Resources & Links

Faculty of Graduate Studies information for Post-Doctoral Fellows

Do you follow the Faculty of Graduate Studies news letter?   Faculty of Graduate Studies and the Dalhousie Postdoctoral Association work closely to support postdoctoral fellows.  The FGS newsletter contains information that is relevant to postdoctoral fellows and helps our association promote our monthly social/professional development session.  Most PDFs are automatically sent the newsletter but if you have been missed , please contact  fgs.communications@dal.ca.

Dalhousie's Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) provides additional helpful information for prospective and current Post-Doctoral Fellows. This information can be found on the FGS website.

University Affairs subscription

Dalhousie faculty, staff and graduate students can subscribe for the University Affairs magazine at no charge. University Affairs is not only the the most trusted source of news, information & opinion on higher education in Canada, but also the largest source of career advertising aimed at academia.

To get your free subscription, visit the web page on the Dalhousie website.

Funding and training opportunities from MITACS

The Mitacs Elevate program is a two-year postdoctoral fellowship with a stipend of at least $50,000 per year. For details check out their website: http://www.mitacs.ca/en/programs/elevate.

Career resources for postdocs (external links):

My IDP (individual development plan) from Science Careers
Burroughs Wellcome Career Tools

Imagine PhD - career exploration and planning tool for the humanities and social sciences  

Advice for international postdocs:

International postdocs transitioning to permanent academic position [PDF - 264 KB]
Work permit information for postdoctoral fellows [PDF - 287 KB]
Sample cover letter for work permit application [PDF - 174 KB]
(prepared by Adrian West, former DPS president (2011-2012))