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Postdoc Challenge: Your Vision, Your Future

Dr. Mohammadamin  Ahmadfard, 

Engineering and Architectural Science

Dr. Erin Leigh Courtice, Psychology

Dr. Salim Rezvani Gilkolaei, Mathematics

Dr. Andisheh Khanehzar,

Mechanical, Industrial, and Mechatronics Engineering

Dr. Max Feguson, Disability Studies

Dr. Niaz Ahmad, Computer Science

Dr. Muhammad Sajjad Ansar, School of Urban and Regional Planning

Dr. Mahsa Bagheri, Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering

Dr. Sarah Ciotti, Child and Youth Care

Dr. Mehrdad Ebrahimi, Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering

Dr. Razieh Enjielela. Physics

Dr. Carla Gomes, Chemistry and Biology

Dr. Temba Middlemann, CERC Health Equity and Community Wellbeing

Dr. Seyedvahid Najafi, Mechanical, Industrial, and Mechatronics Engineering

Dr. Mohsen Rostami, Aerospace Engineering

Dr. Amanda Shankland, Politics and Public Administration

As a postdoctoral fellow at TMU, we invite you to envision the future impact of your research or creative work. Show us your unique, original vision of how your work will create change in your field, community or the world in a short video or audio clip (max. 60 seconds).

Entry details

Submissions must consist entirely of your original ideas and content, and licensed material only. Public domain content (e.g., via Creative Commons (external link) ) must include appropriate attribution (external link) .

Entries will be judged based on the following criteria:

  • Clear description of your research/creative impact
  • Original thinking and creative execution
  • Reference to your TMU postdoctoral experience

Prizes are awarded at the judges’ discretion:

  • Up to 3 winners: $500 value each
  • Up to 2 honourable mentions: $200 value each

Submissions are now closed. Thank you to everyone who entered!

Waiver, indemnity and release

By entering this challenge, entrants declare that they are the sole creator of their work and have obtained licenses to use copyrighted material. Entrants acknowledge that Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) owns all rights to the words, images, illustrations and recordings. Entrants grant permission to TMU and its representatives the right to reproduce, use, exhibit, display, broadcast and distribute their words, images, illustrations and recordings in any media now known or later developed for promoting, publicizing or explaining TMU and its activities and for administrative, educational or research purposes.

Entrants agree to release, defend, indemnify and hold harmless TMU, its Board of Governors, officers, employees or agents from and against any claims, damages or liability arising from or related to the use of the words, images, recordings or materials, including but not limited to claims of defamation, invasion of privacy, or rights of publicity or copyright infringement, or any misuse, distortion, blurring, alteration, optical illusion or use in composite form that may occur or be produced in taking, processing, reduction or production of the finished product, its publication or distribution.