"Full Professor in Global Health and Director of the Centre for Public Health Research (CReSP) - Canada Impact+ Research Chair"

As part of the 2026 Canada Impact+ Research Chairs Program competition, the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine (DMSP) is recruiting a full professor for a position to develop a global health research and teaching program. The successful candidate will be responsible for the scientific and administrative management of the Centre for Public Health Research (CReSP), a leading interdisciplinary and interfaculty centre.

The program awards Chairs of two award values: $8 million over eight years ($1 million per year); or $4 million over eight years ($500,000 per year). The chair offered under this call will have a value of $1 million per year for a duration of eight years. The successful candidate will be expected to collaborate in preparing the application, leading up to its submission in March 2026.

Day-to-day responsibilities

Through your undergraduate and graduate-level teaching, and your research activities, you will contribute to the faculty’s pursuit of excellence. Furthermore, you will promote your discipline and actively participate in the daily activities of a renowned institution. As professor responsible for leading the CReSP and holder of a Canada Impact+ Research Chair, you will:

• Leverage your world-class leadership in global health in alignment with the Government of Canada’s science, technology and innovation priorities, with the potential to generate positive social and economic benefits for Canadians;
• Actively foster the co-creation of research projects and initiatives with partners from all sectors (academic, public, private, and non-profit) to increase the application of research outcomes in global health, for the benefit of society at large. You will also facilitate the mobilization and application of the Chair’s and the CReSP’s research in diverse ways to stimulate economic growth and social innovation;
• Have the opportunity to apply for infrastructure funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI);
• Teach general and specialized courses in global health, at all levels;
• Supervise master’s and doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows in the completion of theses and dissertations;
• Lead major interfaculty projects with national and international reach;
• Assume the strategic and operational leadership of the CReSP, a major interdisciplinary and interfaculty centre;
• Contribute actively to the functioning of the Department, the ESPUM and the CReSP through educational and research activities.

Qualifications

• Be eligible for the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs Program and apply to the 2026 competition;
• Hold a PhD in a global health or a relevant discipline. This requirement is set by the Université de Montréal, not by the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs program;
• Demonstrate outstanding expertise and international recognition as a leader in global health;
• Have an international profile in the field and show strong leadership in major international networks;
• Be able to lead ambitious, productive research teams and centres;
• Possess the qualities required to conduct research that mobilizes and applies knowledge to deliver social and economic benefits for Canada and beyond;
• Demonstrate the ability to provide interdisciplinary teaching;
• Have the ability to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary context, in complementarity with faculty members;
• Have adequate proficiency of the French language or be committed to learning it once hired, through the Université de Montréal’s French language support program, in accordance with the Université de Montréal language policy.

Additional information about the position

• Competitive salary and a comprehensive range of benefits;
• Expected start date: June 1st, 2026;
• Located at the Montreal campus.

How to submit your application

The application file presented must include the following documents, to be submitted during the posting period, from January 9, 2026, to February 8, 2026, inclusively:

• A cover letter;
• A curriculum vitae;
• Copies of, or links to, three recent publications or research papers;
• A statement outlining your teaching and mentoring experience and approach;
• A research program proposal;
• Contact details of three referees who will be solicited for a letter of recommendation;
• Important: the research program proposal should cover 8 years (suggested length: 4 pages).

Please adhere to the following page limits: Cover letter (2 pages max.); Teaching and supervision statement (1 page max.); Research statement (4 pages max.).