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Research Funding Opportunities
There are no research funding opportunities available at this time.
Highly Qualified Personnel Scholarship
Information on Food from Thought’s Highly Qualified Personnel Scholarship can be found on our Students and Training Programs page.
Policy Fellowship Program
Food from Thought funds the University of Guelph Policy Fellowship program, which brings together senior policy-makers from government, non-profit and industry organizations for three days of meetings at the University of Guelph. Fellows will learn about cutting-edge research that can inform important policy decisions and build networks of experts that can advise on emerging needs.
Fellows are senior-level professionals working at the interface between science and policy in areas related to agriculture, agri-food, and biodiversity, including federal, provincial and local organizations working in the regulatory, food production, processing, retail, food security or environmental sustainability and biodiversity sectors.
To learn more about the University of Guelph Policy Fellowship program or to express your interest in participating, please visit the Policy Fellowship website.
Staff and Faculty Recruitment
Communications Assistant
Are you a University of Guelph student looking for a work-study position and interested in knowledge translation and communications?
Food from Though is looking for a Communications Assistant to join the team. This person in this role will work closely with the Communications Manager and other team members, as necessary.
Job Details
- Provide support with the promotion of Food from Thought-related events, research projects, and general communications.
- Assist with content creation and manage updates to the Food from Thought website.
- Draft social media content and provide analytics monitoring, social listening, and support live event postings.
- Draft blogs and articles for internal and external audiences.
- Monitor Google alerts for media coverage, mentions, and interviews related to Food from Thought researchers and funded projects.
- Prepare communications materials, including infographics, electronic flyers, pamphlets, posters, and other collateral to promote Food from Thought research projects and related activities.
- Assist to write content for the monthly e-newsletter, prepare content for distribution, and provide regular maintenance and updates to the Food from Thought distribution list.
- Participate in meetings related to activities and events.
Requirements
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong writing skills.
- Demonstrate advanced research and editing skills (press releases, presentations, blogs, feature articles, etc.).
- Interest or experience in developing short summaries of information.
- Creative thinker that has understanding and interest in research, food, and agriculture.
- Team player who is energetic, enthusiastic, and self-directed.
- Ability to take ownership and initiative.
- Knowledge of different social media platforms and/or experience using social media in a professional capacity.
- Website content management experience.
- Interest in multimedia and design.
- Must have a computer and a reliable internet connection.
Scheduling Details
- 10 -15 hours per week.
- Could be one or two-semester commitment
- Hours should be completed between 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Monday – Friday.
- Some evening and/or weekend work may be required.
- Hours may vary from week to week.
Wage Range: $16.00 to $19.00/hr., depending on experience.
Six (6) Postdoctoral Fellowships in Bioinformatics Strategies for the Prediction of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
General Information
This post-doctoral position will be part of the Food from Thought initiative funded through a Canada First Research Excellence Award. Contributing to this large endeavour to improve food security and sustainability, our goal is to generate bioinformatics strategies for the prediction of biodiversity and ecosystem services from diverse data types, such as -omics data, digital photographs, and/or environmental data. Data analysis has begun to catch up with the pace of data generation, and in these times where understanding and mitigating the effects of climate change and feeding a growing human population is of utmost importance, we need to turn our sights on connecting different sources of data and extracting actionable meaning from them.
The successful applicants will utilize existing and new biological and environmental datasets, along with additional external data, with the goal of predicting ecosystem services, ecosystem health status, and biodiversity metrics using approaches such as statistical learning, machine learning, and network analysis. This may include such important factors as pollination, invasive species resistance, pest control, trophic interactions, water quality, and others. Successful applicants will be part of a cohort of six postdoctoral scholars focused on bioinformatics and ecosystem services, who will work together with a multidisciplinary team of Principal Investigators, students, staff, industry members, and communities.
What We Offer
- The opportunity to collaborate with researchers in a variety of fields, including computer science, statistics, ecology, evolutionary biology, and genomics
- The opportunity to engage in creative and impactful research relevant for sustainability and food security
- Guidance to build valuable skills and to be well prepared for diverse future careers (skills include scientific research; collaboration; communication with diverse stakeholders; technical skills relating to coding, data analysis, graphics, code review, and publishing of bioinformatics tools)
- Access to unique data sets and participation in collaborative partnerships with academics, industry, and governmental agencies
- Regular, inclusive, and supportive mentorship from multiple PIs with diverse expertise to support your research, career, and impact/outreach goals
- Participation in a collaborative working group of PDFs, workshops, and conferences
- Monetary support for professional development, workshop participation, and conference attendance (up to $5000) as well as open-access publishing ($3000)
