innovative research that will enhance
interdisciplinary collaborations and help establish them in leadership
positions in the academic and wider community.
Number of
Awards: Not
Known
Scholarship
Award: It
consists of $50,000 annual stipend for a maximum of two years, plus a travel
research allowance of $4,000 over two years.
Scholarship
can be taken in Canada
Eligibility: In keeping with the original
spirit of the Killam Endowments, the goal of the Killam Postdoctoral Research
Fellowships program is to bring outstanding scholars from around the world to
UBC in order to engage in innovative research that will enhance
interdisciplinary collaborations and help establish them in leadership
positions in the academic and wider community. As such, applicants must be able
to contribute fresh intellectual insights to UBC.
Applicants:
- must
have completed all requirements of their PhD no more than 24 months prior
to the anticipated fellowship start date. Completion of PhD requirements
refers to the date that the applicant completed all the steps required for
obtaining their degree. Although these requirements may vary by
institution and degree type, they normally include thesis defense
corrections and thesis deposition. It is not the convocation date. 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. - must
not have pursued PhD-level studies at any campus of the University of
British Columbia. - 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. - 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
Fellowships are
tenable only at UBC, 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).
Nationality: Citizens of any country can
apply for these Fellowships.
College
Admission Requirement
Entrance
Requirement: Applicants
must have completed all requirements of their PhD no more than 24 months prior
to the anticipated fellowship start date. Completion of PhD requirements refers
to the date that the applicant completed all the steps required for obtaining
their degree. Although these requirements may vary by institution and degree type,
they normally include thesis defense corrections and thesis deposition.
Test
Requirement: No
English
Language Requirements: Applicants
from outside the home country will often need to meet specific English
language/other language requirements in order to be able to study there.
How to
Apply: The
applicant completes and submits an application form and arranges delivery of
all required documents to the UBC department or unit to which the application
is being made. Each UBC department or unit sets its own deadline for receipt of
applications.
Application
Deadline: The
Application deadline is November 17, 2017.
