Value: Up to $63,000 per year, plus $7000 towards benefits and a $1500 stipend to assist fellows with presenting their work at scientific meetings or to participate in workshops or courses.
Duration: 1 year
Application Deadline: February 7, 2025
The Data Sciences Institute (DSI) is a central hub and incubator for data science research, training, and partnerships at the University of Toronto. Its goal is to accelerate the impact of data sciences across disciplines to address pressing societal questions and to drive positive social change. DSI is focused on training the next generation of data science scholars.
The DSI Postdoctoral Fellowships are designed to support multi/interdisciplinary training and collaborative research in data sciences that include faculty from the University of Toronto and partner institutes.
Eligibility Requirements: To be considered for the Fellowship, applicants must pursue a research project that has a data sciences focus, through the development of novel methodology or the innovative application of existing approaches. Applicants must identify at least two faculty members from complementary disciplinary backgrounds to serve as co-supervisors, who together can supervise the different multidisciplinary aspects of the research project. At least one supervisor should have a track record supporting the training and development of novel statistical or computational tools. Co-supervisors can be drawn from the same academic unit as long as they represent different disciplines and one is focused on the development of a novel methodology.
Accepted applicants will form an integrated cohort and will be expected to participate in the networking activities of the DSI, present their research at the annual DSI Research Day, and provide a yearly activity report and exit survey. Fellows are required to acknowledge the DSI in publications, presentations, and communications resulting from the Project.
DSI-Lawson Centre Postdoctoral Fellowship for Data Science in Child Nutrition
The DSI is pleased to partner with the Joannah & Brian Lawson Centre for Child Nutrition to co-fund Postdoctoral Fellowships focused on innovative and novel data science in child nutrition. Candidates can indicate that they are applying for the DSI-Lawson Centre Postdoctoral Fellowship for Data Science in Child Nutrition on the application form’s Administrative Information tab. Please note that in addition to the eligibility requirements for regular Postdoctoral Fellowships, all team members must be Lawson Centre affiliates and can contact child.nutrition@utoronto.ca for confirmation.
