Greg Sears, Carleton University

Research

immigrant integration international graduates diversity management leadership

Latest funding

Location Bias when Assessing Foreign Credentials in Hiring Decisions
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$62,628
Promoting Retention, Inclusion, and Integration of International Graduates
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$31,149
International students and workforce integration through technology: The future of Canada's prosperity
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$26,148

Location Bias when Assessing Foreign Credentials in Hiring Decisions

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Ng, Eddy S.

Keywords: Implicit Bias; Foreign Credentials; Hiring Decisions; Diversity Equity and Inclusion; Human Resource Management

$62,628

Promoting Retention, Inclusion, and Integration of International Graduates

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sears, Greg J.

Keywords: immigrant integration; international graduates; diversity management; leadership

$31,149

International students and workforce integration through technology: The future of Canada's prosperity

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Gulanowski, Daniel

Keywords: Immigrants; International Students; Employment; Workforce integration; Online Technologies; Management; Global mobility

$26,148

Promoting Retention, Inclusion, and Integration of International Graduates

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sears, Greg J.

Keywords: immigrant integration; international graduates; diversity management; leadership

$92,365

Employment equity and workplace diversity/inclusion: current Canadian practices, successful implementation, and areas for modernization

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Ng, Eddy S.

Keywords: employment equity; diversity and inclusion; global benchmarking; leader member exchange

$123,060

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: immigrant integration Dear Professor Sears, 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 immigrant integration 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 "Promoting Retention, Inclusion, and Integration of International Graduates" (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]