Opportunities
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Network studentships available!
29-10-2024
ELIGIBILITY
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The competition is open to full-time graduate students at the Doctoral or Masters level.
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The students must not currently have a federal or provincial scholarship but have to agree to apply to federal or provincial funds (if eligible) within 12 months of having received the funds.
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The students must not have obtained the CCEIP studentship.
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The students must be currently conducting the described research, or will begin conducting the research by September 2025 at the latest, under the supervision of a research investigator member of the Network and affiliated to a Canadian university.
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The students and supervisors must fulfill requirements for student projects and supervision within the parent university where the student is registered, and where the supervising faculty member will be based.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
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Students receiving a NETWORK Studentship will be required to present their research (advancement) at the next meeting of the NETWORK (Fall 2026). The Network will provide $500 financial support for attendance if not in the city of residence.
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Students receiving a Studentship will be required to inform the Network if they receive any other external studentship or scholarship for their graduate studies during the first 6 months. Should they receive a full scholarship (ex., CIHR or SSHRC), we will suspend the following payments in order to allow the next candidate on the list to obtain a stipend, albeit smaller.
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Students receiving a Studentship will be asked to present their research at the Canadian Network for Research in Schizophrenia and Psychosis meeting and/or at the CCEIP meeting (if on early psychosis), towards the end of the studentship.
Documents to send before January 15 2025.
In one single pdf document:
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Latest university transcript (GPA)
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2-page CV of the student
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Letter of support of research supervisor, describing how study fits with their own work (must be a member of the Network)
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2 page Biosketch of supervisor
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2-page description of the study, including intro, methods, and relevance
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If relevant, half-page to describe any particular circumstances the committee should know about (e.g. sick leave, family illness/death, parental leave, no financial support from family, handicap).
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Brief description of plan for applying to other studentships.
Send your application at: schizophrenianetworkcanada@gmail.com
To download all the informations, click here!
Grant opportunity!
27-09-2024
For additional information, please contact admin@epicanada.org or visit: https://www.epicanada.org/studentship
Nomination for the Canada Gairdner Momentum Award
22-04-2024
The Canada Gairdner Momentum Award annually recognizes two mid-career investigators (typically 10-15 years past their first independent research appointment) working in Canada who in their last six active years have produced exceptional scientific research contributions with continued potential for impact on human health. The Gairdner Foundation welcomes submissions from all areas of health research including but not limited to discovery, clinical, global health, and population science and translational research.
Successful nominees will have produced a focused, cohesive body of scientific research which has made a significant impact in health research. Consideration will also be given to a nominee’s contributions to the growth and enrichment of the Canadian research community.
Quality nominations are essential to the evaluation process for this award. Nominations are active for the year of submission only and must be resubmitted in following years to be considered again. Two awards will be given each year. Awards cannot be shared. Initial submissions are due 11:59 pm PST on July 15 each year. Candidates can self-nominate or be nominated by others.
For more informations, click here: https://www.gairdner.org/award/canada-gairdner-momentum-award
Academic psychiatrist position in the schizophrenia division at McMaster University
12-04-2024
We have an excellent opportunity available for the full-time position of Academic Psychiatrist, with appropriate experience, in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences (DPBN), McMaster University - Division of Schizophrenia, working within the Schizophrenia Service at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. The successful candidate will work in the outpatient program and will provide specialized care to patients with Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders in a collegial environment which fosters education and research.
The clinical portion of this position includes managing patients with chronic psychotic disorders through the Schizophrenia Outpatient Clinic at the St. Joseph’s West 5th site.
For more informations, click here to see the brochure.
New study for professionals
14-12-2023
For doctoral student: Pre-doctoral residency with Clinical Health Psychology
See the residency brochure for more information about this new opportunity! https://umanitoba.ca/medicine/sites/medicine/files/2023-09/clinical-health-psychology-residency-brochure-2024-2025.pdf
Seeking Assistant Professor in the area of clinical psychology - University of Manitoba
As part of a multi-year expansion to our CPA-accredited Clinical program, the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts at the University of Manitoba invites applications for two full-time Probationary (tenure-track) appointments at the rank of Assistant Professor. The appointment has an anticipated start date of July 1, 2024. Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2023 and will continue until the positions are filled. Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. For more informations: https://viprecprod.ad.umanitoba.ca/default.aspx?REQ_ID=29755
Seeking Candidates for a Postdoctoral Position at Boston University
June 6, 2023
Funded by an R01 on neural and behavioral (EMA, smartphone sensors) markers of social isolation and loneliness in psychopathology. If you are interested, reach out to Dr Daniel Fulford: dfulford@bu.edu
Graduate Studentships for Research in Schizophrenia & Psychosis
2023 Call for Applications & Guidelines
The Schizophrenia Society of Canada Foundation (SSCF) and the Canadian Consortium for Early Intervention in Psychosis (CCEIP) are pleased to partner in offering Graduate Studentships specific to research on schizophrenia and psychosis. The objective of this multi-year funded opportunity is to provide a stipend for ONE Doctoral (PhD) student and TWO Masters students pursuing research aimed at identifying the causes of, or developing novel interventions for, schizophrenia and related psychosis. The research can focus on either biomedical or psychosocial aspects of schizophrenia and psychosis.
The deadline for submission is May 1, 2023. For additional information, click here or please contact Delaney Forsyth at admin@epicanada.org.