Liber Ero Postdoctoral Fellowship for early-career Researcher in Canada
Designation/Position- Liber Ero Postdoctoral Fellowship
Liber Ero post-doctoral fellowship program invites application for Liber Ero Postdoctoral Fellowship – early-career Researcher in Canada from eligible and interested candidates
About- The Liber Ero post-doctoral fellowship program seeks to support exceptional early-career scientists to conduct and communicate research that informs applied conservation and management issues relevant to Canada. Liber Ero Fellowships will support exceptional post-doctoral researchers from any country based at a Canadian institution doing research on pressing conservation issues for Canada.
Research/Job Area- Natural or social science researchers
Location- Canada
Merit scholarship program for foreign students (PBEEE) in Canada
Eligibility/Qualification–
- Eligible scholars will be exceptional natural or social science researchers, who have received their Ph.D. prior to the start of the fellowship.
- Applicants should propose to be based on Canadian conservation or academic institution and conduct their research primarily in Canada.
- However, Canadian citizenship is not required – researchers from any country are eligible to apply. Applicants will identify a mentorship team of at least one academic and at least one conservation practitioner mentor.
- Applicants are encouraged to identify the mentor team early in their proposal to foster meaningful collaboration.
Job/Position Description-
The fellowship will consist of 2 years of support (the second year contingent upon satisfactory progress) with a $62,500/yr stipend and a $15,000 annual travel and research budget.
- Fellows will be selected based on evidence of their success and emergence as leaders in a conservation-relevant research field, as well as on the merit of their proposed research and mentorship team.
- Research proposals must demonstrate a candidate’s capacity to identify a key conservation challenge facing the natural world and must describe how the proposed work will contribute to solving the challenge.
- Research projects may draw on natural, social, or multidisciplinary theories and methods to solve the conservation problems under study.
- The quality and appropriateness of the mentoring team* will also be a key consideration, and the proposal should highlight how the team will collaborate to address the conservation problem. Accordingly, the application consists of the following major components.
The Liber Ero Fellowship program aims to:
- Facilitate applied conservation research collaborations that links institutions, researchers, and conservation practitioners.
- Provide support and unique training opportunities for emerging conservation leaders at a critical stage in their careers.
- Increase the capacity of the Canadian scientific community to address pressing conservation and management issues.
How to Apply-
First, register your application, then compile the following and submit as a PDF:
- Cover letter (maximum of one page) – Only a short cover letter is requested, which should not repeat information in the application. Rather, it should be a synthesis of your past accomplishments and tell us more about yourself and your goals.
- Research proposal (maximum of four pages) – The proposal is freeform and can be structured as most appropriate, but it must include:
- Project title.
- Conservation problem: A successful application must clearly define a conservation problem in Canada that will be tackled and how the fellowship will contribute to solving the problem beyond simply studying the conservation challenge.
- Methods: A section (minimum one page) outlining the methods and approaches to be used, indicating any novel approaches to be developed.
- Mentorship: A section clarifying how the applicant and the mentorship team plan to work together to affect real-world change regarding the stated conservation problem.
- Impact: A section must describe the potential impact of the proposed research, specifying the communities most likely to benefit from the results.
- Supplementary statement: Given the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 and if relevant to your proposed research, you may also include a short statement (max 250 words) beyond the four-page limit to briefly summarize scenarios that could impact your proposed research and the contingencies you’ve considered if any.
- References: Additional page(s) for literature cited may be included beyond the four-page limit.
- A statement highlighting past accomplishments demonstrating the candidate’s commitment to conservation science, outreach, and collaborations (maximum of 500 words).
- Diversity statement describing the applicant’s past and/or potential commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity through research, teaching, service, outreach, or any other activities (maximum of 250 words).
- Copy of the applicant’s CV, listing relevant publications, grants, and experiences.
- Letters of support from proposed academic and conservation practitioner mentors, a minimum of two. In cases where there are multiple academic mentors, a joint letter is encouraged, when possible (ditto for cases involving multiple conservation practitioner mentors).
- Letters of support from two referees who are familiar with your conservation research and leadership strengths (these should be sent directly to info@liberero.ca by your referees; do not include these in your pdf). Please request these letters early to ensure they are submitted and received by our deadline!
*To determine mutually beneficial activities and to allow for sufficient discussion time, applicants should contact their proposed mentor(s) early on while preparing their proposals. A strong application will reflect substantial engagement with practitioner mentors prior to proposal submission and demonstrate the candidate’s initiative in leading the project.
All of the material (except #7) should be submitted to info@liberero.ca as a single PDF (please name your file using this format: Lastname_Firstname_Nov2020.pdf); the letters from your two referees should be sent by them directly to info@liberero.ca.
For Contact- info@liberero.ca
Last Date for Apply– 1 November 2020
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