Introducing a new website designed to deliver a regional resource for Canadian scientists to manage and develop their careers with tailored advice, content and opportunities, offering them vital support throughout their working life.
https://naturecareerscanada.com/
The website is designed to act as a hub for researcher career development in Canada by providing cross-disciplinary:
- News and articles about research careers and career development
- Information about training programs, events, seminars, and conferences
- Career development resources including:
- Job opportunity listings
- Funding opportunity listings
This service is free of charge to scientists at all stages of their careers in both industry and academia, providing a great resource for prospective, current, and former Canadian postdocs!
Additional links of interest:
CAUT – Academic career openings
University Affairs – Searchable job ads for Canadian academics
University Affairs – Career Advice page for Canadian academics
EURAXESS Job Search page – searchable list of research positions in Europe & beyond
EURAXESS Funding Search – searchable list of funding opportunities for European researchers
Science Magazine – Career Resources
Science Magazine – searchable job bank for scientists
PhDs.org – Career resources
The Petri Dish – listing of Canadian biotech jobs
CIHR/IRSC Health Research Training Website – information & resources specifically designed for health research postdocs – some useful resources / tools that are potentially relevant to all postdocs
myIDP.org – Online tool created by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to help grad students and postdocs define, structure, and achieve career goals.
Vitae – UK based non-profit organization that provides training resources and other programs for researchers, including an online course on professional development planning to help you develop an effective IDP.
To suggest resources for inclusion on this list please email:
careerdev@caps-acsp.ca