Postdoctoral Fellows

1. Social Insurance Number (SIN) - You will need to provide the University proof of your Social Insurance Number (SIN) number so we can set you up in the University’s payroll system.

If you are new to Canada, You will need to visit the Service Canada Centre in Lethbridge. They will give you a paper copy of your SIN. The Service Canada Centre in Lethbridge is located at Crowsnest Trail Plaza, Unit 101, 920 2A Avenue North, Lethbridge, Alberta. You will need to fill out an application. Make sure that you have your work permit and passport with you. Please either drop a copy of this off at Angela Rosenau's office in the Office of Research Services or send this via email.

2. Banking - You will need to provide the University with a Direct Deposit form from your bank so that we can process your payroll.

3. Personal Information Form - You will need to complete this and return it via email.

4. Copy of your work permit - If are working in Canada on a work permit, you will need to provide a copy via email. You must also check out the immigration information and the Rights of Foreign Workers.

5. Please see the NEW Employee information site. Here you will find information on how to set up your email and Bridge accounts, employment enrollment forms, etc. You will also get information about Working at ULethbridge. 

You may find information from IRCC (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada), the Government of Alberta and Alberta Health Services helpful for getting your Alberta Healthcare set up. You will need to do this within the first 30 days of arrival. Please pay special attention to the information on 811 Healthlink. Dialing 811 allows you telephone   access to a registered nurse to talk about any concerns that you have. It is a valuable service. Also, MyHealth has information for Health services available.

Alberta Health Care information for Temporary Residents and information on How to Apply. 

Please see the Benefits information for Postdoctoral Fellows.

You can contact Pension and Benefits for further specific benefits questions. They will be able to answer any questions that you may have after reviewing the information provided in the links above.

Your university email and ID number will be generated once we receive copies of your new work permit and Social Insurance Number (these will be forwarded from the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs to Payroll). Please allow up to ten (10) business days for processing.

The information below is provided to you as general information that may be helpful to you in your travel and arrival in Lethbridge.

1. Although the University does not arrange for housing for postdoctoral fellows, nor provide recommendations on housing, you can find some information on housing on our website. As you will be coming from quite the distance away, you may want to take some things into consideration:

a. Please check the weather and ensure that you have adequate warm clothing.

b. If you rent an apartment that is not furnished, you will need to arrange for furniture.

c. When you arrive, you may not have Wi-Fi access. Please download or print any information that you will need in case you do not have access. Most café’s and public areas have some sort of connection, but there are definitely areas where you won’t have anything. When you arrive on campus, you can use the UofL Guest Wi-Fi.

d. It will be helpful to have a chat with your supervisor beforehand so that they are aware of your arrival. Every supervisor is different with the assistance that they provide with getting settled.

Contact us to receive support with your transition to living and working in Lethbridge!

Email the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

The Office of Research Ethics has the administrative responsibility for oversight and management of the University of Lethbridge research ethics program as it pertains to studies involving human participants and animals, and for ensuring that such research is carried out in accordance with applicable ethics regulations and statutes (provincial, federal and international). 

Are you working with humans? The UofA-UofL Shared Research Ethics Board (REB), in compliance with the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS-2), requires all personnel who will be working with humans to have active ethics approval in place before conducting any work with humans. This includes participant recruitment and collecting pilot study data. Until your ethics application is approved, conducting research with human participants is PROHIBITED.

Are you working with animals? The Animal Welfare Committee (AWC) of the University of Lethbridge, in compliance with the Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC), requires all personnel who will be working with animals to have active ethics approval in place before conducting any work with animals. People who will be working with research animals are also required to complete appropriate training. Until your ethics application is approved and training is successfully completed, access (including direct supervision access) to the animal facility and/or participating in any off-campus field work is PROHIBITED.

If your research will involve human participants and/or animals, please familiarize yourself with the Office of Research Ethics.

Here is the link for Campus Services for Postdoctoral Fellows. This will provide you with helpful information. It will be helpful for you to review this information prior to arrival so that you can ask any questions that you may have.

Please familiarize yourself with the following sites as they will be helpful for your journey as a Postdoctoral Fellow:

• Research Services website
• Research Funding website
• SGS Graduate Student Hub SharePoint, while you are not a student you do have access to all of the supports, resources, events and workshops that graduate students have access to through the Graduate Student Hub