Faculty & staff
Current Social Sciences faculty and staff can refer to the SharePoint Online site for additional forms, documents, and resources.
Announcements
Indigenous self-governance
July 17, 2025
Strong Indigenous self-governance drives PhD grad Mason Ducharme’s dad is Cedric Jones of Lil’wat Nation, and his mom is Allison Ducharme of Samahquam Nation. He is proud of his...
Climate Disaster Project
July 14, 2025
Climate professor receives $2.5 million grant to document stories globally Fires rage, floods devastate, storms surge: every day we hear about the impacts of climate change, with...
NSERC funds social sciences
July 10, 2025
UVic researchers are recipients of almost $21 million in grants from several Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) programs announced today by Mélanie Joly, Minister of...
Shellfish resilience
July 10, 2025
Researchers Find Crab and Clam Resilience Etched into Shells In the Broken Group Islands off western British Columbia, shellfish populations have evaded large-scale commercialization and remained...
SSHRC funds social sciences research
July 10, 2025
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, today announced research funding from several Social Sciences...
Submit an idea for a story
Social sciences faculty and staff can submit a story idea to the Faculty Communications Officer using the secure form.
New hires
Welcome to our new regular faculty hires for 2024/2025!
Environmental Studies
Ryan Hilperts, Assistant Teaching Professor
Area of expertise: Environment, community engagement and education
Political Science
Colin Chia, Assistant Professor
Area of expertise: International relations, political economy, technology governance
Psychology
Jessica Rourke, Assistant Teaching Professor
Area of expertise: Teaching of psychology, forgiveness, restorative justice
Jonathan Rush, Assistant Professor
Area of expertise: Lifespan Health and Development
Sociology
Eugene Dim, Lecturer
Area of expertise: Criminology, political sociology, intimate partner violence, gender
Michael Ma, Associate Teaching Professor
Area of expertise: Contemporary political theory, community advocacy, immigration and resettlement
Faculty & staff postings
At UVic, we combine outstanding scholarship with inspired teaching and community engagement. We’re committed to recruiting, developing and retaining people who help us build a better future.
Research resources
Research funding
Our faculty is committed to world-class research. We are supported by research funding from a variety of sources that totals close to $10 million annually.
Internal funding (check eligibility before applying)
- Centre for Global Studies Fellowships
- Centre for Studies in Religion and Society Awards and Fellowships
UVic internal grants:
External funding (most common)
- BC Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF)
- Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
- Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR)
- Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)
- Mitacs
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
- New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF)
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
International research support
- Awards to study/research abroad
- Funding for conducting research abroad and participating in international activities
- Funding for hosting visiting scholars, research students and postdocs
- International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Research proposal deadlines
In order to allow time for application review and approval, your relevant research proposal paperwork must be in the Dean’s Office at least two weeks before the applicable external deadline.
The Dean’s Office needs to see a completed Research Application Summary Form, which the Chair or Director should have already signed, and also a copy of the entire grant application, including the proposed budget.
- CIHR deadlines
- New Frontiers in Research Fund deadlines
- NSERC deadlines
- SSHRC deadlines
Awards & honours
The Faculty of Social Sciences celebrates teaching and research excellence at UVic. Please join us in congratulating our award recipients.