Policies
- Postdoctoral Fellows are governed by the PSAC 901 collective agreement.
- Familiarize yourself with relevant Queen’s policies.
Professional & Academic Development
- The SGSPA offers Professional & Academic Development programs.
- Mitacs hosts workshops at Queen’s and online.
- Queen’s Centre for Teaching and Learning features modules on teaching skills and course design, among others.
- Research Services, under the Vice-Principal Research (VPR) Portfolio, provides resources on funding opportunities and research ethics.
- The Human Rights and Equity Office catalogue includes synchronous and asynchronous courses.
- Human Resources’ Learning Catalogue is available to Queen’s employees.
- The Office of Partnership and Innovations provides support for the commercialization of intellectual property (e.g., inventions) arising from University-generated research.
Career Development
Career Supports
- Career Services' Queen's Best - Resume - Cover Letter - Interviews - Highlights is a digital magazine updated annually. Queen's Best provides advice and examples on how to create compelling career documents and approach interview scenarios.
- Career Services' Tipsheets provide guidance on topics including:
- Cover Letters and CVs for Academic Jobs
- Networking
- Working in Canada
- Leveraging LinkedIn
- Interviews
- Disclosure and Accommodation
- Career Services' award-winning Skills Cards are a great resource for exploring the skills you already have, identifying skills you would like to develop, and finding language to describe your skills to employers
- Please note that Career Services 1-on-1 advising is available to students only
Academic Job Boards (all disciplines)
- University Affairs - Canadian focus with some international positions
- Canadian Association of University Teachers - Canadian focus
- Academica Careers – Canadian focus
- National Postdoc Association - American focus with international positions
- Academic Careers – American focus with some international positions
- The Chronicle of Higher Education - American focus with some international positions
- Euraxess – European Union focus
- Times Higher Education – Global focus
Non-academic Job Boards
- See Career Services’ Job Search Tips page for an extensive list of job boards
External Resources
- Canadian Association of Postdoctoral Scholars (CAPS - ACSP)
- Graduate and Postdoctoral Development Network (Canada)
- National Postdoctoral Association (USA) Queen’s has an institutional membership for postdocs to access resources.
- Postdoc Academy (USA) offers online and in-person professional development training
- National Centre for Faculty Diversity (USA) Queen’s has an institutional membership for faculty and postdocs to access resources.