Karun Karki, University of the Fraser Valley

Research

Skilled immigrants Employment Racialized immigrants Gender study immigration policy Precarious employment Canadian labour market Race, Gender, and Employment

Latest funding

Employment and Deskilling: Lived Experiences among Racialized Immigrants in medium-sized urban centres in the Lower Mainland British Columbia
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$38,812
Employment and Deskilling: Lived Experiences among Racialized Immigrants in medium-sized urban centres in the Lower Mainland British Columbia
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$33,188

All 2 grants and awards

Employment and Deskilling: Lived Experiences among Racialized Immigrants in medium-sized urban centres in the Lower Mainland British Columbia

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Karki, Karun

Keywords: Skilled immigrants; Employment; Racialized immigrants; Gender study; immigration policy; Precarious employment; Canadian labour market; Race, Gender, and Employment; Deskilling; Downward occupational mobility

$38,812

Employment and Deskilling: Lived Experiences among Racialized Immigrants in medium-sized urban centres in the Lower Mainland British Columbia

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Karki, Karun

Keywords: Skilled immigrants; Employment; Racialized immigrants; Gender study; immigration policy; Precarious employment; Canadian labour market; Race, Gender, and Employment; Deskilling; Downward occupational mobility

$33,188

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Skilled immigrants Dear Professor Karki, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on skilled immigrants connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Employment and Deskilling: Lived Experiences among Racialized Immigrants in medium-sized urban centres in the Lower Mainland British Columbia" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]