Reminder: A&S Class of 2021 Fall Convocation

Join Dean Woodin to celebrate the graduating class and watch the official 2021 Fall U of T Convocation.

Date: November 18, 2021, 11:55 am

Data Sciences Institute Research Software Development Support Program

The DSI Research Software Development Support Program will help researchers refine existing software tools to improve usability and robustness or build new tools, disseminate research software beyond the research space in which it is created, and to enhance existing functionality. For more information, contact info.dsi@utoronto.ca.

Deadline: November 24, 2021

Computation and Data Science Education Community of Practice

The Computation and Data Science Education Community of Practice (CDS Education CoP) aims to bring together educators to share their experiences designing and implementing educational activities, pedagogical best practices and the use of various technologies. Request to join the CDS Education CoP Microsoft Team to chat with the community and hear about online sessions, including "Some things I might have learned teaching data analysis for 30 years" with speaker Professor Michael Escobar on November 25, 2021 from 1:30–3 pm on MS Teams. Contact: Professors Nathan Taback and David Liu.

Research Grant Application Support

• SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants: A&S review deadline: November 22, 2021.
• SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grants: A&S review deadline: November 24, 2021.
• Connaught New Researcher Award: U of T/Sponsor deadline (submit via MRA): December 3, 2021. Contact: A&S Research Services.
• SSHRC Insight Development Grants: A&S review deadline: December 8, 2021–January 6, 2022.
• SSHRC Connection Grants: A&S review deadline: December 13, 2021. OVPI matching funds available for U of T February 2022 competition applicants. Contact: Anett Trifonov. Proposals must be international in scope.

Visit the Research Services webpage for a full list of upcoming A&S grant review deadlines and contact your unit's Funded Research Officer for proposal development support.

Research Workshops & Webinars

• Open Science: Following the Roadmap for Research Series
  • Focus on Collaboration: November 23, 2021, 2 pm.
  • Focus on Sustainability: November 30, 2021, 2 pm.
• SSHRC 2022 Insight Development Grant (IDG) U of T Information Session: December 7, 2021, 10–11:30 am.
• Knowledge Mobilization for Humanities Researchers: December 14, 2021, 11:30 am–1 pm.

Visit the Centre for Research & Innovation Support for a complete listing of research related information sessions, webinars and panels.

Research Partnerships Opportunities

• NSERC Alliance Missions Grants: U of T deadline: November 23, 2021 (submit to innovations.partnerships@utoronto.ca); NSERC deadline: November 30, 2021. Contact: Sloane Evariste and Glaucia Lima.
• Ontario Research Fund–Research Excellence (ORF-RE) Round 11: Notice of Intent deadline: December 10, 2021 by 5 pm to RSO.VPR@utoronto.ca. Contact: A&S Research Services.  
• Mitacs Accelerate Open Projects: An updated curated list of Mitacs Open Projects tailored to the broad research interests in A&S is now available. Contact: Glaucia Lima.

Opportunities for Recruiting Research Trainees

• Arts & Science Postdoctoral Fellowships: Deadline: December 1, 2021.
• Data Sciences Institute Postdoctoral Fellowships: Designed to support multi/interdisciplinary training and collaborative research in data sciences that include faculty from the University of Toronto and funding partner institutions. Deadline: January 4, 2022.

Call for Candidates — University Professor Appointments

The Arts & Science University Professor Appointment nomination process is now underway. Departments intending to develop a nomination for the Office of the Provost’s March 2022 submission deadline should complete and forward the Notice of Intent form to awards.artsci@utoronto.ca by December 3, 2021.

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

UTORMFA is an institutional initiative that verifies your identity using a second factor — like a mobile device — ensuring that only you can login. Most staff have enrolled for Phase 1 and A&S IIT is now deploying UTORMFA to all faculty for Phase 2 with the goal of ensuring all have self-enrolled by December 2021. Please note that anyone with an active UTORid can opt-in to UTORMFA at any time with their personal mobile device. Watch a video demo of the enrolment process and start your self-enrolment. Contact A&S IIT for more information or, if you are not able to use your personal mobile device, to acquire a free A&S MFA token.

COVID-19 Updates & Resources

• U of T launched the UCheck Ambassador program to help promote the COVID-19 self-screening process and proof of vaccination upload.
• Updated Arts & Science Research Restart & Recovery guidelines and process, and other A&S COVID-19 research information and resources.
• All U of T community members must complete UCheck before coming to campus to provide proof of vaccination and COVID-19 self-assessments.
• Visit U of T’s COVID-19 UTogether website for regular updates and resources and UTogether at A&S for Arts & Science-specific information.