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Welcome to Rotman!
Welcome to Rotman!
Welcome to Rotman!
Thank you for visiting our sites to learn more about getting involved with the institute. Based on your level of interest or preferences, we invite you to sign up for our mailing list, become a member, or partner with us to pursue research with a welcoming interdisciplinary research community that works at the intersection of philosophy and the sciences. Do not forget to visit our events and our opportunitites page for ways to get involved today!
Join the institute mailing list to help you stay informed about upcoming events, new interdisciplinary research projects being launched, progress updates about our research work and our members, and more ways to get involved.
We are committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization (EDID) as an essential part of creating the intellectual environment needed to achieve our goals. Do not hesitate to contact us about different membership options.
Benefits
Western faculty members who become members of the institute are eligible to access all opportunities offered from in-kind staff support, to spaces available in the Western Interdisciplinary Research Building and competitively awarded funds for interdisciplinary research projects. Faculty who maintain intensive research projects within Rotman and supervise Rotman trainees may be designated as core faculty members. Core members are offered office space (as available) within the Rotman suite, located in the Western Interdisciplinary Research Building, and may be invited to serve in various institute governance roles.
Roles
Members can take on different roles in the institute including primary or co-investigator on institute research projects, supervisor of institute students, and leader in governance committees. Members of the institute with a faculty appointment at Western continue to report to the appropriate Chair and Dean.
Responsibilities
- Pursue interdisciplinary research projects that bridge philosophy and the sciences
- Mentor students in diverse research areas and the value of collaboration
- Support public engagement and knowledge mobilization activities
- Contribute to efforts to secure external funding for institute projects
- Actively participate in the intellectual life of the institute
Benefits
Resident trainee members are assigned desk space if and when available, and are expected to work at the institute an average of three days per week. Non-resident trainee members are not assigned desk space but are welcome to use shared desks and all other amenities of institute space.
Roles
Members can take on different roles in the institute such as research team member on institute research projects, organizer of a reading group, event planning committee participant, or representative on governance committees. Trainees of the institute will continue to report to their home faculty department/program supervisor.
Responsibilities
- Actively participate in the intellectual life of the institute
- Pursue interdisciplinary research that bridge philosophy and the sciences
- Embrace diverse research areas and the value of collaboration
- Support public engagement and knowledge mobilization activities
- Contribute to efforts to secure external funding for institute projects
* Approval from your faculty supervisor is needed prior to applying to be a member of the institute.
Benefits
External collaborators who become members of the institute may be eligible to access the opportunities offered when working with a Western institute member. This includes in-kind staff support, spaces available in the Western Interdisciplinary Research Building and competitively awarded funds for interdisciplinary research projects.
Roles
Depending on personal interest, expertise, lived-experience, etc., external collaborator can take on different roles such as research team member or partner, event planning committee participant, or representative on governance committees.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the institute's interdisciplinary research environment
- Promote engagement and knowledge mobilization within personal networks
- Support efforts to secure resources that advance the mission of the institute
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