[ES_JOBS_NET] Canada Impact+ Research Chairs Program

[Lague, Marysa]

Dear Colleagues,

Canada has launched the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs<https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-plus-chairs/program-details.html> (CIRC) program to attract world-leading researchers to come and work at Canadian universities. Note that there is a very short turnaround for this program: most universities are asking for applications or expressions of interest to be submitted by mid to late January (i.e. the next couple of weeks).

Applicants must be international researchers working and residing outside of Canada; this includes expatriates wishing to return to Canada.

One of the eight key strategic priority areas is environment, climate resilience, and the Arctic; therefore, we’re collectively sending this announcement to potential interested colleagues.

CIRC holders will receive one of two award values:


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$8 million over eight years ($1 million per year); or
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$4 million over eight years ($500,000 per year)

depending on research costs/needs. There is also the potential for a four-year extension at a rate of 50% of the initial award value.

There are two application rounds in March and June. However, interested candidates must first apply to universities who will then submit the application to the CIRC program. Different universities have different instructions (see the bottom of this email for instructions we have), but most universities are asking for applications or expressions of interest to be submitted by mid to late January.

Please forward to any interested colleagues and please reach out to us with any questions. Apologies for cross-posting.

Kind wishes,

Natasha, Altaf, Alexis, Rob, Ingo, Alemu, Elyn, Sara, Marysa, Cheryl, Christian, Oliver, Chris


Carleton University: https://carleton.ca/deputyprovost/2025/associate-full-professor-and-canada-impact-research-chair-open-field-of-specialization/

McGill University: https://www.mcgill.ca/provost/academics/distinguished-professorships/canada-impact-research-chairs-program

McMaster University: https://research.mcmaster.ca/home/support-for-researchers/secure-funding/canada-impact-research-chairs-nominees/ and also see Alemu's post here<https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7409257701572157440/>.

Université de Montréal: https://recherche.umontreal.ca/english/resources/canada-impact-research-chairs/

University of British Columbia: https://research.ubc.ca/federal-research-chair-programs/canada-impact-research-chairs-program)

University of Saskatchewan: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/canada-impact-+-research-chair-at-university-of-saskatchewan-4345901854/?skipRedirect=true&originalSubdomain=ca

Western University (University of Western Ontario): https://www.uwo.ca/research/canada-impact-plus.html or here<https://www.uwo.ca/facultyrelations/careers/Advertisment_Impact_Plus_2026.pdf>.


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Marysa Laguë



she/her/hers
Assistant Professor - Atmospheric Sciences & Computational Climate

Department of Geography
University of British Columbia

marysalague.com<http://marysalague.com/>





I live and work on the unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam<https://www.musqueam.bc.ca/>), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. I honour their longstanding and ongoing relationship with these lands.

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