Faculty members from around campus doing research or scholarly work related to the environment now have a unique opportunity to be the first recipients of one of two fellowships that would allow them to work at the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research for six months.

Last year GLIER received $36,000 from the university’s Strategic Priority Fund to host two UWindsor faculty members from various departments around campus in order to increase interdisciplinary collaborations, broaden the depth of the institute’s work and foster more environmental research across campus.

“If you do any kind of environmental work you’ll make a lot of connections with the faculty and students who work here, you’ll get to explore the facilities and see a lot of the top-notch equipment we work with every day,” said Dan Heath, who will soon take over as GLIER's director. “It’s really a terrific opportunity.”

Environmental scientists are welcome to apply, but the fellowships are also open to faculty members from disciplines that might not typically work with the institute like history, music or visual art, Dr. Heath said. Successful applicants will be awarded $18,000 for teaching release and other costs and will be expected to relocate to GLIER’s Riverside Drive facility for the duration of their fellowship, which will begin sometime this year.

Anyone interested in applying for the fellowship should submit a copy of their CV and a 500 word description of their proposed activity to Mary Lou Scratch at mscratch@uwindsor.ca by no later than May 15.

Read a full description of the fellowship.