CREF/CRÉ 2022-23 Postdoctoral Scholarship Program

The Canada Research Chair in Feminist Ethics on Structural Injustices (CREF) at UQTR is pleased to launch, in collaboration with the Flagship Theme Feminist Ethics of the Centre for Research in Ethics (CRÉ), its first postdoctoral program!

The fellowship for the academic year 2022-2021 (12 months) is supported by a bursary program of $43,000 per year, with a possible renewal of 12 months after evaluation, depending on budget availability. To be eligible for this funding, candidates must be primarily affiliated with the UQTR, and enroll in three short programs at the UQTR, aimed at formalizing the supervision offered by the professor (9 credits per session, 27 credits per year. Admission fees can be covered by another scholarship).

Eligibility Requirements:

1. Hold a PhD in philosophy or in a related discipline in the humanities or social sciences. Applicants must have completed their PhD after September 1, 2017, and prior to the start date of the internship;
2. Pursue a postdoctoral research project that falls within one of the Chair’s three research axes: (1) structural sexism and heterosexism, (2) racism, colonialism and restorative justice; (3) ableism, sanism, speciesism and structural transformations;
3. Commit to applying for admission to the postdoctoral research program at UQTR, under the supervision of Professor Naïma Hamrouni. Candidates may, ideally, work under the co-direction of one of the other members of the CRÉ’s Feminist Ethics Theme team. The fit between the proposed research project and the expertise of the CRÉ members will determine the appointment of co-directors.

The Chair and the CRÉ will jointly offer selected candidates:

1. A scholarship of $43,000 per year*;
2. An individual workstation (in accordance with current health restrictions);
3. Access to UQTR infrastructures (e.g., library, computer software, databases, computer resources, shared office);
4. Assistance with the material organization of the stay.

In return, candidates must:

1. Conduct a research project consistent with the one submitted in the application;
2. Participate in the organization of the Fall 2022 conference cycle of the Chair and in the activities organized both by the Chair and the CRÉ’s Feminist Ethics theme (such as writing workshops, fellows’ seminars, conferences, reading group);
3. Make at least one presentation of their work in progress within the activities of the Chair and the CRÉ;
4. Keep their profile updated on the Chair’s and CRÉ’s websites, and inform those responsible for coordination of all research activities that deserve to be publicized;
5. Submit an activity report at the end of each fiscal year during the stay.

Applications will be evaluated based on:

1. The nature and quality of the research project;
2. The relevance of pursuing such a research project at the Chair and the CRÉ;
3. The quality of past work.

*Applications from the following groups are strongly encouraged: persons with physical or psychological disabilities, Indigenous people, racialized people, people who identify as LGBTQ2+, and neurodiverse people.

Documents to provide:

1. A résumé;
2. An academic paper (published or in progress) written within the last three years;
3. A research project proposal (max. 1500 words excluding bibliography);
4. A completed application form;
5. Two reference letters.

Send Applications: With the exception of the reference letters, candidates must send their entire application in a single PDF file to the Associate Director of the Centre for Research in Ethics, Valéry Giroux, by March 30, 2022, at the following email address: valery.giroux@umontreal.ca. Referees must send their letter of recommendation to the same e-mail address before the end of the deadline. Applications may be submitted in either French or English.