Appendix: Application or Nomination for Affiliation Form

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affiliation_form.pdf

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Joint Centre of Excellence

for Research on Immigration and Settlement - Toronto

(CERIS)

Application or nomination for Affiliation

To: The Executive Committee

CERIS, 246 Bloor St. West, 5th floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1V4

From:

Address:

Telephone: Fax:

E-mail: __________________________

Date: __________________________ Signature: ________________________

1) ___ I hereby wish to apply OR 2) ___ I hereby wish to nominate

Name: ___________________________________

Address: ___________________________________

___________________________________

Tel: ___________________________________ Fax: ___________________________________

E-mail: ___________________________________

for CERIS affiliation as a:

_____ Affiliated Member (Individual)

  Research Domains (from list below) ___________________________________________________

(Community, Economics, Education, Health, Housing and Neighbourhood, Justice and Law)

This request is based on a reading of the relevant affiliation descriptions outlined on the other side of the form. The following documentation is attached in support of this request:

_____ Resume or curriculum vitae

_____ Brief Bio-sketch (one paragraph) and/or

list of Relevant Areas of Research Interest or Expertise

_____ Other (eg. institutional background information in the

case of a request for institutional affiliation; letter of support in the case of a nomination)

NOTE

In their research and other CERIS related activities, CERIS affiliates are bound by the Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Behaviour, Conflict of Interest Guidelines, Policy on Ethical Conduct in Research, and Statement on Human Rights and related policies, in effect at their respective university or organization. Where their university or organization does not have its own policy in one or more of the above areas or the individual in question is not affiliated with a particular university or organization, CERIS affiliates will be considered bound by the respective policy/policies in effect at Ryerson Polytechnic University, the University of Toronto, and/or York university.

CERIS RESEARCHER DESIGNATIONS

Fellow

This designation is a mark of research distinction. Nominations may be made by any member of CERIS. The associated rights and responsibilities are the same as those of Research Associates. However, the designation is not contingent upon involvement in a CERIS-based research project. Term: five years.

Research Associate

Individual researchers involved in research carried out under the auspices of CERIS.

Examples include:

- Collaborative Researchers: the lead researcher and other members of CERIS' RFP research teams (with the exception of research assistants);

- Researchers on other research project teams supported or endorsed by CERIS;

- Post-Doctoral Fellowship holders officially affiliated with CERIS (after having received a letter of institutional support);

- Other individual researchers actively involved in CERIS research activities.

Term: Up to three years.

Rights include: information regarding general meetings, workshops, seminars, symposia, etc., sponsored by CERIS; access to office services subject to personnel availability and limitations; access to materials and supplies on a cost-recovery basis; access to documentation centre and research databases (on a cost-recovery basis); professional use of affiliation status. Responsibilities include: provision of information (eg. resume/curriculum vitae, bio-sketch) and research project at periodic intervals as requested; donation/facilitation of copies of all relevant publications to the CERIS documentation centre; active involvement in CERIS sponsored research seminars, workshops and other forms of information sharing and research dissemination; willingness to participate in CERIS’ communication linkages (eg. radio, electronic and telecommunications).

Visiting Scholar

An individual scholar not affiliated with CERIS or one of its constituent partners who has received a letter of invitation to visit CERIS for a period of one month to one year in order to pursue a programme of research. Visiting Scholars must have received a letter of institutional support from CERIS. Their rights and responsibilities are those of a Research Associate, but their term is strictly limited to the duration of their visit.

Research Assistant (University)

Undergraduate, graduate, or postgraduate students directly involved in CERIS research projects and/or activities. Supervised by the lead researcher of the research project in question. Term: duration of the research project (or until end of involvement with the project in question).

Research Assistant (Community)

Community-based research assistants directly involved in CERIS research projects and/or activities. Supervised by the lead researcher of the research project in question. Term: duration of the research project, or until end of their involvement with the project in question.

Affiliated Member (Individual)

Other interested individuals whose work focuses on immigration and settlement issues. Such individuals receive invitations to general meetings, symposia, etc., sponsored by CERIS and are expected to participate in such activities on a regular basis. Term: up to three years.

Affiliated Member (Institutional)

Interested organisations on CERIS’ mailing lists whose mandate and activities centre around immigrant and settlement issues and who are interested in various informational exchange and/or collaborative initiatives. Institutional members also receive invitations to general meetings, symposia, etc., sponsored by CERIS. Term: up to three years.