Graduate Research at FIMS, Law and Music
Research Information for Western Graduate Students in FIMS, Law & Music
The 2019 International Policy Ideas Challenge organized by Global Affairs Canada in partnership with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) closes on March 29, 2019.
This is a great opportunity to promote your work (graduate students and postdoctoral fellows) and your contributions to policy development.
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RDC Statistical Assistant
Classification: Statistics Canada part-time worker CR-04
Salary: approximately $20/hour; fixed schedule 11.75 hours per week and variable schedule as needed
Language requirement: English essential
Job description:
Qualifications:
Assets:
Personal suitability: Client Service Orientation, Initiative, Reliability, Thoroughness, Judgement Security clearance: Enhanced Reliability Check is a condition for employment
Preference given to Canadian citizens and Permanent residents of Canada. Please indicate your citizenship status on your cover letter and/or resume.
Please submit your resume and a cover letter outlining how your education and experience relate to the position to rdc@uwo.ca by March 14, 2019. Successful candidates will be contacted for an interview.
For any further questions contact Nathalie Goodwin at nathalie.goodwin@uwo.ca or Tina Luu Ly at tluuly@uwo.ca.
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The Mitacs Globalink Research Award provides $6,000 for senior undergraduate and graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows in Canada to conduct 12–24-week research projects at universities overseas.
The opportunities support travel and research from Canada to universities in: Australia, Brazil, China, EU member countries, (In France, both universities and Inria Research Centres are eligible host institutions), Israel, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States
Jumpstart your application:
Applications are accepted any time. For participants wanting to travel by a certain date, Mitacs recommends the following timelines:
| Submit your application in: | For travel starting as early as: |
| January | The following summer |
| May | The following fall |
| September | The following winter |
Contact international@mitacs.ca for more information or see the Website.
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From Jason Dyck’s Presentation Handout (Feb 27, 2019)
What is ORCID? ORCID stands for Open Researcher and Contributor iD. It is a free, open, and non-proprietary community-based registry of unique digital identifiers that was first launched in 2012. Each ORCID iD is a https URI with a 16-digit number(e.g. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8157-0125) that distinguishes you from all other researchers. Unlike other author profiles, ORCID is not limited by organization, discipline, or geographic region.
Why is ORCID necessary? Scholars frequently change their names,institutions, and emails during their careers,making it difficult to distinguish between researchers with the same name. Having a digital identifier avoids misattribution of your work. An ORCID iD is also becoming increasingly necessary in the world of scholarly communication given that funding agencies and scholarly publishers are encouraging (or requiring) researchers to include their ORCID iD with their applications and manuscripts.
What are the benefits of having an ORCID iD? With a digital identifier you will get credit for all your work because your ORCID iD cannot be confused with other researchers. Your ORCID iD stays with you throughout your entire career and it helps to improve discoverability of your research activity. ORCID supports the interoperable exchange of datasets, allowing you to import information (and receive automatic updates) to save time on data entry and activity reporting. ORCID also allows you to control your privacy settings.
Leadership…or service?
Professor Mark Daley
Western’s Associate Vice-President of Research
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
12:30pm
International and Graduate Affairs Building – Atrium
Mark Daley is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science, Biology, Applied Math, Electrical & Computer Engineering and Statistics & Actuarial Science Departments, a Principal Investigator at the Brain and Mind Institute, an Associate Scientist at the Lawson Health Research Institute, a Faculty Affiliate of Toronto’s Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence, holds a SHARCNET Research Chair in biocomputing, and is the chairman of the board of directors of Compute Ontario. A mathematician and theoretical computer scientist by training, Mark brings a unique perspective to the concept of leadership
Pizza will be available on a ‘first come, first served’ basis for those attending the event. No registration is required.
Visit http://www.grad.uwo.ca/finances/external_funding/index.html for the full roster of speakers this year.
Registration is now open for Concordia University Library’s 17th Annual Research Forum, in Montreal. This year’s Research Forum will be held on Friday, April 26th, 2019, at the Loyola Jesuit Hall and Conference Centre.
Registration is free and includes a light breakfast and lunch. To register and view the preliminary conference schedule, please click here.
The Research Forum provides an opportunity for librarians, archivists, graduate students, teaching faculty, and information professionals to describe and promote their completed or in-progress research, practical case studies or projects. The Forum also provides a venue for researchers to seek suggestions for enhancing their research interests, to identify potential new partners for projects, to test the effectiveness of their undertakings, and to promote research in academic libraries.
This year’s keynote speaker is Camille Callison, Tsesk iye (Crow) Clan of the Tahltan Nation, who is the Learning & Organizational Development Librarian and a PhD student (Anthropology) at the University of Manitoba. Camille is Past Chair of the Indigenous Matters Committee and a Copyright Committee member of the Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA-FCAB). She chaired the CFLA-FCAB Truth and Reconciliation Committee and is an Indigenous Partner on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Taskforce. Camille is a member of IFLA Indigenous Matters Section Standing Committee and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO Memory of the World Committee and Sector Commission on Culture, Communications & Information.
For more information about the Concordia University Library’s 17th Annual Research Forum please contact Michelle Lake, Chair of the Research Forum Steering Committee at Michelle.Lake@concordia.ca.
Are you a graduate student or post-doctoral fellow interested in science policy? This six-month internship offers an opportunity to engage directly in the Council of Canadian Academies‘ (CCA) expert panel assessment process ― from panel meeting organization to research and writing.
The internship is a full-time commitment of six months beginning June 1, 2019 through to November 30, 2019. Applicants must be recent graduates with a graduate or professional degree, or post-doctoral fellows, with a strong interest in science policy. Applications should include a CV, a cover letter, a writing sample, and two letters of reference, and be addressed to Joe Rowsell at internship@scienceadvice.ca.
The application deadline is April 5, 2019.
More information about the CCA Internship Program and the application process can be found here.
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From the University of Waterloo’s Survey Research Centre an article describing the pros and cons of using crowdsourcing platforms to recruit participants.
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Global Affairs Canada has partnered with SSHRC to launch its fourth International Policy Ideas Challenge for graduate students and early career researchers from Canadian postsecondary institutions. Participants are invited to submit their best ideas and solutions for Canada’s international policy challenges.
The top 10 winning entries will receive $3,000 each to develop their idea into policy briefs and present them to policy officials in Ottawa.
Proposals should be no more than 750 words and bridge at least two of the three policy areas under Global Affairs Canada’s mandate—foreign policy, trade and international development.
Ideas should focus on the following priority themes:
Proposals on other issues affecting Canada’s international policy may also be considered.
The deadline for entries is March 29, 2019.
For more information and entry guidelines, visit the Global Affairs Canada website
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