Environment, Society and Policy - CRC (Tier2)
University of Ottawa


University of Ottawa 

Located in the heart of the nation's capital, the University of Ottawa attracts the best 
talent from across Canada and around the world. Research, innovation, prosperity: It 
starts here. 

Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Environment, Society and Policy (Tier 2) 

The University of Ottawa and its Institute for Science, Society and Policy (ISSP), based 
at the Faculty of Arts, invites applications for a CRC in Environment, Society and Policy.
The ISSP aims to be the leading institute in Canada for research, teaching and knowledge 
transfer in science, society and policy, as well as a major contributor to the 
international science, technology and policy dialogue. 

The Chair holder will assume a leadership role and contribute to capacity building in the 
ISSP. Applicants must have an interdisciplinary approach to environmental policy development 
and its links to sustainability, human adaptation or technological change. 

Deadline: April 9, 2010. 

Please send your curriculum vitae, a detailed research proposal, a description of teaching 
interests and the names of three people able to supply a letter of reference to: 

Dr. Mona Nemer, Vice-President, Research 
University of Ottawa 
75 Laurier Ave. East 
Ottawa, Ontario 
Canada K1N 6N5 
Phone: 613-562-5270 
Fax: 613-562-5271 
Email: innovation@uOttawa.ca 

Required Qualifications: A PhD or equivalent, superior achievement in the CRC's identified 
area(s), a commitment to teaching and graduate training, a strong track record in and a 
commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration, excellent communication skills in either 
English or French with a passive knowledge of the other official language. 

Rank and salary: Regular academic tenure-track appointment in the relevant faculty. 

Equity is a University of Ottawa policy; women, Aboriginal peoples, members of visible 
minorities and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The Canada Research Chairs 
Program imposes no restrictions on nominees with regard to nationality or country of 
residence. Procedures to allow non-Canadian chair holders to work in Canada have been 
established by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada and Citizenship and Immigration 
Canada. 

The University of Ottawa is justly proud of its 160-year tradition of bilingualism. Through 
its Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute, the University provides training to staff 
members and to their spouses in their second official language. At the time of tenure, 
professors are expected to have the ability to function in a bilingual setting. In certain cases, 
professors must have the ability to teach in both official languages to be granted tenure.