ucrsap post-doctoral fellowship 2015-16

the urban climate resilience in southeast asia partnership (ucrsap), located in the asia institute at the munk school of global affairs at the university of toronto, invites applications for a one-year (with possibility of renewal for up to three years) ucrsap post-doctoral fellowship in urban climate change resilience. research proposed must be pertinent to ucrsap’s focus on building urban climate change capacity, particularly in the mekong region.

the fellowship will commence july 1, 2015, with an annual salary of $40,500 cad plus benefits.

qualifications
the successful applicant is expected to reside in toronto, canada during the term of the fellowship, and will have the opportunity to participate in the intellectual life of the munk school of global affairs and larger university of toronto community during the 2015-2016 academic year. support for conference and research travel in southeast asia is available.

eligibility is limited to applicants who have received their ph.d. in a relevant discipline within the three years prior to the start date of the ucrsap fellowship (i.e. july 2012 or later). all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however canadians and permanent residents of canada will be given priority.

responsibilities
in addition to pursuing an intensive research project, the post-doctoral fellow is expected to participate as a member of the ucrsap team.

core responsibilities of the post-doctoral fellow include:
• conducting research of relevance to the ucrsap project;
• presenting two research seminars at the munk school of global affairs, with the first in the fall of 2015 and the second in the spring of 2016;
• preparing an original, full-length research paper for publication as part of the ucrsap paper series;
• participating in the ucrsap virtual graduate seminar.

other responsibilities, to be identified with ucrsap partners and directors based on the fellow’s interests and ucrsap’s research agenda, could include:
• planning ucrsap conferences, events or workshops, in conjunction with ucrsap partners;
• preparing research papers for publication as part of the ucrsap papers series;
• participation in other ucrsap research projects and initiatives; and
• providing research assistance and support to the ucrsap co-directors.

applications
applications must arrive at the munk school of global affairs no later than 1 january 2015 at noon (est). the committee will notify applicants of their decision by 1 march 2015.

the partnership is supported by a five-year international partnerships for sustainable societies (ipass) grant, funded by both the international development research council (idrc) and the social sciences and humanities research council (sshrc) of canada.  

for more information or for application instructions, visit: http://urbanclimateresiliencesea.apps01.yorku.ca/ucrsap-post-doc/

applications are now being accepted by the ontario ministry of natural resources and forestry for the 2015/16 species at risk stewardship fund (sarsf). applications must be received electronically by 11:59pm (est) on december 10, 2014

2015/16 sarsf guidelines and application form can be found by following the links on the ontario species at risk website: https://www.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/species-risk-stewardship-fund.

applicants are to carefully read the guidelines before completing and submitting an application. 

specific priorities have been identified for the 2015/16 funding year and are outlined within the guidelines. please review the priorities in detail. applications that do not address a 2015/16 priority will only be considered for funding after priority applications.

this year applications will only be accepted through our new online stewardship portal: https://www.sps.mnr.gov.on.ca/ .  please note: you must register for an account before you are able to access/submit an application. applicants are advised to set up their account early in order to ensure suitable time before the submission due date. accounts will take up to 5 business days to active.

applicants are encouraged to contact species experts, including their local mnr biologists/ecologists, early in the planning process for advice on developing their project proposals. local mnr staff can also assist applicants in determining whether an authorization under the endangered species act may be required.

for more information, please contact sar.stewardship@ontario.ca  or 705-755-5506

objectives

discovery frontiers (df) grants are initiatives that identify and capitalize on emerging opportunities where canada can benefit from its world-class capacity to take a leadership role in key areas of research and innovation. discovery frontiers address national research priorities and global challenges by supporting a small number of major new transformative and integrative activities. these initiatives will generate substantial impact from a one-time injection of funding for a defined period, addressing challenges and seizing leadership opportunities in areas of national importance.

the df initiative will bring together groups of researchers in new ways to address a major research challenge. the groups will incorporate new and emerging ideas, and combine their complementary expertise to conduct transformative, paradigm-changing research.

description

discovery frontiers grants support a limited number of large international activities, opportunities or projects that are of high priority in the context of advanced research in canada. these will be led by world-class canadian researchers and will comprise teams that will generate substantial impact, for the benefit of canada.

this initiative will bring together groups of researchers in new ways to address a major research challenge. the groups will incorporate new and emerging ideas, and combine their complementary expertise to conduct transformative, paradigm-changing research.

the third call for proposals is in the area of new materials for clean energy and energy efficiency.

resource development of a diverse range of energy sources including wind, solar, nuclear, biomass, natural gas and oil will be of strategic importance to canada’s economic well-being and the overall sustainability of our high quality of life. while conventional hydrocarbon resources will remain important into the future, important efficiencies could ensue from, for example, new technologies which exploit microbially-derived energy sources. similarly, the development of new chemical catalysts which generate highly valued materials or energy-rich precursors from renewable sources will complement these biocatalysis approaches. efficiencies associated with power transmission and energy storage have the potential to greatly reduce the need for increased generation of power, and have great promise for reducing the environmental footprint associated with the production of energy.

a common thread that binds together the above areas of energy development and use is materials research. new materials with improved characteristics are key to solving many energy related problems and creating new opportunities for clean energy production and increased energy efficiency. many energy-related challenges are limited by the physical and chemical properties of currently available technological materials. new materials are only just beginning to lead to solutions to the key grand challenge of energy efficiency.

this df initiative spans a wide range of disciplines including materials physics, chemistry, microbiology and engineering. it will support research in new materials to improve energy production and the efficiency of alternative and conventional energy systems and provide novel solutions to mitigate environmental challenges associated with energy production. it will also cover paradigm-shifting approaches to making molecules and materials with low waste/energy properties; developing methods to examine the persistence and ecotoxicology of high use molecules and seeking replacements for problematic ones leading to cleaner energy production.

it is expected that this df grant will:

• enable cross-fertilization of ideas and out-of-the box thinking across the natural sciences and engineering disciplines;
• further strengthen canada’s leadership role and capacity in the area;
• produce valuable knowledge that will be disseminated in the appropriate fashion to maximize its impact; and
• build synergies with, but not duplicate, existing materials science funding initiatives.

the pathways implementation research teams (irts) funding opportunity supports the overall goal of pathways which is to develop a better understanding of how to design, implement and scale-up population health interventions that will improve aboriginal health. there are four exemplars of focus: suicide prevention, diabetes/obesity, tuberculosis, and oral health.

the irt funding opportunity involves three components and funding will be provided according to how ready the intervention is to be scaled up:

• component 1: team development grants will support research teams to identify promising or effective population health interventions and build relationships with first nations, inuit, and/or metis communities;
• component 2: enhancement and adaptation grants will support research teams aimed at strengthening the effectiveness or scalability of population health interventions through community-informed enhancements or adaptations, and
• component 3: scalability grants will support research teams to study the scale-up of promising population health interventions across heterogeneous communities and contexts.

not all teams are required or expected to have held a component 1 before component 2 and/or 3. this should be based on the team’s assessment of readiness of the intervention to be scaled up. in some cases, interventions that have already been determined suitable for broader scale-up may be identified by cihr and/or partners and applications may be encouraged for these particular interventions.

each team is expected to have a primary focus on a single pathways’ exemplar. in recognition of the need for holistic approaches to wellness and the interrelationships across exemplars, proposals may include a secondary focus on one or more of the other pathways’ exemplars.

it is required that community partnerships be established such that applications for funding are undertaken jointly from the outset.

for this funding opportunity, cihr is inviting the following types of applications:

• applications for component 2 implementation research team enhancement and adaptation grants, in any of the exemplar areas

the specific objectives of this funding opportunity are:

• encourage and enable individuals who have obtained a health-related phd to pursue an mba;
• develop a cadre of management-trained scientists;
• train scientists to recognize and manage health research innovations;
• build canadian capacity in careers that support commercialization;
• foster an entrepreneurial culture within and around the health research community in canada;
• promote economic development through health research in canada;
• support the application of health research results to improve the health of canadians.

objectives

provide highly qualified candidates at the doctoral, post-doctoral, new investigator and mid-senior investigator stages of health research with the opportunity to learn more about current health policy activities and the science/policy interface.

the specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to:

• establish and nurture critical links and collaborations between policy-makers and health research trainees and investigators in addressing health challenges
• help inform best practices for promoting the exchange and uptake of information between policy-makers and health researchers
• provide trainees and investigators with exposure to how government works and how public policies are made
• engage health research trainees and investigators in the policy-making process, including contributing to the development of effective policy responses, promoting national policy coordination, policy analysis and supporting a high-quality shared health knowledge base
• encourage trainees and investigators to conduct policy-relevant research that addresses challenges facing society
• assist policy-makers in gathering the external scientific expertise required to support increasingly complex scientific and technical issues, by encouraging their collaboration with health research scientists
• encourage science-policy integration through knowledge translation
• support evidence-based public policy that benefits the health of canadians

the main objective of this funding opportunity is to catalyze the development and enhance the cohesion of two icrh communities in the following priority research areas: sleep and circadian rhythms and venous thromboembolic diseases clinical trials.

specific objectives of the community development program

the community development program in the area of sleep/circadian rhythms will:

• generate new knowledge, conducting research across a nationally-linked alliance of researchers and knowledge users;
• bridge gaps between research outcomes and impact on health by
  • accelerating translation of research discoveries into clinical applications, best practices and/or the marketplace;
  • developing, validating and evaluating interventions that change significant aspects of practice;
  • evaluating outcomes of implementation of interventions to demonstrate impact.

the community development program in the area of venous thromboembolic diseases clinical trials will:

• generate new knowledge relevant to clinical trials with a focus on quality of care and effectiveness research;
• enhance the capacity for knowledge transfer to maximize the impact of applied research on clinical practice/care/health outcomes, while integrating models for patient and decision-maker engagement.

to achieve these objectives and to add value to the research enterprise, the community development program will:

• possess world-class capacity to address the identified research problem(s), challenge(s), or opportunity(ies);
• build a critical mass of technical and scientific expertise on a national scale to provide research leadership and enhance impact by bringing together a unified group of investigators and other stakeholders;
• identify key knowledge gaps and promote/create national and international collaborations among researchers and with knowledge users to address those gaps in a coherent fashion;
• integrate research and knowledge translation projects into a coherent program which will generate solutions that will be implemented to produce social and economic benefits for canadians;
• actively engage patient representatives in research planning and decision making by including a patient on the executive committee of the community development program and on the steering committees of each of the clinical trials undertaken by the program (if applicable);
• promote and facilitate the sharing of ideas, tools, methods, and resources and the dissemination of research outcomes;
• incorporate a significant training, mentoring, and career development mandate to add value to training opportunities already available, through innovative approaches;
• facilitate the development and completion of pilot clinical trials projects leading to reduced delays associated with the eventual submission of potential definitive clinical trials proposals – only applicable to the venous thromboembolic diseases clinical trials cdp.

essential characteristics of the community development program:

• national in scope (include investigators from a minimum of six provinces).
• developed in collaboration with appropriate partners and stakeholders.
• inclusive, multidisciplinary and multi-thematic (e.g., include expertise from at least 3 of the following 4 cihr themes: biomedical; clinical; health systems/services; and social/cultural/environmental/population health)
  • for the venous thromboembolic diseases clinical trials cdp: inclusion of basic biomedical researchers as part of this program is strongly encouraged.
• committed to scientific excellence in the generation of new knowledge and its translation.
• well positioned to facilitate effective interactions and collaborations between the scientific community and stakeholders (clinicians, decision-makers, industry, patients, and other knowledge-users outside of the academic community).

it is expected that partners will have the opportunity to participate in these programs’ activities and projects and bring their own expertise, particularly in the area of knowledge exchange and translation. these partnerships are expected to enhance these communities’ capacity to address the problem(s), challenge(s), or opportunity(ies) for which they are generating solutions.

new investigator research grants is a jointly sponsored program of sickkids foundation and the cihr - institute of human development, child and youth health (ihdcyh). grant recipients may obtain up to three years' support for research in biomedical, clinical, health systems and services, population and public health sectors.

the connected vehicle/autonomous vehicle (cvav) research program for road vehicles encourages businesses and academic institutions to develop and commercialize innovations in connected and autonomous vehicle technologies, with a focus on projects that show a strong potential for commercialization.

the program is a partnership of the ministry of transportation, the ministry of research and innovation and ontario centres of excellence. - see more at: http://www.oce-ontario.org/programs/industry-academic-collaboration/cvav...

current call for proposals for vip i applications

oce is currently accepting vip i applications for connected vehicle/autonomous vehicle (cvav) projects, both industry-led and academia-led. see important dates below, and also information about an upcoming webinar that will provide an overview of the program and feature guest speakers from the automotive sector. to discuss the program or potential projects, please contact your oce business development manager or:

martin lord
business development manager, central ontario 
sector manager, ict and digital media  
(905) 823-2020 x3236
martin.lord@oce-ontario.org

timelines

note that this call pertains only to vip i applications, both industry-led and academia-led.

webinar

oce will be hosting a webinar information session for this call for proposals. the webinar will include comments from leaders from ontario’s automotive sector, an overview of the program and a q&a session.

webinar date: wednesday, october 29, 2014

time: noon to 1 p.m.

participants:

• stephen erwin, head, intelligent transportation systems program, ontario ministry of transportation
• additional speakers will be announced shortly
• martin lord, business development manager, central ontario and sector manager, ict and digital media, ontario centres of excellence

to register: 

http://www1.webcastcanada.ca/live/registration/oct14.php