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The Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance (IMFG), within the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs, invites applications for a one-year IMFG Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Municipal Finance and Governance. Research should be pertinent to IMFG’s focus on the finance and governance issues faced by large cities and city-regions in Canada and around the world.
The Fellowship will commence September 1, 2018, offers $50,000 (CAD) of financial support for the following twelve months, and provides benefits pursuant to the collective agreement between the University of Toronto and CUPE 3902, Unit 5.
Qualifications
Fellowship recipients are expected to live in Toronto, Canada, while pursuing their research, and will have the opportunity to participate generally in the intellectual life of the Munk School of Global Affairs and larger University of Toronto community.
Eligibility is limited to applicants who will have received their Ph.D. in a relevant discipline within three years prior to the time they begin their fellowship at IMFG (i.e. between September 1, 2015 and September 1, 2018). Please note that applicants must have completed all requirements for their Ph.D. before the start date of the fellowship.
Responsibilities
In addition to pursuing an intensive research project, the post-doctoral fellow is expected to participate as a member of the IMFG team.
Core responsibilities include:
- Presenting their research in the form of two seminars at the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance, with the first in the fall of 2018 and the second in the spring of 2019.
- Preparing an original, full-length research paper for publication as part of the IMFG Papersseries (10,000-15,000 words), as well as a short summary of that paper or a paper on another topic for publication as part of the IMFG Perspectives series (5,000-8,000 words).
Other responsibilities, based on the fellow’s interests and IMFG’s research agenda, could include:
- Planning IMFG conferences, events or roundtables, in conjunction with IMFG staff;
- Preparing research papers for publication as part of one or more of IMFG’s three publication series;
- Developing other IMFG research projects and initiatives; and
- Providing research assistance and support to the IMFG Director.
Applications
Applications for 2018-2019 are due on Thursday, March 29, 2018. Instructions are available here.