"Canada Impact+ Research Chairs – Associate Professor/Professor"

The Canada Impact+ Research Chairs program is a one-time initiative designed to support institutions in attracting world-leading researchers to address critical national and global challenges. The program emphasizes both research excellence and tangible impact. Impact+ Chairs will receive long-term funding and institutional supports that 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+ chairholders will drive the translation of discoveries into applications, commercialization and social and economic benefits for Canada and the world, and develop the next generation of highly qualified personnel.

The University of Toronto invites applications for full-time, faculty positions to advance transformational research programs that support the growth of the Canadian economy in the following priority areas:

• Advanced digital technologies (AI, quantum, 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
• Defence and dual-use technologies

The nominee’s research area must demonstrably align with one or more of the categories listed above. Two maximum awards values: $1 million per year or $500K per year.

Appointments will be at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor with an anticipated start date between September 2026 and July 2027. Appointments will be made to an appropriate University of Toronto academic department/unit. Some positions may be based at an affiliated institution with an appointment to a University of Toronto academic department.

Successful candidates will have an established, excellent, innovative and internationally recognized research trajectory and an outstanding, independent, externally funded research program. The candidate’s record of excellence in research should be demonstrated by a record of significant, sustained contributions and publications in top-ranked and field-relevant academic journals and internationally ranked presses, participation in professional associations through conference presentations and service work, obtaining competitive funding sources, and strong endorsements by referees of high standing. In keeping with the program’s objectives of research excellence and impact, successful candidates will have a strong record of research impact, including research translation, mobilization, and application with concrete economic and/or social benefits for a range of end users and stakeholders. The candidate will have a demonstrated record of teaching excellence, with a teaching program at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and experience as an effective supervisor and mentor of graduate students and post-doctoral fellows. Evidence of excellence in teaching will be demonstrated through teaching accomplishments (including supervision of MA and PhD students), strong letters of reference and the teaching dossier and teaching statement submitted as part of the application. The University of Toronto requires that successful candidates must have a PhD.

Successful candidates will undertake undergraduate and graduate teaching responsibilities at one of the University’s three campuses. The successful candidate will join a vibrant intellectual community of world-class scholars at Canada’s leading university. The University of Toronto offers a wide range of opportunities for collaborative and interdisciplinary research and teaching, the excitement of working with a highly diverse student population and actively encourages innovative scholarship. The Greater Toronto Area offers amazing cultural and demographic diversity and one of the highest standards of living in the world.

The rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Expatriate Canadians wishing to relocate to Canada are encouraged to apply.

To be considered for this position, all application materials must be submitted online at the link below. Applicants must include a cover letter describing their research agenda and identifying the specific stream(s) to which their research relates, a current curriculum vitae, and a statement of teaching philosophy. Applicants must provide the name and contact information of three references. The Department will request letters of recommendation from references and a teaching dossier at a later stage of the search process.

Review of applications will begin on January 19, 2026, and applicants should endeavor to have all required materials, including names and contact information of references, by this date. Applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled, but only complete applications will be considered.

If you have questions about this opportunity, please contact the Division of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation at vpri.search@utoronto.ca. All application materials must be submitted through the University of Toronto’s online application system. Submission guidelines can be found at http://uoft.me/how-to-apply.