The Faculty of Graduate Studies
would like to bring the following competition(s) to your attention:
Announcements |
November 20, 2009 |
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Scholarship |
Application Deadline
or Date of Event |
Research Area |
Study Level (M=Master's,
D=Doctoral) |
Value |
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Alexander
S. Onassis Benefit Foundation Foreigner's Fellowships Programme |
January 31, 2010 |
Humanistic Sciences, Political Studies, Law, Economics,
Film Studies, Music |
D |
Varies |
Silverhill
Institute of Environmental Research and Conservation Grant |
Applications accepted between January 18
and February 19, 2010 |
Environmental or Conservation focus |
M D |
$3,500 |
Canadian
Institute of Ukrainian Studies Fellowships |
March 1, 2010 |
Ukrainian or Ukrainian-Canadian topic
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M D |
Varies |
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Job
Posting | Graduate Student Research Assistant |
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Primary Care Oncology,
University of Manitoba, Canada |
With funding from the Canadian Institute of
Health Research and CancerCare Manitoba, the
Departments of Community Health Science and Family
Medicine are seeking the services of a Research
Assistant to commence December 1, 2009 (start date flexible).
The mandate of this Primary Care Oncology-New Emerging
Team (NET) is to combine the university’s expertise with the experience
of those who work in the field of primary care and oncology to create
innovative, new ways of improving the care of patients and families,
and the development of research capacity. Current thematic areas of
investigation with the NET include; i) examining the extent to which
administrative data sets can accurately capture colorectal screening
practices; ii) exploring the role of family members in enhancing
adherence with colorectal cancer screening; iii) developing
interventions that support family physicians in promoting colorectal
cancer screening; and iv) examining the extent to which the transition
of patients from specialist to primary care follows established
screening guidelines. Research approaches include both qualitative and
quantitative methodologies.
The Research Assistant will be expected to work
collaboratively with the research team which includes epidemiologists,
nurses, physicians and health services researchers. Remuneration is
dependent on education and experience.
Skills, Qualifications and Experience Required:
- Must be registered as a graduate student in a social,
medical, or nursing sciences program
- Extensive experience using MS Word, MS Excel, and MS
PowerPoint
- Demonstrated ability to work independently with
minimal supervision in a team setting
- Experience using library databases
- Experience using database software such as a
Reference Manager preferred
- Excellent written and/or communication skills
List of Representative Duties:
- Prepare material for presentations and publications
(e.g. graphs, tables, references)
- Conduct literature searches and may compile
literature reviews
- May establish and maintain project-related
documentation
- May attend and participate in project-related meetings
- May edit project websites
- May edit and proofread manuscripts for articles and
reports being submitted for publication
- Other duties as required
Please submit CV/resume and cover letter to:
Joanne Chateau
Research Coordinator, CIHR/CancerCare Manitoba Team in Primary Oncology
Department of Family Medicine
Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba
P228 - 770 Banatyne Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0W3
Phone: 204-272-3083
Fax: 204-272-3090
chateau@cc.umanitoba.ca
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Open Call | Poster Presentations |
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University of Victoria, Canada |
The Centre for Aboriginal Health Research (CAHR), in
collaboration with Network Environments for Aboriginal Research BC
(NEARBC), and the Water and Aquatic Sciences Research Programme - all
based at the University of Victoria - is hosting a two-day Consensus
Conference on Small Water Systems Management for the Promotion of
Indigenous Health on March 21-22, 2010, to coincide with the
United Nations World Water Day. Four major themes to be covered by the
conference are: science and technology; government policy; traditional
knowledge and spirituality; and, Indigenous politics and advocacy.
These themes may be explored from many geographic focus points
including local, provincial, national, and international.
To supplement the paper presentations made in formal
plenary sessions; to showcase the diversity of research undertaken by
students, communities, and interest groups; and to create opportunities
for students to develop their public speaking and networking skills;
the Conference Preparatory Committee is including
time in the conference agenda for students to use poster presentations
to disseminate their research to conference participants and guest
speakers.
The Conference Preparatory Committee
will evaluate submissions based on quality and relevance. Submissions
received after the deadline will not be considered unless prior
arrangements have been made with the conference coordinator. Successful
applicants will present their work at the conference in March and
abstracts for their posters will be published in the final report of
the conference proceedings. Because of this, conference sponsors
require a non-exclusive copyright license for posters and poster
summaries. As there is limited funding available to subsidize poster
presenters’ travel expenses, successful applicants will be encouraged
to explore other sources to fund their participation in this event.
Please submit a one-page summary to Danielle
Perron at dperron@uvic.ca
by February 1, 2010.
Summaries should include:
- Background, purpose, methods, findings (or
preliminary findings, or expectations) and conclusions.
- Contact information.
- Level of education or occupation, and institutional
affiliation.
- Maximum allowable dimensions for posters will be
3'x5'.
Important Dates:
- February 1, 2010 - Application
deadline for poster presentations
- February 15, 2010 - Applicants
notified of their success
- March 21-22, 2010 - Conference
dates
There will be no registration fees for attending this
conference and general registration will be announced at a later date
on the CAHR website (www.cahr.uvic.ca).
Questions can be directed to Danielle Perron
at dperron@uvic.ca.
The Centre for Aboriginal Health Research and
collaborating partners thank you for your interest.
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