Category: Music

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) – Doctoral Research Awards

Canada’s IDRC assists Canadian graduate students to undertake their thesis research in the field of international development. IDRC Doctoral Research Awards are intended to promote the growth of Canadian and developing-country capacity in research on sustainable and equitable development from an international perspective.

Amount: up to $20,000

Deadline: May 23, 2019

Doctoral Research Awards support research aligned with IDRC’s mandate and thematic priorities. Proposed research must fit within the priorities of the Agriculture and Environment, Inclusive Economies, or Technology and Innovation program areas as set out at https://www.idrc.ca/en/idrc-thematic-priorities.

Eligibility: Open to Canadians, permanent residents of Canada, and citizens of developing countries pursuing doctoral studies at a Canadian university.

More information…

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Graduate Symposium on Music (WUGSOM) 2019 – Call for Papers

The Society of Graduate Students in Music at Western University is pleased to announce its 20th annual Graduate Symposium on Music (WUGSOM), August 16th–17th, 2019. This year Dr. Michael Klein (Temple University) will deliver the Keynote Address: Five Things (plus or minus 2) that Lacan teaches us about Musical Meaning.

The program committee invites graduate students of all disciplines to submit proposals for papers on any aspect of music, including but by no means limited to music theory, musicology, ethnomusicology, music cognition, music education, composition, and performance. We welcome papers on any topic and encourage a diversity of excellence in research across many fields. The deadline for submission is Friday, May 31st, 2019 at 4:00 pm EST.

Presentations are limited to 20 minutes, with a 10-minute question period. All submissions must include the title of the paper and a proposal not exceeding 350 words. Proposals should not include supplementary materials or figures and should not include your name or other identifying information. Please send submissions in MS Word format (.doc or .docx) to wugsom2019@gmail.com.In your cover email, please include your name, institutional affiliation, year in program, preferred email address, phone number, and required equipment for the proposed presentation.  For further information please see http://www.sogsim.com/conference-2019/

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How to Influence Policy?

Where do you start when your goal is to influence policy? This systematic review looks at the advice provided to academics and is synthesized in this KTECOP (Canadian Knowledge Transfer and Exchange Community of Practice) post.

Oliver, K. & Cairney, P. (2019). The dos and don’ts of influencing policy: A systematic review of advice to academics. Palgrave Communications, 5(21). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-019-0232-y

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Scholars to Leaders Series

You are invited to the SGPS March Scholars to Leaders Guest Speaker Event. This is the final of the year.

“Oh, the Places You’ll Go!”:  How to Get Where You Want to Be

Lisa Cechetto
Executive Director of WORLDiscoveries

Wednesday, March 27, 2019
12:30pm
IGAB Atrium
International and Graduate Affairs Building (IGAB)

Pizza will be available on a ‘first come, first served’ basis for those attending the event. No registration is required.

Lisa Cechetto has worked in both industry and academia and her most recent appointment was at Institut Pasteur Korea where she was the Director of Business Development and Intellectual Property.  In this position she was responsible for the commercialization of the institute’s research inputs while balancing the interests of key stakeholders including government, faculty and third parties.  Lisa obtained her BSc from the University of Guelph and her MSc from McMaster University.  She also obtained dual executive MBA degrees from the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University and Sungkyunkwan University.

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Innovative Designs for Accessibility (IDeA) – Student Competition

Universities Canada, in partnership with Employment & Social Development Canada, is promoting the Innovative Designs for Accessibility (IDeA) student competition. This national initiative encourages students in all undergraduate and graduate programs to develop innovative, cost-effective and practical solutions to accessibility issues for people with disabilities. The competition invites students’ ideas that address barriers in society within one of three streams:

  1. Attitudinal and/or Systemic Barriers
  2. Architectural / Industrial Design Barriers
  3. Technological / Communication Barrier

For more information and to see complete contest guidelines visit:www.univcan.ca/accessibility

Three first-place entries will be awarded a top prize of $5,000 plus receive an invitation to present their concept, program, initiative or design at an innovation or accessibility themed conference (travel and conference fees will be covered for up to two students per winning team). Three second-place entries will be awarded $1,500, and three third-place entries will be awarded $1,000.
Each university can make a total of 10 submissions to the competition and all entries must first be vetted and nominated by Western’s IDeA representative prior to students making a formal submission.

For this year’s competition, the vetting process for Western entries will be coordinated through the Provost’s Office

Deadline for submissions is April 30, 2019.
All entries and questions about the competition should be directed to the Provost’s Office through Gayle Stuebing at gstuebin@uwo.ca .

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FIMULAW Interdisciplinary Graduate Research Day – Please Register

The FIMULAW Interdisciplinary Graduate Research Day is fast approaching – Friday, March 22, 2019.

The FIMULAW organizing committee would like to invite you to pre-register for the event by following this link: https://goo.gl/forms/eU0EQbztQ0GPHhOx2.

Pre-registration allows you to specify any dietary needs you may have so that appropriate accommodations may be made for the luncheon.

NEW this year, the FIMULAW organizing committee also offers each attendee a sheet of personalized business cards to be shared with colleagues and peers, if requested. If interested, please indicate this on the registration form.

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

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Office of Human Research Ethics: Multi-Jurisdictional Research Guidance Document

Many researchers conduct research outside their home institution, which is also known as multi-jurisdictional research. Examples of this kind of work include scholars collaborating with colleagues at other institutions or physically conducting their own research at other institutions.

The Tri-Council Policy Statement (2nd Ed.; 2014), chapter 8 indicates each institution is responsible for reviewing research conducted under its jurisdiction. At Western, this includes research conducted by the University’s own faculty, staff and students, and research conducted by external researchers using Western’s resources. The Office of Human Research Ethics (OHRE) has developed guidelines for Multi-Jurisdictional Research to help Western and external researchers alike determine when Western’s REB oversight is needed.

If you are unsure if your research project or your role in a research project requires Western Research Ethics Board (REB) oversight the OHRE has developed a new process. Currently, there is a fillable pdf document called “Determining REB Oversight for Peripheral Collaborations” that can be submitted to the OHRE for review. The OHRE will be moving to have this document added to WREM as a separate Multi-Jurisdictional research application form and will send out correspondence once that has been implemented.

Both the Multi-Jurisdictional Research guidance document and Determining REB Oversight for Peripheral Collaborations fillable pdf can be found on the website here.

If you have any questions, please contact the OHRE at ethics@uwo.ca  or 519-661-3036.

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Job opportunity at Western’s Statistics Canada Research Data Centre (RDC)

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:

  • Maintaining the integrity of the security systems
  • Preparation and review of contracts
  • Maintenance of administrative databases
  • Administrative duties (preparing reports, correspondence with users, ordering supplies, etc.)
  • Provide basic assistance on the use of the computer network and statistical software
  • Other computer and administrative tasks as assigned

Qualifications:

  • Completed Bachelor’s degree in social sciences or sciences (such as business, economics, demography, geography, psychology, sociology, statistics, epidemiology, biostatistics or a related field)
  • Experience using Word and Excel
  • Experience in the use of statistical software packages: SAS, SPSS, and STATA
  • Ability to be detail-oriented
  • Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing

Assets:

  • Masters or PhD
  • Experience in the processing and analysis of microdata from Statistics Canada social surveys
  • Experience with Windows operating system (Windows 7 or newer), MS Access
  • Knowledge of the major social surveys or administrative data sources maintained by Statistics Canada, or comparable surveys or administrative data.

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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Mitacs Globalink

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:

  1. Talk to your faculty supervisor or university international office to identify a professor in one of the eligible destinations who works in your research area
  2. Reach out to the professor(s) about your research and hosting your potential project
  3. Get signatures from your home and host professors and university Office of Research Services, then submit your complete application by the suggested deadline (Mitacs recommends allowing 1–2 weeks to secure university signatures).

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:
JanuaryThe following summer
MayThe following fall
SeptemberThe following winter

Contact international@mitacs.ca for more information or see the Website.

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