Student opportunities

lnternships and co-op student placements

The Institute has an internship and co-op student program for talented undergraduate and master’s-level students interested in research about the world of work and health. The placements are based at the Institute for Work & Health and generally will be for 12 weeks. This is negotiable, depending on academic expectations. Students will work with and be supervised by one of our scientists on a project-based assignment.

We will provide students with a stipend, workspace, library access, computer and software needed for their project. We offer a multidisciplinary work environment, and students are invited to take part in regular Institute activities such as team or project meetings, journal clubs, educational sessions and plenaries.

S. Leonard Syme Training Fellowships in Work & Health

In appreciation of Dr. S. Leonard Syme’s contributions to the growth and development of the Institute for Work & Health as chair of its Scientific Advisory Committee (1995-2002), the Institute has established a research training fellowship program in his name. The fellowships are for young researchers at the master’s or doctoral level intending to study work and health. The Institute is particularly interested in candidates who show a commitment to research that promises to reduce work-related injury, illness and disability in Ontario.

Mustard Fellowship in Work and Health

The post-doctoral Mustard Fellowship in Work and Health at the Institute for Work & Health is a two-year appointment for a new investigator. The fellowship commences in the summer/fall and is based at the Institute. The purpose of the fellowship is to develop outstanding researchers in the area of work and health, congruent with the Institute’s mission. The fellowship specifically aims to build capacity for innovative multidisciplinary research on the relationships between work environments and employee health. As such, the fellowship is open to a broad range of individuals with diverse academic backgrounds including social, behavioral, organizational and health sciences.

Work Disability Prevention Strategic Training Program

The Work Disability Prevention Strategic Training Program is an exciting opportunity for doctoral students and fellows whose focus is work disability and prevention. Funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), it is the first training initiative of its kind to focus on a transdisciplinary approach for the prevention of work disability. Through a combination of e-learning and summer courses, work placements, mentoring and other communication activities, participants will gain transdisciplinary work disability prevention knowledge and skills using their research project as a basis for extended learning.

For more information about these programs, please contact Vicki Pennick at vpennick@iwh.on.ca