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Canadian Science Policy Fellowship │Mitacs

March 1, 2023

Value

Work full-time in a participating host office for 12-months (September-August) at an annual salary of $70,000-$80,000.

Description

The Mitacs Canadian Science Policy Fellowship places PhD holders in government host offices for a 12-month immersion into the policy-making process. Fellows apply their academic training, critical thinking, and analytical skills to support evidence-informed decision-making that addresses policy challenges within participating federal host offices. Hosts gain valuable science-based knowledge and build the professional skills of participating fellows.

Eligible Applicants

To be considered for a CSPF fellowship, eligible applicants must:

  • Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident

Please note that Canadian citizenship or permanent resident status is required to obtain a security clearance with a host office to begin a fellowship. All applicants must have Canadian citizenship or permanent residency prior to the start of the interview process. The interview process starts in May of the year of the fellowship.

  • Hold a PhD in any academic discipline at the start of the fellowship
  • Be able to participate full-time in a 12-month fellowship at the host office
  • Secure accommodation in the host city and relocate to their host office as needed
  • Negotiate a leave of absence from their current employer, as applicable
  • Meet any additional requirements of their hosts, including (but not limited to) security clearance requirements

Fellowships cannot be held concurrently with other Mitacs awards. If you are currently participating in a Mitacs program, whether as an intern, postdoctoral fellow, academic supervisor, or representative of an industrial partner, the award term end date must be no later than August 31 of the year in which the fellowship is due to start.

Eligible Expenses

By participating in the fellowship, fellows get the training and first-hand experience needed to address challenges of national public importance. Through the fellowship, fellows:

  • Work full-time in a participating host office for 12-months (September-August) at an annual salary of $70,000-$80,000
  • Attend professional development training and networking opportunities with their peers throughout the year
  • Learn about policy-making in the public service through professional hands-on experience
  • Apply their academic expertise and skills to public issues of concern
  • Host offices provide positions to fellows that support key policy challenges in their departments. By participating, hosts:

Provide a range of policy tasks to their fellows, such as policy development, stakeholder engagement, and creating and maintaining key policy documents

  • Grow their access to specialized expertise and the most up-to-date knowledge available in academia
  • Increase the policy capacity within their department
  • Support a growing body of researchers uniquely trained to address key policy challenges

Deadline Date

The Canadian Science Policy Fellowship program will not run in 2023-24.

Contact

Contact Name: Canadian Science Policy Fellowship team

E-mail Address: policyfellowship@mitacs.ca

Website: https://www.mitacs.ca/our-programs/canadian-science-policy-fellowship-not-for-profit/

Industry:

University Partnerships

Location:

Alberta, British Colombia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, NWT, Ontario, PEI, Quebec, Saskatchewan, USA, Yukon

Tags:

Internship, Postdoctoral

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