The mission of the CRE is to contribute to interdisciplinary research and to the excellence of  education in the areas of theoretical and applied ethics. We encourage applications from students working in various disciplines, provided that their research subject is directly related to ethical issues (including, but not limited to: foundations of ethics and its main concepts, normative dimensions of professional ethics, public policy and social practices in areas such as health, law, management of the natural and human environment, trade, social and cultural diversity, etc.). The CRÉ is an bilingual interuniversity research group. Candidates must have sufficient knowledge of French and English to be able to participate in the graduate students’ seminar of the centre. Anglophones must have passive knowledge of French, and vice versa for Francophones.

To submit an application, the following documents must be provided:

– two letters of recommendation (sent by mail or email);
– project description of maximum 2 pages;
– a short description of the state of advancement of research;
– a list of prizes and scholarships received (or to be received) for 2015-16;
– transcripts for graduate studies.

Everything must be submitted no later than Friday, September 25, 2015.

The application may be lodged in person at the coordination office at the following address:

Université de Montréal
2910 Boul. Édouard-Montpetit
3rd floor, office 313
Montreal (Quebec) Canada H3T 1J7

or sent by email to: valery.giroux @ umontreal.ca.

Candidates who choose to send their application by post must do so to the following address (the postmark date will have to be September 26th to the latest):

Centre for Research in Ethics (CRE)
c / o Ms. Valery Giroux, Coordinator
P.C. 6128 succ. Town center
Montreal (Quebec)
H3C 3J7 Canada

You should receive an acknowledgment of receipt within 48hrs following delivery of your file. If you don’t, you must contact Valery Giroux by email (valery.giroux @ umontreal.ca) or by phone: (514) 343-6111 ext. 2958.