Tier 2 Research Chair in Environment and Security

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Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Environment and Security

Located on the unceded territory of the Anishinaabe-Algonquin people, in the heart of the nation’s capital and in close proximity to multiple national agencies, is one of Canada's top ten research-intensive universities. It is recognized as the first and largest bilingual university in North America and offers strong connections to organizational, government and policy interest holders.

The Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) scholar in Environment and Security will conduct social science research at the intersection of environmental change and security issues such as migration, disaster response, vulnerability of populations, political ecology, the securitization of the environment, human security and/or terrorism. The Chair will catalyze on existing strengths in the (FSS) and build bridges across the university.

This dynamic field of study is inherently interdisciplinary, connecting three areas of demonstrated strength in the Faculty of Social Sciences:
security
, environment and public policy at the intersection of the two. The CRC’s work will serve as a bridge among four university institutes: the , the , the , and the .

Environment and Security is a flourishing and vital field, given that accelerating environmental changes are disrupting political, economic, and social systems across the globe, thus presenting security challenges for states, populations and individuals. Environmental problems related to natural resource extraction, issues related to the energy transition, environmental degradation, food and energy insecurity, extreme weather-related events, raise the potential for inter- and intra-state conflicts, resource capture, and violence against vulnerable individuals, groups and communities (for instance: securitization of climate by framing climate-vulnerable groups as threats, international migrations exacerbated by intensifying cyclone and deadly heatwaves, changing rainy seasons and overfishing, riparian bilateral conflicts, sea-ice retreat affecting global transport routes, the contribution of Indigenous knowledge to environmental resilience etc.).

Significant scholarly debates are arising regarding the implications of the securitization of climate change for future just societies. Thus, this is a field with significant research growth potential and policy applications.

Tier 2 Chairs
, tenable for five years and renewable once, are for exceptional emerging researchers, acknowledged by their peers as having the potential to lead in their field. For each Tier 2 Chair, the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) Program allocates to institutions $100,000 annually for five years, with an additional $20,000 annual research stipend for first-term Tier 2 Chairs.

Candidates should, at a minimum, be assistant or associate professors, or possess the necessary qualifications to be appointed to these levels. Candidates who are more than 10 years from their highest degree must contact the University of Ottawa directly for questions related to their potential eligibility for a Tier 2 Chair. The institution may nominate a professor or a researcher who is more than 10 years from their highest degree at the time of nomination and has experienced legitimate career interruptions (see ).

In such cases, the institution must submit to the Secretariat a formal justification (using the ), explaining why the nominee is still considered to be an emerging scholar. The University recognizes the legitimate impact that leaves (e.g., parental leave, leave due to illness) can have on a candidate’s record of research achievement and that these leaves will be taken into careful consideration during the assessment process.

New CRC nominees are also eligible for infrastructure support from the (CFI) to help acquire state-of-the-art equipment essential to their work.

Preferential Hiring:

The University of Ottawa is committed to ensuring equity, diversity and inclusion in the scholarly and leadership environments of our students, staff, and faculty. Accordingly, we strongly encourage applications from skilled and experienced members of the four designated groups such as Indigenous peoples, individuals who are racialized, persons with disabilities, women and gender minorities, as defined in the CRC Program and the , as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively implement equity measures that ensure and retain diverse teams and promote inclusive practices for research team members.

As part of this preferential hiring process, applications from members of the four designated groups will be prioritized and assessed first for the vacancy. The purpose of this measure is to increase the representation and…