Applications are currently welcome for the 2022 Gordon F. Henderson Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the University of Ottawa in Canada.
The Gordon F. Henderson Postdoctoral Scholarship is offered to a researcher with a promising and innovative research project which falls within the mandate of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) at the University of Ottawa and who will benefit from developing that project at the HRREC. Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to the proposed research project will be given preference.
Benefits
The Gordon F. Henderson fellowship will provide a total of CAD$42,000 to be paid according to terms to be agreed upon between the Postdoctoral fellow and the HRREC.
Eligibility
For Gordon F. Henderson 2022 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship:
- The fellowship competition is open to both Canadian citizens and non-citizens.
- Foreign Candidates must demonstrate that they are likely to obtain permission to reside in Canada for a period of one year.
- The candidate will have obtained a doctoral degree no more than five years prior to December 31st, 2022, and will have presented his/her thesis by April 30, 2022.
- He/she must agree to work at the HRREC for the full period of the scholarship;
- Also, he/she must agree to contribute to the development and scholarly activities of the HRREC by engaging in an original research program that is distinct from the research he or she has previously undertaken.
- The fellowship competition is open to both Canadian citizens and non-citizens.
- Foreign Candidates must demonstrate that they are likely to obtain permission to reside in Canada for a period of one year.
- The candidate will have obtained a doctoral degree no more than five years prior to December 31st, 2022, and will have presented his/her thesis by April 30, 2022.
- He/she must agree to work at the HRREC for the full period of the scholarship;
- Also, he/she must agree to contribute to the development and scholarly activities of the HRREC by engaging in an original research program that is distinct from the research he or she has previously undertaken.
Application Process
In applying for the Gordon F. Henderson Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, candidates are to send the following documents (in English or French)
- A brief cover letter;
- An up-to-date C.V.;
- A five-page summary of his or her doctoral thesis;
- The written comments of the thesis examination committee;
- Two letters of recommendation;
- A five-page research proposal describing the Postdoctoral project, its objectives, and its outputs.
To Viviana Fernandez (viviana.fernandez@uOttawa.ca), Assistant Director of the HRREC:
Deadline: May 31, 2022.
For more information and application Gordon F. Henderson Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, visit the official site.
