The graduate program in French Studies at the University of British Columbia is now accepting applications for the 2022-2023 academic year.

Our MA and PhD programs delve into the languages, literatures, and cultures of Québec, France, and the Francophone world in an environment that celebrates intellectual curiosity and freedom of inquiry. Our diverse team of nationally and internationally recognized faculty specialize in a variety of interdisciplinary research, blending French Studies with History, Visual Arts, Gender Studies, Linguistics, and more. Our hands-on approach to mentorship and vibrant community are frequently cited as contributing factors to the success of our graduate students. We encourage all eligible candidates to apply to achieve their education and career goals at our top-ranked Canadian university!

GRADUATE STUDENT FUNDING

We offer entrance scholarships, multi-year funding packages, tuition awards, and scholarship top-ups. Graduate students may also earn an income through Teaching Assistantships and potential Research Assistantships. There is a wide array of additional opportunities for financial support from departmental, university, and external sources. For example, the Ministry of Education (French Education Branch, British Columbia) offers bursaries to residents of the province who take at least 55% of their courses in French ( https://www.bcedextranet.gov.bc.ca/bursary/ ), and the Baxter & Alma Ricard Foundation provides scholarships to Canadian citizens who are finishing their BA or starting an MA or PhD degree and are living in a Francophone minority environment ( https://fondationricard.com/ ). More details are available on our "Funding" webpage at https://fhis.ubc.ca/graduate/funding/ .

Please note that all full-time PhD students are provided with a minimum funding package of $22,000-which is often higher-for each of their first four years.

ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

We provide a comprehensive Teaching Assistant training program, as well as academic and professional development workshops-on grant writing, publishing, the job market, and wellbeing, among other topics-to support our graduate students' experience at our university and help them make an impact on society.

CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH

From Medieval French literature to 21st-century African and Caribbean cultures, we offer solid academic training through a variety of innovative courses, research clusters, reading groups, and research seminars. Students may participate or even lead these initiatives, both in the department and in interdisciplinary centres, such as Green College, the Public Humanities Hub, and the Liu Institute for Global Issues. For an overview of recent MA and PhD theses, please consult our "Graduate Spotlight" rubric at https://fhis.ubc.ca/news/?topic=&type=graduate .

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Our biennial Graduate Student Conference, organized by graduate students with the assistance of faculty members, offers a platform to share research with the wider academic community, network with local and international peers, and plan large-scale academic events. Our annual Graduate Student Symposium allows graduate students to present their research to the department. Graduate students may also volunteer as tutors at the FHIS Learning Centre to help undergraduate students become proficient in the languages they are studying. In addition, our Cultural Club features Language Tables and a variety of events that allow students to discuss noteworthy social and cultural phenomena within our community.

LIFE IN VANCOUVER

In normal circumstances, learning at UBC means enjoying a superb campus in one of the planet's truly spectacular regions-beautiful British Columbia. Vancouver is BC's cosmopolitan urban centre, providing a temperate climate, safe streets, a vibrant arts and cultural scene, and a welcoming, culturally diverse population.

ADMISSION PERIOD

For the terms starting in September and January:

November 1, 2021 - January 31, 2022 for all applicants

For more information, please visit our website at https://fhis.ubc.ca/graduate-studies . If you have any questions about our program, do not hesitate to contact the graduate advisor, Dr. Patrick Moran, at patrick.moran@ubc.ca .

This posting is for the UBC Vancouver campus [ www.grad.ubc.ca/campus-community/vancouver-campus ] in British Columbia, Canada.

Please refer to reference number MC-55563 during correspondence about this position.

To express interest and initiate contact to the principal investigator applicants are encouraged to follow the instructions as provided in the position description or to submit the form on the Mendeley Careers website. Please note that applicants will have to complete an online application to the University of British Columbia [ www.grad.ubc.ca/prospective-students/application-admission ] and gain admission as a graduate student to the university.

About UBC

The University of British Columbia is a global centre for research and teaching, consistently ranked among the top 20 public universities in the world. Since 1915, UBC's entrepreneurial spirit has embraced innovation and challenged the status quo. UBC encourages its students, staff and faculty to challenge convention, lead discovery and explore new ways of learning. At UBC, bold thinking is given a place to develop into ideas that can change the world.

Doctoral studies at UBC Vancouver

UBC is a public university with a comprehensive program offering - covering all major academic disciplines and degree levels, with both research- and course-based program options. More than 50,000 students attend UBC Vancouver. As a PhD student at UBC Vancouver you'll be part of a diverse community of over 3,600 doctoral scholars at an institution that recognises and rewards the significant contributions of doctoral research. UBC is at the forefront of responding to and building on the extraordinary changes happening in our societies and our world, through reimagining approaches to research graduate education and exploring flexible methodologies for learners to develop needed expertise. UBC's Public Scholars Initiative [ www.grad.ubc.ca/psi ] for example is a pioneering program designed to encourage and support doctoral students to reimagine the PhD, contribute to the public good, and with their doctoral work rise to the challenges that increasingly define our times.