Join the Lab
SAGE welcomes students, researchers, and community partners whose interests connect with self, altruism, groups, empathy, or the broader study of wisdom. Opportunities depend on current projects, supervision capacity, and available funding.
Before applying, please explore our research themes and lab philosophy.
SAGE Community
Looking for conversation, peer learning, and people with shared interests? Explore the proposed SAGE Community: weekly gatherings, book and paper discussions, workshops, peer feedback, and opportunity announcements. Members are welcome to propose and lead activities. These open lab meetings welcome everyone interested, primarily around UQAR Rimouski. The meeting time and location remain to be confirmed. You can request mailing-list membership by email through the community page. Community participation carries no research responsibilities and is separate from applying for a research role.
To join the SAGE Community announcement list, email labosage@uqar.ca and ask to be added. You will receive meeting topics, practical details, activities, and relevant funding and research opportunities. To unsubscribe, simply email the same address and ask to be removed.
To understand how we balance research and educational commitments, read our approach to supervision capacity.
Undergraduate students
Undergraduate students may become involved as research assistants, volunteers, summer students, or through supervised research and course-credit opportunities when available. Previous research experience is helpful but not always necessary; curiosity, reliability, attention to detail, and a sustained time commitment matter most.
Undergraduate students are strongly encouraged to seek independent funding through scholarships, summer research awards, or other student funding programs. Successful funding would substantially improve the chances of joining my lab by making it possible to create and support a well-scoped research role.
See skills for research at SAGE for practical areas to develop, including R, programming, scientific writing, critical AI use, and funding applications.
To express your interest, complete the Undergraduate Research Interest Form. You can describe the questions that interest you, the skills you would like to develop, and your availability during the academic year or summer. Completing the form does not guarantee an interview or a position in the lab.
PsyD and other graduate students
PsyD and graduate students may approach the lab about research practica, doctoral projects, independent studies, or collaboration on an existing project. A strong application identifies a focused question, explains how it connects with SAGE’s themes, and clarifies the kind of supervision or collaboration being sought.
Graduate students are strongly encouraged to pursue independent scholarships, fellowships, or other funding. A successful funding application would substantially improve the chances of joining my lab, because it would provide resources for the student’s support, research activities, and supervision.
Admission to an academic program and participation in the lab are separate processes. Prospective students should also follow the relevant UQAR program and admission requirements.
Postdoctoral fellows and visiting researchers
Prospective postdoctoral fellows and visiting researchers are encouraged to propose a project that complements the lab’s research program while developing an independent line of work. Please indicate the anticipated dates, funding situation or fellowship plans, methodological expertise, and potential points of collaboration.
Independent fellowship or other external funding is strongly encouraged. Successful funding would substantially improve the chances of joining my lab by making a dedicated project and the required supervision more feasible.
Early inquiries are welcome when preparing an external fellowship application.
Research collaborators and community partners
SAGE is open to collaborations with researchers, organizations, and community partners who bring complementary questions, methods, populations, or practical knowledge.
Collaborators are encouraged to bring or pursue independent funding, shared grant support, or other resources for the proposed work. Successful funding would substantially improve the chances of establishing a collaboration with my lab at any level, especially when the project requires participant compensation, research assistance, or substantial supervision.
Applications and proposals are reviewed as opportunities arise. Because capacity varies throughout the year, submitting the form does not guarantee a position or an immediate response.
To outline a project idea, identify shared interests, or begin a conversation about data, methods, or knowledge mobilization, complete the SAGE Lab Collaboration Interest Form.