Canada Impact+ Research Chair in Fluid Phase Chemistry Nuclear Energy

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Guelph, ON, CA, N1G 2W1

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Requisition

Position Title / Rank: Canada Impact+ Research Chair in Fluid Phase Chemistry for Nuclear Energy

Department: Chemistry

College: College of Computational, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences

The University of Guelph invites applications for nomination to the prestigious Canada Impact+ Research Chair in Fluid Phase Chemistry for Nuclear Energy. This opportunity will enable a world‑class researcher to establish and lead an ambitious research program in an area of chemical science relevant to the Canadian nuclear power industry, positioning Canada at the forefront of clean energy innovation. The University of Guelph is a full member of the University Network of Excellence in Nuclear Engineering (UNENE) and the Department of Chemistry holds a UNENE Research Chair in High Temperature Aqueous Chemistry.

Preference will be given to candidates whose research area complements that of the existing UNENE Chair.

About the Canada Impact+ Research Program

The Canada Impact+ Research Chairs (Impact+) program is a one‑time initiative designed to support institutions in attracting world‑leading researchers whose work addresses critical national and global challenges. The program emphasizes both research excellence and tangible impact. Impact+ Chairs will receive long‑term funding and institutional support to advance ambitious and transformative projects in Canada’s strategic priority areas, build and maintain exceptional research teams, and collaborate with partners across sectors and borders.

Impact+ chair holders are expected to drive the translation of discoveries into applications, commercialization and social and economic benefits for Canada and the world, while also developing the next generation of highly qualified personnel.

The Impact+ program provides opportunities for internationally renowned scholars and scientists in areas of strategic importance to Canada. Only candidates who are internationally based (both working and residing outside of Canada) at the time of the intake’s Final date to receive applications are eligible to apply.

Nominees must be full professors or associate professors or, if recruited from outside the academic sector, must possess the necessary qualifications to be appointed at these levels. A Ph.D. in a discipline relevant to conducting research and teaching in Physical or Analytical Chemistry is required by the University of Guelph.

Canada Impact+ Research Chair in Fluid Phase Chemistry for Nuclear Energy

The College of Computational, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences is recruiting a Canada Impact+ Research Chair in Fluid Phase Chemistry for Nuclear Energy, at an award value of $500,000 per year. The term is for 8 years, with the possibility for a four‑year extension, at 50% of the original award value.

The Impact+ Chair in Fluid Phase Chemistry for Nuclear Energy is aligned with the Impact+ strategic priority areas of clean technology and resource value chains.

The program’s evaluation criteria are:

• Research/academic merit and leadership skills of the nominee
• Quality of the institutional support
• Quality of the research program
• Potential contribution to the excellence of the Canadian and international research ecosystem
• Potential for knowledge translation, mobilization and application of research results

The Government of Canada values knowledge mobilization, translation and commercialization as critical pathways to ensuring research delivers tangible benefits at both national and global levels. Impact+ Chairs are expected to move beyond discovery to generate social, economic, and policy impacts, working in close collaboration with partners across various sectors.

Successful nominees will have the primary responsibility for directing the research program and all related activities, leading a team of personnel, and coordinating governance and administration with the host institution.

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