Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA)
Needles Hall, second floor, room 2201
Postdoctoral scholars at the University of Waterloo are a vital component in supporting the intellectual strength of our institution. They play an active role in planning for and carrying out Waterloo’s research programs, build alliances and intellectual bridges to other institutions and provide mentorship to our students. In return, Waterloo offers postdoctoral scholars a supportive infrastructure and mechanisms for advancing their goals.
Through the Provost’s Program for Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Scholars, postdoctoral scholars will have a unique opportunity to be a bridge across different disciplines, departments, schools, and faculties, with an ability to work in more than one research group across the institution. Postdocs supported through this program will be co-supervised by faculty members from different departments/schools and preferably from different faculties. The postdocs themselves may or may not have experience in interdisciplinary research, but they should be able to clearly communicate their interest in, and clearly articulate how their proposed research will span beyond the typically disciplinary boundaries. These scholars will become the critical link between research groups and will synthesize the knowledge of two (or more) fields into high-impact discoveries.
Successful scholars will:
Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA)
Needles Hall, second floor, room 2201
The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is co-ordinated within the Office of Indigenous Relations.