Tag: University of Toronto
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Transition Q & A: Mélanie Brunet
Mélanie Brunet earned her PhD in history and then her Master of Information from the University of Toronto. She’s now the librarian at the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in Ottawa. Follow her @MelanieBrunet. Update, June 2016: Melanie is now Copyright Services Librarian at the University of Ottawa. What did you hope for in terms of employment…
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Tackling “scholar’s hunch”
For a long time I’ve felt generally physically uncomfortable. I have to make a point of standing or sitting up straight. When I’m trying to sleep, I can’t figure out where to put my arms. All chairs seem designed to ruin my day. As a student, I spent hours at a time hunched over a…
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Transition Q & A: Kimberley Yates
Kimberley Yates received her PhD in English from the University of Toronto in 1997 and completed a Masters of Information Studies in 2009. She is currently associate director of the Jackman Humanities Institute at the University of Toronto. What did you hope for in terms of employment as you completed your PhD? I was a…