Advance your research career in Canada with the Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards (CIRTA), a prestigious new opportunity designed to support outstanding postdoctoral scholars working or studying around the world. Wave two is now open, with applications due on May 8, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. EDT.
Professor Justin Wan has been appointed Associate Vice-President, Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (AVP GSPA) at the University of Waterloo, effective July 1, 2026, for a five-year term.
Advance your research career in Canada with the Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards (CIRTA), a prestigious new opportunity designed to support outstanding postdoctoral scholars working or studying around the world.
The Postdoc Engagement Liaison Year in Review.
Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA) is excited to celebrate National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW) at the University of Waterloo for the tenth year from September 15-19, 2025.
Postdoc Engagement Liaisons are hard at work to advocate for the postdoc community at the University of Waterloo.
Postdocs and their families were invited to join Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs at Columbia Icefield to see the Women’s Waterloo Warriors hockey team take on the Guelph Gryphons.
Postdoctoral scholars who joined the University of Waterloo under the Provost’s Program for Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Scholars or the Provost’s Program for Black and Indigenous Postdoctoral Scholars and their supervisors were invited to have lunch with Dr. James Rush, Vice-President, Academic and Provost and Dr. Justin Wan, Interim Co-Associate Vice-President, Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs.
Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs celebrated National Postdoc Appreciation Week with events throughout the week for postdoctoral scholars.
Effective August 1, 2024, the University of Waterloo has updated its postdoctoral guidelines to provide more clarity, better support, and a structured framework for postdoctoral appointments. The guidelines include key changes to improve clarity, fairness, and alignment with current standards.