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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Women in International Security (WIIS) – Canada is pleased to announce its 12th annual workshop:
Security and Power in a Tumultuous World Order
Munk School of Global Affairs,
Toronto, June 19-21, 2019
Presentation proposals due: March 22, 2019
Women in International Security (WIIS)-Canada is proud to invite applications from graduate students* to participate in its 12th annual Workshop, to be held at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs from June 19-21, 2019. WIIS-Canada is a national network dedicated to advancing the position of women students, scholars, and practitioners in the field of international affairs, defence, and security. Up to 35 graduate students will be selected to present their research and take part in skill-building, networking, and mentorship exercises with subject-matter experts from academia, government, military, and the non-profit and private sectors.
This year’s theme, “Security and Power in a Tumultuous World Order” offers participants a platform to survey and analyze the dramatic changes in international security and cooperation since the 2016 United States’ general election. In addressing these challenges, the workshop seeks
to diversify the voices in defence and security, encouraging dialogue between traditional and critical approaches, as well as theory and practice.
This year, we seek two types of presentation from graduate students interested in international security, broadly defined. First, we invite five-minute thesis proposals from junior graduate students to receive feedback on early-stage projects. Second, we invite senior graduate students to
propose ten-minute presentations on their research during topical roundtable sessions. Specific topics may include, but are not limited to:
• Tensions between national and international security
• Canada-US relations
• Shifts and transformations in the international system
• New actors in international relations and security
• Indigenous global politics
• Diplomacy and international cooperation
• Feminist methods and methodologies in International Relations
Please send questions and abstracts of a maximum of 250 words, together with a short bio of 150 words, to workshop@wiiscanada.org by Friday March 22, 2019. While we do not expect complete papers to be submitted prior to the workshop, selected participants must submit a detailed outline of their presentation to the organizers by June 1st, 2019.
*WIIS-Canada welcomes workshop applications from all genders.
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.
Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia invites graduate students from all disciplines to participate in the 23rd UBC Interdisciplinary Legal Studies Graduate Conference, which will be held on May 1-2, 2019.
Submissions are encouraged from all students across all areas of law that fit with the conference theme, Innovation in Law and Policy. They welcome submissions from current postgraduate students and students who have recently completed graduate studies (up to one-year post-graduation). Papers from JD or LLB students may also be considered. More information is available in the attached Call for Papers. Please send all submissions to ubclawgradconference2019@gmail.com by March 8, 2019.
Any questions can be directed to ubclawgradconference2019@gmail.com.
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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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The International Law Research Program (ILRP) of the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) is pleased to announce its Doctoral Scholarship Competition for the 2019-2020 academic year. The ILRP invites Canadian and foreign students who are currently enrolled in SJD or PhD in Law studies at a Canadian university faculty of law to apply for the CIGI ILRP Doctoral Scholarship.
The ILRP Doctoral Scholarship is designed to enhance research opportunities for SJD and PhD in Law students from Canadian faculties of law who wish to develop expertise in one or more of the ILRP’s areas of research focus and to develop world-class intellectual strength in the areas of international law that are most important to global innovation, prosperity, sustainability and security.
Amount: The value of the Doctoral Scholarship is up to $56,000 CAD.
Residence: must spend a four-month period of residency at the CIGI Campus within year 1 of the scholarship.
Deadline: April 25, 2019
More information and applications…
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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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