Canada Research Chairs Program at Bishop’s University​/Programme des chaires de recherche du C

Canada Research Chairs Program at Bishop’s University

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Bishop’s University invites applications for a Tier II Canada Research Chair position at any eligible rank (Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor). We are seeking an emerging world-class scholar to help advance Bishop’s University’s research objectives as outlined in our Strategic Plan. The call is open to scholars in the following fields:

• Science, Technology, and Innovation
• Health and Wellbeing
• Education and Pedagogy
• Art, Culture, and Society Exploration
• Agriculture, Environment, Sustainability and Climate Change

At this time only internal candidates will be considered. Internal candidates are defined as professors employed at Bishop’s University as of July 1, 2026, in a tenured or tenure-stream position. In addition, candidates must be within 10 years of their first independent academic research-related appointment. An independent academic research-related appointment:

• is a university faculty appointment (tenured or non-tenured);
• requires the researcher to engage in research that is not under the direction of another individual; and
• authorizes the researcher to supervise or co-supervise the research of students registered in undergraduate or graduate degree programs, or of postdoctoral fellows.

Applicants who are more than 10 years from their first independent academic research-related appointment (and where career breaks exist, such as maternity, parental or extended sick leave, clinical training, leaves due to caring for family members, or slowdowns due to chronic illness or disability, etc.) may have their eligibility for a Tier 2 Chair assessed through the program’s Tier2 justification process
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Questions concerning eligibility can be directed to the Vice-Principal Academic and Research

The successful nominee will have the potential for:

• Internationally recognized research excellence, including leadership in major projects or facilities (e.g., Principal Investigator), peer-reviewed publications, or equivalent achievements.
• The ability to attract significant external research funding and to build large, collaborative, multi-institution teams.
• Leadership in training and mentoring diverse groups of Highly Qualified Personnel, including graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
• Excellence in teaching and supervision at the undergraduate and graduate level.
• A strong and sustained commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, reconciliation, and inclusive excellence in research, training, and recruitment, consistent with the expectations of the Canada Research Chairs Program.

Bishop’s University and the Canada Research Chairs Program share a strong commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, decolonization, and accessibility. Bishop’s welcomes applications from all qualified individuals and especially encourages applications from members of groups that are under-represented in research chairs, including women, Indigenous peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and 2

SLGBTQIA+ persons. We are committed to fair and equitable assessment processes that take into account the impact of career interruptions (e.g., parental, medical, community or care work, pandemic, or other global crises). Bishop’s University implements an equal access employment program under Québec’s Act respecting equal access to employment in public bodies for women, visible and ethnic minorities, Indigenous peoples, and persons with disabilities.

Bishop’s will provide accommodations during the recruitment process upon request.

Applicants who wish to self-identify as members of equity-seeking or systemically marginalized groups are invited to do so in their application. Any such information will be used to support institutional EDI objectives and reporting obligations and will be treated in accordance with applicable privacy legislation and the Canada Research Chairs Program requirements.

Bishop’s University, situated on the traditional unceded territory of the Abenaki people, is a historic, English-language university located in…