Category: Law

Canadian Japanese Mennonite Scholarship

Amount: $2,000

Application Deadline: April 1, 201

Selection Criteria: The scholarship will be awarded to a student who is:

  • A Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or international student studying at a Canadian university in Canada;
  • Enrolled in a graduate degree program the fall semester following the deadline; and
  • Engaged in research that will assist the protection of minority or human rights in Canada

Sponsors: National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC) and Mennonite Central Committee Canada (MCC Canada)

History and Purpose of the Scholarship:
The scholarship was created as a tangible symbol of co-operation between Canadian Japanese and Canadian Mennonites subsequent to a formal apology that was offered to Canadian Japanese by MCC Canada on behalf of Canadian Mennonites. The scholarship is intended to assist the protection of minority and human rights in Canada, and to reduce the potential for abuse of cultural minorities such as that suffered by Japanese Canadians during World War II.

For an application form or for more information:
Visit: mcccanada.ca/scholarships or contact Mennonite Central Committee Canada.
Address: Mennonite Central Committee Canada
ATTN: Canadian Japanese Mennonite Scholarship
134 Plaza Drive
Winnipeg, MB R3T 5K9
Email: canada@mcccanada.ca (Attn: CJM Scholarship)

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Charles D. Gonthier Research Fellowship

Description: The Charles D. Gonthier Research Fellowship is awarded annually to an academic who will present the best research on the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice’s (CIAJ) Annual Conference topic. For 2019 the topic is: “The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Social Media on Legal Institutions”  – taking a hard, critical look at the challenges that courts and the legal profession must face in order to maintain public confidence in the administration of justice.

Amount: $7,500

Deadline: March 31, 2019

Eligibility: open to faculty and graduate students at Canadian universities

Applications and more information…

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Global Affairs Canada launches International Policy Ideas Challenge for 2019

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:

  • Canada’s international role in challenges requiring collective action;
  • climate change vis-à-vis security and migration;
  • Indigenous knowledge to advance Arctic cooperation;
  • inclusion as a way to address complex foreign policy challenges;
  • human rights abuses and exports;
  • trade, strategic relationships and engagement with China; and
  • addressing disinformation and cyber threats.

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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Workshop – Amazon Mechanical Turk

The Faculty of Social Science has organized a workshop on

Amazon Mechanical Turk

By

Taylor Kohut, Post-Doc (Psychology)

Monday, February 11th
10-11 am
SSC 5220

“Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) is a crowdsourcing marketplace that makes it easier for individuals and businesses to outsource their processes and jobs to a distributed workforce who can perform these tasks virtually. This could include anything from conducting simple data validation and research to more subjective tasks like survey participation, content moderation, and more. MTurk enables companies to harness the collective intelligence, skills, and insights from a global workforce to streamline business processes, augment data collection and analysis, and accelerate machine learning development.”

This workshop is open to faculty members, post-docs, graduate students as well as technical and research staff.

RSVP required. There are a limited number of spots available.

Please see the attached poster for further details.

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Call for Proposals: McGill Graduate Law Conference

Law: Reactive or Proactive?
McGill Graduate Law Students Association
ANNUAL GRADUATE LAW CONFERENCE
8-9 May 2019, Montréal, Canada

The Graduate Law Students Association (GLSA) of McGill University’s Faculty of Law welcome submissions in English and French from current masters and doctoral students, recent graduates and early-career academics specializing in law and related disciplines. The conference is intended to build community among graduate students from different institutions, to provide participants with a stimulating environment to discuss their work, and an opportunity to learn and develop skills necessary to communicate and animate their research.

More information attached…

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3 Minute Thesis Competition

3MT (Three Minute Thesis) is a research communication competition where graduate students have 3 minutes or less to present their research and its impact to a panel of non-specialist judges and peers. The exercise develops academic, presentation, and research communication skills and supports the development of research students’ capacity to effectively explain their research in language appropriate to an intelligent but non-specialist audience. Non-stem Faculties are often underrepresented in this competition, so consider signing up.

Date:  Friday, March 1, 2019
Time:  9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: International and Graduate Affairs Building (IGAB), Room #1N05

Last Day to Register: Friday, February 22, 2019

For more info, view the 3MT website.

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Call for Presentations – FIMULAW Graduate Research Day

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS

3rd Annual

FIMS/MUSIC/LAW (FIMULAW) Interdisciplinary Research Day

Friday, March 22, 2019

Law Building

The Faculties of Music, Information and Media Studies, and Law invite graduate students and faculty to submit a poster, panel presentation, lightning talk, and/or performance presentation to our 2019 FIMULAW Interdisciplinary Research Day. The FIMULAW Interdisciplinary Research Day provides faculty and graduate students an opportunity to present their work and to engage with an interdisciplinary audience on matters of importance to researchers across disciplines. Graduate students and faculty are welcome to reuse posters and presentations from previous conferences.

FIMULAW Interdisciplinary Research Day is made possible through the generous support of Research Western and the Faculties of Information and Media Studies, Music, and Law.

SUBMISSIONS FROM GRADUATE STUDENTS AND FACULTY FOR ALL PRESENTATION TYPES ARE WELCOME. DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS, HOWEVER, YOUR DESIRED PRESENTATION FORMAT CANNOT BE GUARANTEED. YOU MAY SUBMIT MORE THAN ONE ABSTRACT FOR CONSIDERATION.

PANEL PRESENTATIONS

·       Panelists should speak to this year’s topic of “interdisciplinary connections”.

·       Submit an abstract of no more than 300 words, including a brief description of the ways in which your research connects to FIMS, Law, and/or Music.

·       Panelists will be given 10 minutes to speak on their topic. A question and answer period will follow roundtable discussions and is not included in the time limit.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

·       Posters on any and all topics relating to FIMS, Music, or Law research will be considered.

·       An emphasis on interdisciplinarity is preferred.

·       Submit a brief description (50-100 words) and poster title for consideration.

·       Posters will be presented in electronic format only.

·       Recommended poster dimensions: 1920 x 1080 pixels – if using Power Point: Design tab, Page Setup, select On-screen Show [16:9]. Save as PNG.

·       Posters from previous presentations are welcome.

A Research Poster Workshop will be offered by members of the FIMULAW organizing committee for those students who may be unfamiliar with the process of creating a research poster. You can sign up for this workshop when submitting your abstract, or email Laura Curtis for more information at laura.curtis@uwo.ca.

LIGHTNING TALK PRESENTATIONS

·       Lightning talks on any and all topics relating to FIMS, Music, or Law research will be considered.

·       Lightning talk participants will be given exactly 3 minutes to present. Visual aids are welcome, but not required.

·       An emphasis on interdisciplinarity is preferred

·       Submit a brief description (50-100 words) and presentation title for consideration.

PERFORMANCE PRESENTATIONS

·       Solo or Chamber Music presentations on creative process exploring any repertoire or context are welcomed.

·       Presentations should include performance and discussion of creative process.

·       Performance Presentations are limited to 15 minutes, including set-up

·       Submit a brief description (50-100 words) and suggested work(s) for consideration.

Please follow the link to the FIMULAW Application Form and submit your response by January 31, 2019.

Successful submissions will be notified by Thursday, February 14, 2019.

Questions?

Please contact Laura Curtis (PhD Student, Faculty of Music) – laura.curtis@uwo.ca

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FIMULAW: Graduate Interdisciplinary Research Day

The Faculties of Music, Information and Media Studies, and Law invite graduate students and faculty to save the date for the 3rd annual FIMULAW Interdisciplinary Graduate Research Day, to be held the morning of Friday, 22 March 2019 – this year hosted at the Faculty of Law.

This half-day event will include poster presentations, discussion panels, lightning talks, and musical performances.

The call for presentations will go out shortly.

More information available at the website.

Social Research and Demonstration Corporation (SRDC) – Jobs

Experienced Researcher (health-related projects)

SRDC is  currently seeking an experienced researcher to be part of a team of professional researchers and evaluators in the Ottawa office, and play a key role in health-related projects. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated interest and experience in population and public health intervention research and/or health policy and systems research, and program evaluation. Specific knowledge of health promotion and/or chronic disease management, supported employment, aging, housing and homelessness, food security, and/or mental health and well being would be an asset, as would familiarity with cultural safety principles.  Jobposting 

Experienced Researchers (skills, learning and employment)

SRDC is currently seeking experienced researchers to contribute to studies evaluating innovative labour market program, immigrant integration and education initiatives in the Vancouver office. The successful candidates will have strong,demonstrated interest and experience in labour market programming and policies,especially in the following areas: workforce development, adult learning,provision of employment supports and services, youth employment programs,career development and labour market integration programs for new immigrants,Indigenous people, and persons with disabilities.  Jobposting

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