2023/2024 Alberta Gambling Research Institute (AGRI) Postdoctoral Fellowship

Eligibility

Eligibility: Doctoral degree holders who are eligible to be appointed as a Post-doctoral Fellow (Fellow) by one of the Partner Universities who provide evidence of existing research affiliation; application within Partner University’s approved existing framework. The applicant may apply before completion of a doctoral degree, but the applicant must be completed their doctoral degree before taking up the PDF position. The PDF must be supervised by a faculty member at a Partner University. The Supervisor’s role is to include regular meetings with the PDF and support, as required, the PDF’s research activities.

Partner University Support: The Post-doctoral Fellow and Supervisor are to confirm Partner University support, examples of, which include the following:
• Working/office space
• Access to Partner University library(ies)
• Opportunity to present at Faculty colloquia
• Email access
• Opportunities to teach

Summary

Summary: The Alberta Gambling Research Institute welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, including those from within employment equity categories of women, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities/racialized peoples, Indigenous peoples, and people of diverse gender identities and sexual orientation as well as all groups protected by the Human Rights Act. We are committed to employment equity and diversity and a positive and supportive environment. We offer accommodation for applicants with disabilities in our recruitment processes. If you are contacted by us regarding a job opportunity or testing, please advise if you require accommodation.

Purposes: To support original research on gambling and to provide training and mentorship to emerging scholars working in gambling-related fields.

Financial support: Detailed budgets must be submitted with all applications. Eligible costs include:
• Salary and benefits
• Maximum total award will be $120,000 ($55,000 salary & benefits and $5,000 research allowance per year for two (2) years – maximum PDF length will be two (2) years.
Eligible Research Allowance costs include:
• Costs directly related to research
• Equipment acquired with grant monies is the property of the host Partner University and reasonable requests for other uses of research funds will be accommodated wherever possible
• Varied and innovative knowledge translation/transfer initiatives
• Open Access (OA) publishing fees are allowed; however, discounted Author Processing Charges (APC) should be investigated and utilized whenever possible. For OA APC information and a list of available discounts/waivers in gambling-related journals – see: https://research.ucalgary.ca/alberta-gambling-research-institute/resources/open-access-and-author-processing-charges.
If journals without APCs or discounted APCs cannot be used, justification for the non-discounted journal is required along with its associated costs.
• Overhead/indirect costs (central, faculty and departmental costs that a University incurs to support research and other operations, which are not directly attributable to a specific research project) are not eligible expenses on individual research grants (since the Institute provides separate gambling research capacity-building funding to Partner Universities)
• Retroactive funding will not be considered
The PDF is responsible for initiating and monitoring any related contracts according to the host Partner University's procedures. If approved funding is found to be insufficient by the PDF, it is the responsibility of the PDF and supervisor to obtain additional funding

Timelines:
February 6, 2023 - Applications/guidelines distributed/posted
May 1, 2023 - Applications due to the Institute
May / June 2023 - Proposal Adjudication Committee (PAC)/Board approvals/ recommendations
By June 15, 2023 - Approval announcement
April, 2025 - Progress reports (templates will be sent)
Within 3 months of completion date* (variable) - Completion reports (template will be sent)

Application deadlines

RSO detailed review deadline

RSO final internal review deadline

Program application deadline

NOTE: Consult your Faculty Associate Dean (Research) (ADR) regarding Faculty-specific deadlines and submission processes.

Principal Investigators: Complete a Research Management System (RMS) record, including a copy of your complete application, and submit this for approvals in RMS.

Postdocs, students, and trainees: For fellowships and externally-sponsored research training awards or opportunities, you must complete the Research Funding Application Approval (RFAA) Trainee PDF form, and submit it, along with a complete copy of the application, to Research Services at rsotrainee@ucalgary.ca. Trainees should not use RMS at this time.

Approvals: The University of Calgary requires that all funding applications be approved prior to submission. Approval requires signatures via either RMS or the RFAA Trainee form, in the following order:

• Principal Investigator
• Department Head
• Faculty ADR/Dean
• Research Services (on behalf of the Vice-President Research)

Read the Meaning of Grant Signatures policy to understand what your approval means. Please see the agency guidelines for details about which signatures are required on your application, as it may differ from internal requirements.

Late submissions: Late submissions will only be accepted in cases of medical or family emergencies, or other exceptional circumstances. If you submit your RMS record to Research Services after the internal deadline has passed, you must secure additional approvals. Please read: Late Applications Process.

Selection and approval processes: A sub-committee of the Institute Board, the Proposal Adjudication Committee (PAC), will make final approvals and notify successful PDF applicants by June 15, 2023. Decisions will be based on:
• the merit of the proposal in addressing an identified stakeholder priority(ies);
• meeting the purposes of the Institute;
• the contribution the research makes to capacity-building in the Partner Universities;
• the identification of an audience who will be able to make use of the research generated by the PDF;
• plans regarding knowledge mobilization, including the flow of research knowledge between researchers within academia; and beyond academia to inform and engage, where applicable, those involved in public policies, practices and/or debates; and
• plans to advance knowledge through, where appropriate, the sharing of research data.
There is no decision appeal process.

Internal Submission Deadline: April 26, 2023 at 12:00 PM

Sponsor Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023 at 4:00 PM

Application forms can be found on this webpage. 

General Instructions:

1. Prior to completing the application, prospective applicants should read the Alberta Gambling Research Institute 2022/2023 Post-doctoral Fellowship (PDF) Grant Guidelines
2. An electronic copy (MS Word) of the completed application form is required.
3. The signed (e-signatures accepted) electronic copy must be received by the offices of the Alberta Gambling Research Institute (gfwong@ucalgary.ca) by 4:00 pm, Monday, May 1, 2023.
4. Only complete applications, duly signed, will be considered.