Graduate Training Opportunities

The Family and Disability Research Collaborative, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, is actively seeking a post-doctoral fellow and/or doctoral student to contribute to a multi-disciplinary program of community-partnered research concerned with disability, gender and violence. Successful applicants will likely have:

·         completed a thesis in the social/ behavioural/ health sciences;

·         demonstrated interest, at the undergraduate or graduate level, in gender and or disability studies;

·         the ability to think critically, and connect theory to action;

·         skills for collaboration, working effectively in a team setting; and,

·         well developed writing skills, as evidenced by previous publications.

Graduates with lived experience of disability are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please contact Dr. David McConnell (David.McConnell@ualberta.ca) if you would like to learn more about this opportunity.

Please send an updated CV, a statement of research interests and significant contributions, and contact information for 2 references to David.McConnell@ualberta.ca