Postdoctoral Fellows
As a postdoctoral fellow at TMU, you’re an essential part of our SRC community. Explore opportunities at TMU to support your journey- whether you're enhancing your teaching skills, exploring professional development, navigating funding, or finding ways to support your wellbeing. Wherever you are in your postdoc experience, these resources are here to help you grow, connect, and thrive.
What's Available?
Postdoctoral Fellows Handbook
The Postdoctoral Fellows Handbook provides information on all aspects of postdoctoral fellowship including hiring and human resources, policy information, funding and more.
News and Events
Subscribe to the Postdoc News e-newsletter or view the Postdoc Events Calendar.
Future Smart: Essential Professional Skill Development
Future Smart is a professional development program for postdoctoral fellows and YSGPS students that offers skills development in areas such as communication and personal effectiveness, leadership and social innovation, research and information management, and more.
Email: l2mutic@torontomu.ca
Human Resources
TMU employees can access a wide range of social, cultural, physical amenities, and mental health resources through Human Resources including Learning Events, Workplace Wellbeing and more. Access HR contact and login for employees through AskHR.
Mitacs
Mitacs is a national, not-for-profit organization that designs and delivers research and training programs and collaborations between the university and partner organizations. Professional development training sessions are offered at no charge to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows currently registered at a Canadian university.
National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD)
The National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) is an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community that postdoctoral fellows can access free membership to.
Postdoc Academy
Postdoc Academy helps postdoctoral fellows develop the transferable skills needed to succeed in the diverse set of careers through courses, learning sessions and mentoring.
The Graduate Teaching Development Program
The Graduate Teaching Development Program provides postdoctoral fellows with an opportunity to enhance their teaching skills, to develop a teaching dossier and to earn teaching certificates in higher education.
Email: taga@torontomu.ca
Funding Opportunities
Postdoctoral funding is available from a variety of internal and/or external sources. The Funding Opportunities web page provides information and guidance on key award and fellowship opportunities.