Faculty & staff
Current Social Sciences faculty and staff can refer to the SharePoint Online site for additional forms, documents, and resources.
Announcements
Tools for a changing Arctic
November 25, 2025
By Anne MacLaurin As sea ice thins across the North Pole, researchers are trying to understand it’s fate and monitor changes as ocean temperatures warm at twice the rate as the rest of...
Bracing for rain: sustainability scholar project
November 20, 2025
By Anne MacLaurin As our climate shifts more extreme storms are expected, including the issue of excess rainwater (stormwater) in our communities. Peninsula Streams Society works...
Wolf pulls crab trap, tool use?
November 17, 2025
Photo credit: Heiltsuk First Nation and Kyle Artelle. A lone female wolf pulls a crab trap out of the water, expertly retrieving a piece of bait hidden inside. Have wolves on the BC West...
Responsible mining in Northern Ontario
November 13, 2025
UVic School of Public Administration researcher, Dr. Tamara Krawchenko and Darren Godwell, Chair of Indigenous Business Australia, bring together Canadian and Australian perspectives on Indigenous...
Testosterone in body odour linked to perceptions of social status
November 13, 2025
As humans, we are constantly navigating social status, using subconscious strategies to assert either our dominance or prestige. We often use voice or body language to communicate this....
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 2025/2026!
Anthropology
Rachel Brown, Assistant Teaching Professor
Environmental Studies
Jenne Schmidt, Assistant Professor
Lindsey Schneider, Associate Professor
Geography
Ji Won Suh, Assistant Professor
Political Science
Emma Swan, Limited-Term Assistant Teaching Professor
Psychology
Alyssa Maryn, Assistant Professor
Enda Tan, Assistant Professor
Chad Williams, Limited-Term Assistant Teaching Professor
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.