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Success Statement:

By increasing our recruitment of, and investment in, student and emerging researchers at various stages of their training, UTM will grow our research capacity, retain promising researchers, and create a pipeline of talent.

GOALS ACTIONS OUTCOMES
Recruit and retain the next generation of diverse research leaders, sharing the tools they need for successful careers — both within and outside of academia
  • Expand UTM’s suite of Postdoctoral Fellow Awards
  • Collaborate with interested units and the Vice-Dean Graduate & Postdoctoral Affairs to explore a funding model that includes teaching as an integral component of postdoctoral fellowship positions
  • Strengthen engagement with Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program​s, including awards for Black and Indigenous researchers
  • Increased numbers of nationally and internationally trained postdoctoral fellows at UTM
  • Increased number of UTM recipients of Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program​s
Champion initiatives for UTM research at the undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral levels, in collaboration with teams across the campus
  • Incorporate recruitment team into UTM’s annual Summer Undergraduate Research Fair (SURF), INSPIRE, and SpinUP programs
  • Collaborate with UTM's Experiential Education Unit and Career Centre to support students in progressing from the undergraduate Research Opportunity Program into graduate-level research
  • Amplify research and researcher profiles through a multimedia approach
  • Increased number of trainees accessible to faculty
  • Greater interest in UTM research, programs, and partnerships

 

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