For International Postdoctoral Fellows

• Hiring or Becoming an International Postdoctoral Fellow (work permits, social insurance numbers, health care, settlement resources)

SFU Resources for Postdoctoral Fellows

• SFU Postdoctoral Fellows Policy, R 50.03
• Sample Letters of Appointment/Invitation & Registration Form (PDF) (Submit this to get your SFU email address and ID card to access the library and other services)
• Experimental database of SFU Faculty members and research interests
  
• Post-docs email list (requires current SFU email account).
  To subscribe, click on the subscribe button or send a message from your SFU email account to maillist@sfu.ca with the words "subscribe post-docs" in the subject line. You don't need anything in the body of the message.
• Blog posts for Postdoctoral Fellows
• Virtual Orientation for SFU graduate students
  • Campus services
  • International student resources
    

Scholarships for Postdoctoral Fellows

• Banting Post-Doctoral Award
• Government of Canada International Scholarships
• Mitacs: check out the Accelerate and Elevate programs
• Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Trainee Competition (March 25 application deadline to Graduate Studies office, see memorandum). If you're interested in this award, speak to your department's graduate program chair as soon as possible.

External Resources for Postdoctoral Fellows

• Canadian Association of Postdoctoral Fellows
• The Handbook of Best Practices, published by the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, is intended to meet the needs of new scholars by discussing topics that range from the initial job search to tenure at an academic institution.
• The National Postdoctoral Association has published the NPA Postdoctoral Core Competencies Toolkit
• British Columbia Newcomer's Guide to Resources & Services
• City of Vancouver: Guide to Moving to Vancouver
• University Affairs: The Black Hole blog for early-career scientists