So far, about 100 postdocs have registered this year. This is somewhat surprising since reports from certain sectors of the University indicated that there were approximately 400 postdocs at McGill. At the present time, McGill adheres to the definition of a postdoc that was established by the Ministry of Education of Quebec. The McGill definition has been in place since 1997. Postdoctoral fellows shall be appointed for limited terms and may be reappointed provided that the limited term appointments do not exceed in aggregate five years.
Postdoctoral appointees work under the supervision of a senior scholar or a department.
Academic Classifications Please note that people employed to do research full time who do not fulfill the definition of a postdoc are normally considered to be research associates and must be employed accordingly. Unlike postdocs, research associates do not register and do not qualify for the Quebec tax exemption. They must be paid benefits. A new form has been designed to be used when employing students as research assistants. It is accessible through the academic employment office under the direction of Lindsay Bignell.