Overview BANTING POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS
OFFICE OF RESEARCH
Application deadline: September 30, 2011
Set on one of the most picturesque campuses in the world, Royal Roads University (RRU) invites expressions of interest from those wishing to develop Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships.
A unique university with unparalleled opportunities awaits you in beautiful Victoria BC!
RRU’s mandate is to offer applied and professional interdisciplinary programs with a focus on applied research. With a reputation for innovation, RRU is a leader in online course delivery and attracts career-oriented students, mainly at the graduate level. A blended learning model alternates intensive on-campus residencies with web-based learning. Guided by the strategic themes of “innovative learning”, “sustainable communities, livelihoods, and the environment”, and “thriving organizations”, RRU integrates research and student learning in a way that solves problems and addresses contemporary challenges head on.
We seek dynamic, top-tier postdoctoral candidates, nationally and internationally, to develop their leadership potential and to position them for success as research leaders of tomorrow, positively contributing to Canada’s economic, social and research-based growth through a research-intensive career.
RRU seeks expressions of interest specific to the following research areas:
Transdisciplinary research impacts - Assessing the effectiveness of transdisciplinary research in community and natural resource sustainability projects
Health - health systems leadership and integrative science
For more information about these research areas, please see our website at http://humanresources.royalroads.ca/rru-careers
Please submit a copy of your CV and a draft of your proposed research program that relates to one of the two research areas (2 pages max.).
Potential candidates for Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships will work with the Office of Research and faculty to prepare the formal application according to the program guidelines. Positions are conditional upon approval of the application by the Tri-Council. Please see the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program www.Banting.Fellowships-Bourses.gc.ca for more information on the program.
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