Lakehead University

Canada Research Chair

SSHRC Tier

Lakehead University seeks to attract an outstanding internationally recognized and respected scholar external to the University to be considered for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC). We are specifically searching for a candidate with a demonstrated research record in the social sciences and humanities whose research program will fit the vision and goals outlined in Lakehead University’s Strategic Research Plan in the following priority areas of research: Aboriginal Studies; Culture and Society; Environmental and Resource-based Development, Education and Policy; and/or Northern Studies. For additional details regarding the strategic priority areas, interested candidates are encouraged to review Lakehead University’s Strategic Research Plan on our website at: http://vpresearch.lakeheadu.ca/uploads/lu_srp_senate_approved.pdf.

The successful candidate will hold a doctoral degree, have excellent research credentials, and have a demonstrated record of, or potential to attract, external research funding. Tier 2 positions are intended for emerging scholars with the potential to retain or achieve international recognition in their fields in the next five to ten years.  The successful candidate must also be able to work effectively with undergraduate and graduate students. Candidates must have the necessary qualifications to be appointed as a tenured or tenure track professor at the Assistant or Associate level.  Normally, the Tier 2 CRC competition is open to candidates who have at most ten years of experience from the highest degree at the time of nomination.

Lakehead University offers on-campus and community-based programs, continuing education and distributed learning, and graduate programs at the Master’s and Doctoral levels. Lakehead is a comprehensive University providing an impressive array of programs in professional, arts, and sciences and the west campus of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. The University has an enrolment of approximately 8,100 students at campuses in Thunder Bay and Orillia, with a significant Aboriginal contingent at the Thunder Bay campus. For further information please access: www.lakeheadu.ca.

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http://hr.lakeheadu.ca/employment.php

Applications and nominations including a curriculum vitae, five-year research plan, and three publications that demonstrate a significant contribution to the field should be sent to:

Dr. Rui Wang, Vice-President Research,
Economic Development and Innovation
Lakehead University,
955 Oliver Road
Thunder Bay, Ontario,
Canada  P7B 5E1

tel: 807-343-8201 
e-mail: Janice.Pellizzari@lakeheadu.ca

In addition, three confidential letters of recommendation should be e-mailed directly by the referees to Janice.Pellizzari@lakeheadu.ca. 

Review of applications will begin on June 30, 2011 until the position is filled.

Please note that this position is subject to review and final approval by the CRC Secretariat in Ottawa. For additional information on the CRC program, please visit the program website at: www.chairs.gc.ca.

Lakehead University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  The CRC program imposes no restrictions with regard to nationality or current country of residence.