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Call for applications for CANSSI distinguished postdoctoral fellowships
The Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute (CANSSI) invites recent PhDs in actuarial science, biostatistics, data science, and statistics to apply for a CANSSI Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship (CDPF). These fellowships offer a multi-faceted training experience, based at selected Canadian universities, that includes:
• CDN$70,000+ per year for 2 years,
• a statistics-centred research project (24 projects to choose from),
• an interdisciplinary or applied collaboration,
• opportunities for teaching,
• professional development.
The aim of the program is to prepare participants for a variety of statistics-based careers. CDPF applicants are also considered for the CANSSI-StatLab and CANSTAT-CANSSI Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowships.
Application requirements:
• recent PhD degree in actuarial science, biostatistics, data science, or statistics with thesis successfully defended before Sep 30, 2026,
• applications submitted by Jan 16, 2026.
More information is available here.