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U of T Indigenous Substantiation

News • 22 January 2026

To uphold the integrity of material benefit and opportunities designated for Indigenous Peoples, the University of Toronto is introducing a new Indigenous Substantiation (IS) framework. Developed in consultation and partnership with Indigenous communities, the IS process will ensure that individuals who are recruited, employed, celebrated, or receiving material benefit in opportunities where Indigenous Membership, Citizenship, […]

Postdoctoral Fellowship: Weaponization, Justice and Self Driving Labs

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Short summary: This postdoctoral position will research the urgent question of militarization and weaponization of self-driving labs and AI tools for rapidly creating new chemicals. As self driving lab technologies seek to “democratize” who can build and access the rapid creation of novel substances, they also create the conditions for rapid weapon creation and new challenges […]

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Postdoctoral Fellowship: Indigenous Environmental Justice/Indigenous Science and Technology Studies

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Short Summary: This postdoctoral position will research how Indigenous research practices can lead in the research design of new methods and tools for the assessment of pollution and substances. As chemical risk management turns away from animal testing and as current chemical management fails to protect communities, there is an opportunity to design new methods […]