Mark Grosjean Postdoctoral Fellowship, Faculty of Arts

at  The University of Calgary

Description
Area: University of Calgary, Main Campus
Duration: 2 Years; Non-renewable, non-deferrable
Start Date: May 1 to September 1, 2025
Salary: $70,000 CAD per annum, plus University of Calgary Plan C health benefits, and $6,000 of research funds
The Department of Political Science in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Calgary is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar for the Mark Grosjean Fellowship.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Mark Grosjean Postdoctoral Fellowship honours Mark Grojean¿s exuberance for life and learning. The 2017 Silver Medallion winner in Political Science and BA Honours graduate, Mark was set to begin the direct-entry PhD program at the University of Toronto in political philosophy when he tragically passed away in 2018. The Department of Political Science is proud to play a part in honouring Mark¿s legacy through this Postdoctoral Fellowship.
As a best-in-kind fellowship, the vision and purpose of the Mark Grosjean Postdoctoral Fellowship in Political Science is to provide vital early-career support to exceptionally promising scholars allowing the
Fellow to establish an original research agenda and contribute to political science.
During the period of the Fellowship, the successful candidate must carry out a program of independent research, be an active, in-person, full-time participant in official departmental functions and events where possible, and disseminate the research undertaken during the Fellowship in a public forum in Calgary.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Unrestricted citizenship, applicants must have earned their PhD in political science less than 4 years before the start date of the position in any given competition year.
Applicants may not simultaneously hold another postdoctoral fellowship or any other full-time position.

Please refer the Job description for details