Policies + Procedures

The University of Alberta has established the following policies and procedures for postdoctoral fellows (PDF). 

As a PDF engaged in research at the university, it's important to familiarize yourself with the U of A’s Intellectual Property Policies. These policies cover patent policy, copyright, software use, research publications, ownership of research materials, authorship guidelines, research affiliation agreements and royalty revenue policy.

Postdoctoral employees are governed by the Postdoctoral Fellows Collective Agreement.

Postdoctoral guests and trainees are covered by policies in the University of Alberta Policies and Procedures (UAPPOL):

• Postdoctoral Fellows Policy
• Postdoctoral Fellows Appointment Procedure
• Postdoctoral Fellows Dispute Resolution Procedure
• Postdoctoral Fellows Discipline Procedure