Cridaq Postdoctoral Fellowship on Democracy and Diversity

The members of the Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire sur la diversité et la démocratie (CRIDAQ) are offering, for the 2023-2024 academic year, a postdoctoral fellowship of $40,000 (gross amount granted by the Center*), non-renewable. This internship must be used to carry out a project that falls within the scope of CRIDAQ’s research axes and themes under the supervision of one of its members, in a Quebec university.
General rules
- In order to apply, candidates must have defended his/her thesis by September 1, 2023;
- Candidate must have obtained their Ph.D after April 30, 2019;
- Candidate must have sufficient knowledge of French to participate in CRIDAQ activities;
- The doctoral thesis must not have been written under the supervision a regular member of CRIDAQ.
The CRIDAQ will offer to its fellow:
- $ 40,000 (gross amount granted by the Center*);
- An individual workstation;
- Access to the host university facilities;
- Assistance with the material organisation of the stay.
In return, the fellow is expected to:
- Pursue the research project for which the postdoctoral fellowship was granted;
- Participate, on a regular basis, in the activities (workshops, seminars, conferences, colloquia) organized by the CRIDAQ host university;
- Present his/her current work to other researchers through the activities of the Center in the host university, as well as in at least one other partner university;
- Provide scientific direction for the Séminaire jeunes chercheur.e.s du CRIDAQ to be held in 2024;
- Ensure a regular presence on the premises of the university to which he/she is affiliated.
Applications will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
- The quality of the research project submitted and relevance to CRIDAQ’s mandate;
- The quality of previous research and the ability of the candidate to benefit from/ and contribute to the activities of the Center.
Candidates should send the following documents:
- A letter of motivation, written in French in which the candidate indicates which researchers he/she wishes to work with;
- An email or letter from a regular member of CRIDAQ indicating their interest in supervising the work of the candidate;
- A curriculum vitae (for submitted publications, please include a confirmation email);
- A writing sample (book chapter, article or academic paper); Note that the work submitted must be written in either French or English;
- A research proposal of about 1500 words, followed by a project timeline (1 page max);
- Two letters of reference (directly sent to the Centre by email before the deadline: cridaq@uqam.ca)
Institution
Application date
Duration
1 academic year
Discipline
Humanities : Anthropology & Ethnology, History
Social sciences : Demography, Economy, Geography, Gender studies, Identities, gender and sexuality, International Relations, Political science, Environmental Sciences, Sociology