Keenan Research Centre

Centre for Research on Inner City Health - Education

How to Apply

Please provide the following information & documents when applying for the ACHIEVE Post-Doctoral Fellowship.

1. Cover Letter (Addressed to:
Dr. Patricia O'Campo, PhD
Director, Centre for Research on Inner City Health, St. Michael's Hospital - Mailing information below)

  • Describe your research interests and professional goals & specifically how these would be advanced through participation in the ACHIEVE Research Partnership.
  • Describe your research and/or practical experience related to the needs of marginalized populations and/or urban health inequities.
  • Identify proposed ACHIEVE Mentor - whom you wish to work with, and why.

2. At least three written references. One letter should be written by the thesis supervisor or current research mentor/supervisor. One letter of reference should be written by a representative of a community-based agency and/or policy-maker organization. Letters should speak about the suitability of the applicant for this program, considering the focus on interventions research, community and partner engagement, methodological innovations, and research linked to practical change.

3. CV

4. 2 writing samples (maximum 30 pages per document)

5. Transcripts (including undergraduate work) -- copies acceptable (Transcripts provide a summary of the courses taken and grades earned during a degree.)

 

Submit applications in one of the following ways:

1. By mail or courier to: Anna van der Meulen (see mailing address below)
2. By email (attach and number each document as follows Cover Letter, CV, Transcripts, Reference Letters, Misc.) to: ACHIEVE@smh.ca

Mailing Address:
CIHR ACHIEVE Research Partnership
c/o Anna van der Meulen
Centre for Research on Inner City Health
St. Michael's Hospital
30 Bond Street
Toronto, Ontario  M5B 1W8

Courier Address:
c/o Anna van der Meulen
Centre for Research on Inner City Health
70 Richmond Street East, 4th Floor
Toronto, ON  M5C 1N8
Tel:  416-864-6060 x 6247

Fax:  416-864-5485

Important Note Regarding Submission of Your Documents:

Please submit your electronic documents using the following protocol: LAST NAME - document name (e.g. JONES_Cover Letter.doc; JONES_CV.doc etc.)
Protocol for Paper Files: Single Sided/No Staples