June 17, 2025
The Faculty of Arts & Science at the University of Toronto invites applications for nomination to an NSERC Canada Research Chair, Tier 1. The subject area is open, provided that the candidate’s active research program aligns with NSERC’s mandate to advance knowledge in one or more of the natural sciences or engineering disciplines, other than the health sciences. Applicants must be budgetary full-time tenured Professors or Associate Professors in an academic unit within the Faculty of Arts & Science (St. George Campus).
In order to address the underrepresentation of groups who experience systemic barriers in the CRC Program (as identified by the Tri-Agency Institutional Programs Secretariat), this special call is open only to individuals who self-identify as persons with disabilities, as defined by the Employment Equity Act. This initiative follows the provisions for special programs as described by the Ontario Human Rights Commission. The identification of outstanding candidates from these designated groups supports the University and Faculty commitments to equity, diversity, and inclusion, and our public mission for the pursuit of excellence and equity, as well as the institutional capacity to fulfill the objectives of the University’s Canada Research Chairs Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan.
Tier 1 Chairs are for outstanding established scholars. To meet the criteria of the program, nominees must be outstanding and innovative world-class researchers whose accomplishments have made a major impact in their fields; be recognized internationally as leaders in their fields; have superior records of attracting and supervising graduate students and postdoctoral fellows (taking into account different practices in the relevant field or discipline) and, as Chairholders, be expected to attract, develop and retain excellent trainees, students and future researchers; and be proposing an original, innovative research program of the highest quality.
To be considered, the nominee must hold an active CRC-relevant tri-agency grant (i.e., NSERC Discovery Grant) and/or be actively applying for tri-agency funding. The nominee’s research area must align with the subject matter eligibility of NSERC.
Applications should include 1) a letter of interest describing your qualifications 2) your research plan (up to three pages) for the seven-year term of the Chair; and 3) a curriculum vitae. All materials should be submitted to l.hansen@utoronto.ca by July 23, 2025.
For more information about this employment opportunity, please contact Lisa Hansen, Academic Human Resources Officer in the Faculty of Arts & Science at l.hansen@utoronto.ca.
For further information on the federally endowed Canada Research Chairs Program, open to all nationalities, including eligibility criteria, please consult the Canada Research Chairs website. For more information about the CRC nomination process at the University of Toronto, contact Judith Chadwick, Assistant Vice-President, Research Services, at crc@utoronto.ca.
The University recognizes that scholars have varying career paths and that career interruptions due to personal circumstances can be part of an excellent academic record. Nomination committee members have been instructed to give careful consideration to, and be sensitive to the impact of, career interruptions in their assessments. Should this apply and to assist the evaluation process, candidates may wish to include a separate section of their CV, detailing any career interruption and special circumstances information.
The University of Toronto embraces diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We welcome applications from members of the four designated groups and gender minorities who also identify with diverse sexual orientations, noting that all eligible candidates will self-identify as persons with disabilities.
The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible, and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities. Requests for workplace accommodations and related issues can be addressed to the office of Health & Wellbeing Programs and Services.
The Canada Research Chairs Program requires institutions to collect self-identification data from all applicants, following the program’s best practices. All applicants to this opportunity are required to complete this self-identification form. The data collected via this form will be held confidentially, separate from all other employment or personal data, and will be accessed only by the University’s Manager, Inclusive Excellence & Research Development. This information will be reported only in aggregate to the selection committee chair and equity officer, as well as a small number of designated individuals in the Division of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation. No individual information will be shared with the committee members or others. Data collected via this form will be used solely for the purposes of this competition and may not be accessed or used for any other purpose.
