Information for staff and faculty

Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA) is pleased to support faculty and staff who hire, appointment and/or support postdoctoral scholars at the University of Waterloo.

To provide the best support to faculty and staff, GSPA has created a postdoctoral affairs resources Confluence site, which covers a wide variety of topics, including: 

  • Information about postdoctoral affairs at UWaterloo
  • Guides for hiring or appointing a postdoctoral scholar (including information about salary, benefits and immigration requirements)
  • Best practices for onboarding and/or supervising a postdoc
  • Templates for postdoctoral scholar appointments