"Associate/Full Professor and Canada Impact+ Research Chair"

About the Position

Field of Specialization: To Be Further Specified

Academic Unit: Open

Category of Appointment: Tenured

Rank/Position Title: Associate/Full Professor and Canada Impact+ Research Chair

Start Date: 1 January 2027

Date Posted: 18 December 2025

Closing Date: 20 February 2026

Carleton University invites applications from outstanding researchers for between five and ten tenured appointments as Canada Impact+ Research Chairs at the rank of Associate or Full Professor.

The Canada Impact+ Research Chairs will advance ambitious and transformative projects, build and maintain exceptional research teams, and collaborate with partners across sectors and borders. Impact+ chairholders are expected to drive the translation of discoveries into applications, commercialization and social and economic benefits for Canada and the world. Awarded Chairs are valued at either $500,000 or $1 million CAD per year for a period of 8 years, including salaries and benefits for the Chairholder and their personnel. There is a potential for approved renewals for an additional 4 years at 50% of the award value. Appointment is conditional on the approval of the nomination for a Canada Impact+ Research Chair through a separate application process, and results are expected in September 2026. Chairholders must advance one or more of the following strategic priority areas identified by the Government of Canada:

• advanced digital technologies (including artificial intelligence, quantum and cybersecurity);
• health, including biotechnology;
• clean technology and resource value chains;
• environment, climate resilience and the Arctic;
• food and water security;
• democratic and community resilience;
• manufacturing and advanced materials; and/or
• defence and dual-use technologies.

Carleton University is open to applications in any of the above areas. We will highlight specific sub-areas of particular interest no later than 20 January 2026.

To see the full position posting including sub-areas of particular interest (posted by 20 January 2026), please visit Carleton University’s Deputy Provost’s website.

All appointments are conditional on the approval of the application by the Canada Impact+ Research Chair Program.

For more details, please see the Canada Impact+ Research Chair Program and the Office of the Vice-President (Research, Innovation and International).

About the Academic Unit

The appointments will be made to the most appropriate academic unit depending on the expertise and qualifications of the successful candidates.

Qualifications

Applications for a Canada Impact+ Research Chair at Carleton will be evaluated... [criteria listed]. In addition, Carleton University requires applicants to: Be eligible for nomination... Have experience teaching courses...

For more information and any questions, please contact: canadaimpact@cunet.carleton.ca.

Application Instructions

Applications must be sent electronically to canadaimpact@cunet.carleton.ca in one single PDF file, which includes the following:

• Maximum two-page signed letter of application...
• an up-to-date curriculum vitae;
• maximum three-page statement of contributions...
• maximum three-page summary of the proposed research program...
• three sample research publications.

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About Carleton University

Located in Ottawa, Carleton is an innovative teaching and research institution... [commitments to EDI, etc.]