Postdoctoral Fellows
Bloomberg Nursing is the ideal setting for postdoctoral fellows to transition from graduate student studies to independent scholarship. Join our research-intensive environment with world-leading nursing scholars.
Apply to be a Bloomberg Nursing postdoctoral fellow
Applicants who wish to pursue postdoctoral training should contact a faculty members accepting trainees to discuss their interests and work with them to develop an appropriate faculty supervisor/postdoctoral fellow arrangement. Find a faculty member in our searchable directory by research interest.
Once the supervisor/postdoctoral fellow arrangement has been established, the applicant should compile the following items and submit them to Kelly Metcalfe, RN, PhD, FCAHS, FAAN, Associate Dean Research and External Relations, by email (research.nursing@utoronto.ca):
- Statement of interest, identifying the supervisor, describing planned research projects and training goals, and naming two referees (five-page limit, single spaced)
- Recent curriculum vitae (no page limit)
- Letter from potential Bloomberg Nursing postdoctoral supervisor describing training plans, funding source and amount (two-page limit, single spaced)
- Secure at least $50,000 per year (Employee Postdoc minimum effective March 15, 2024). The Fellow can secure funding from external granting agencies (government, health organization, etc.) or fellowship programs, or may be offered funding from their faculty supervisor’s grant or research resources, in the form of a salary. Possible sources for securing funding are listed in the postdoctoral funding section of the Awards & Financial Assistance table. Postdoctoral fellows cannot be a postdoc at U of T on their personal funds.
Postdoctoral fellows at Bloomberg Nursing are subject to the policies and procedures for postdoctoral fellows of the University of Toronto.
Postdoctoral fellows at the University of Toronto are represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (Local 3902, Unit 5).