"Associate Professor or Professor (Continuing Appointment, tenured) and Canada Impact+ Research Chair in Environment, Climate Resilience, and the Arctic"

Full Time, Tenured
Posting Start Date: January 23, 2026
Posting End Date: February 23, 2026

Associate Professor or Professor (Continuing Appointment, tenured) Position #37349
Chair [8 years, renewable] Position #37350

Posting End Date: February 23, 2026. Posting may remain open beyond this date until filled and will be considered on a rolling basis.

Expected start date of appointment: Within 12 months of the award date

The Faculty of Law invites applications for a full-time continuing academic appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor, with a concurrent term appointment as the Canada Impact+ Research Chair in Environment, Climate Resilience, and the Arctic. The University of Manitoba intends to nominate the successful candidate to the Government of Canada’s Canada Impact+ Research Chairs competition. The Chair connects to the Canada Impact+ priority area of Environment, Climate Resilience, and the Arctic, falling squarely within the remit of the triple planetary crises. The proposed Chair builds on the Faculty of Law’s established strengths in private law, public law, public international law, international human rights law, and Indigenous rights and legal orders.

A Canada Impact+ Research Chair is one of the most prestigious international awards globally, providing Chairholders and their research teams with an award of up to $8 million over eight years ($1 million per year). In addition, there is potential for a four-year extension at 50% of the initial award value per year. This extension will be determined by an external review in Year 7 of the award.

Successful nominees will be expected to start their position at the University of Manitoba within 12 months of accepting the award. The successful candidate will be appointed to a full-time tenured position at the rank of Full Professor, or at the rank of Associate Professor with an opportunity to apply for promotion to Full Professor within two years of starting their appointment. Salary will be based on the candidate’s qualifications and experience, in accordance with the University of Manitoba Faculty Association collective agreement. The position will be provided with a start-up package and opportunities to compete for additional equipment funding through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI).

The Chair is aligned with the federal strategic priority area of Environment, Climate Resilience, and the Arctic. The successful candidate will provide research leadership and build partnerships and pathways to mobilize research into policy, practice, and solutions consistent with the Canada Impact+ program’s emphasis on knowledge translation and uptake.

The Canada Impact+ Research Chair Program
The Canada Impact+ Research Chairs (Impact+) program is a new initiative funded by the Government of Canada to attract world-leading researchers to Canadian universities whose work addresses critical national and global challenges. Impact+ chairholders must advance ambitious and transformative projects in one or more of Canada’s strategic priority areas, build and maintain exceptional research teams, and collaborate with partners across sectors and borders. Canada’s strategic priority areas are: Advanced digital technologies (including artificial intelligence, quantum computing 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 Defence and dual-use technologies. Impact+ chairholders 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. Please consult the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs website for full program information, including further details on eligibility criteria and application requirements.

Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will contribute to all three pillars of academic life: teaching, research, and service.

Teaching:
Candidates will have the opportunity to teach in their area of research expertise. They will also be expected to teach in the core graduate and undergraduate curricula at the University of Manitoba in the Faculty of Law. Teaching assignments will be determined in consultation with the Faculty, and will reflect the candidate’s expertise and the needs of the programs.

Research:
The successful candidate will demonstrate an established, internationally recognized research program aligned with Environment, Climate Resilience, and the Arctic, and relevant intersections with international law and human rights law and will be expected to provide research leadership consistent with Canada Impact+ objectives, including building a team, developing partnerships and working across disciplines.

Service:
The candidate will contribute to faculty governance and institutional service appropriate to rank, and is encouraged to engage in service that strengthens the Faculty of Law’s mission and human rights-oriented graduate programs and clinics.

Qualifications:
Applicants must demonstrate:

• A strong academic background with a J.D., LLB, or equivalent and an advanced research degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) in Law or a related field, or comparable research expertise appropriate to appointment at the Associate Professor/Professor rank
• An established record of research excellence and leadership appropriate to appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor
• Evidence of teaching excellence and the ability to teach in the core graduate and undergraduate curricula at the University of Manitoba in the Faculty of Law
• Commitment to collegial service and academic citizenship

The appointment is dependent on a successful Canada Impact+ Research Chair Award, and the two-stage process of this appointment is:

1. Applicants must apply to this University of Manitoba advertisement for review and endorsement, and
2. The successful candidate will then prepare the required nomination package, with the support of the Office of the Vice President (Research & International) at the University of Manitoba. Completed nomination packages will be submitted to the Tri-agency Institutional Programs Secretariat (TIPS) as part of the national Impact+ Program’s application process. An academic appointment at UM is dependent on a successful review by the multidisciplinary selection committee and approval by the TIPS Steering Committee.

The Application Process
Applicants must apply to this University of Manitoba advertisement through the UM Careers portal for review and endorsement and clearly state the application position number in the cover letter. Applicants should upload their cover letter separately, their curriculum vitae separately, and then combine their research plan, teaching statement, personal statement and a list of three referees into a single PDF file and upload it under ‘Additional Documentation’ when applying in UM Careers. If you experience any difficulties accessing UM Careers, please contact Jodi Petch at Jodi.Petch@umanitoba.ca for assistance.

Further details on the application materials are:

• a concise cover letter describing suitability for the position
• a curriculum vitae (including examples of significant research contributions)
• a research plan (3 page maximum) outlining an independent, innovative research program, and its potential to attract funding and contribute to student training
• a teaching statement (1/2 page) that documents the applicant's experience in and/or approach to training and mentoring diverse students and the candidate's teaching philosophy
• a personal statement reflecting on the applicant's positionality, demonstrated commitment, and approach to issues pertaining to anti-racism and social justice (including principles of equity, access, and participation) in the following areas: teaching, research, and service
• the names and contact information of three referees

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis; interviews will begin as early as February 26, 2026, and will continue until the position is filled. Application materials, including letters of reference, will be handled in accordance with the protection of privacy provision of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Manitoba). Please note that curriculum vitae may be provided to participating members of the search process.