Eligibility / Qualification Required:

Applicants must be full Professors or Associate Professors expected to be promoted to full Professor within one to two years of the nomination.

Alternatively, if they come from outside the academic sector, applicants must possess the qualifications necessary to be appointed at these levels.

The successful applicant will hold a PhD, per UNB requirements, and possess a research record demonstrating extensive world-class contributions.

Only candidates who are internationally based (both working and residing outside of Canada) are eligible to be nominated.

The nominee must have an active recent track record of exceptional research accomplishments and significant interest in making new contributions to Canada.

The successful Impact+ Chair awardee will be appointed to a faculty position (Associate Professor or Full Professor) in an appropriate academic department within the Faculty of Science, as early as Winter 2027.

Research Alignment: The Faculty of Science at UNB welcomes applications from outstanding, established researchers in the Government of Canada’s identified strategic priority area “environment, climate resilience and the Arctic.”

The nominee’s expertise may be in areas including, but not limited to: biology, chemistry, earth sciences, mathematics, physics, or statistics.

How to Apply:

To apply, applicants should submit a single PDF that includes:

A two-page cover letter that identifies:
- The applicant’s estimated start-up funding, infrastructure, and space requirements (e.g., for equipment and personnel).
- If the applicant’s research falls under one of the areas identified in the Government of Canada’s Sensitive Technology Research Areas. If yes, list the specific areas. If not, indicate that this does not apply.

A full curriculum vitae (including details of research and teaching, scholarly record, funding, collaborations/partnerships and leadership experience).

A two-page (maximum) research plan describing the applicant’s research vision and its alignment with relevant strategic priority area(s), including how the work will move beyond discovery to generate social, economic, and/or policy impacts through collaboration with partners, written in clear, accessible language for a broad audience.

The names and email addresses of a minimum of three potential referees who are prepared to submit a letter of recommendation.

All applications should be submitted to:

Sanjeev Seahra
Dean of Science
c/o Chantelle Riley
chantelle.riley@unb.ca

All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. We welcome applications from all underrepresented, equity-seeking, rights-seeking populations, including racialized individuals, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, women, and individuals from the 2SLGBTQIA community. Applicants should indicate current citizenship status.

The offer of an appointment is conditional upon a successful outcome of the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs nomination.

UNB ensures that employment opportunities are accessible to all applicants. To request accommodations or adaptive measures requests at any stage in the recruitment and hiring process, please contact Hartley Warren Smith in UNB’s People & Culture office: 506-453-4648 or people@unb.ca.

UNB recognizes the legitimate impact that life circumstances such as illness, disability, family and community responsibilities (e.g., maternity leave, parental leave, leaves due to illness, leaves due to caring for family members, slowdowns due to chronic illness or disability, or COVID-19 impacts) are often an expected part of life and are likely to have an impact on a nominee’s record of research achievement. These impacts will be taken into careful consideration during the assessment process.

Review of applications will begin on March 1, 2026. Applications will continue to be accepted until a successful nominee is identified. To guarantee full consideration, application materials should be received before March 1.

General inquiries regarding this posting may be directed to Sanjeev Seahra (Dean of Science) at scidean@unb.ca.

Short-listed candidates will be required to provide satisfactory proof of credentials including appropriately certified translations of credentials into English, as applicable.

The University of New Brunswick is committed to fostering diversity within our community and developing an inclusive workplace that reflects the richness of the broader community that we serve. The University welcomes and encourages applications from all candidates who will help us achieve our goals, including women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We recognize that career paths are not always linear, particularly for individuals from marginalized groups, and we encourage applicants to explain the impact any career interruptions may have had on their research history.

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