Horizon Postdoctoral Fellowships: Concordia University, Canada 8112 views

Horizon Postdoctoral Fellowships at the Concordia University, Canada

Overview

In recognition of the significant role that Postdoc Fellows play in our research enterprise, Concordia University administers two Horizon Postdoctoral Fellowship Competitions per year. The Horizon Fellows program is a key component of the Double our Research strategic direction to brings a fresh cohort of exceptional young researchers/scientists who challenge our faculty, mentor the next generation of researchers, and boost our research and creative productivity.

Research Areas:

The Horizon Fellows work in state-of-the-art facilities and centres with top researchers, while advancing their own development as future research leaders in all sectors.

Departments

Development and Well‐being of the Person across the Lifespan

• Learning, development and cognitive science
• Public and population health
• Fundamental science in health research

Enabling Technologies and their Basic Foundations

• Fundamental science
• Information technologies and computation
• Telecommunications

Culture, History and Identity

• Creative expression and production
• Media, communications , gender and sexuality
• People, places and heritage

Advanced Materials and Technology

• Composites, aerospace, transportation and manufacturing
• Nano/Microtechnology

Human Systems and Organization

• Corporate enterprise and entrepreneurship
• Social organization and resource planning
• Social and economic systems

Energy, Environment and Biotechnologies

• Environmental science and engineering
• Energy and sustainable technologies
• Omics and related biotechnologies

Fellowships

We fund 24 to 30 two-year fellowships per year in a range of disciplines where supervisors have demonstrated a link to our Strategic Research Plan. A call for applications is released based on projects selected in a highly competitive process.