UHN is proud to launch the Stand with Ukraine Program to support displaced Ukrainian scientists and research trainees. The invasion of Ukraine by Russian armed forces has created a humanitarian crisis that has displaced millions of Ukrainian citizens—many of whom are seeking asylum and relocating to Canada.
Funding for the program is being made possible by the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation and the UHN Foundation. The program is designed to be complementary to existing opportunities from the University of Toronto (UofT), and the Canadian government via the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
Individuals applying for positions as a postdoctoral fellow, technician, research associate or visiting scientist must have relevant biomedical research expertise. Graduate students will require enrollment in the School of Graduate Studies at the University of Toronto via a Department that best matches their research interests and in which a potential faculty supervisor at UHN holds a research appointment. Exchange graduate students will require enrollment as an International Visiting Graduate Student at the University.
Applications are accepted until November 30, 2022. Please visit the Stand with Ukraine website for information on how to apply, eligibility criteria, and other details about the program. For further inquiries, please contact standwithukraine@uhnresearch.ca.
UHN’s ‘Stand with Ukraine’ Program is a team effort. With funding from UHN’s foundations, the program complements existing support programs from the University of Toronto and Canada’s Tri-Council Agencies.