Assistant Professor - Arctic Governance, Indigenous Leadership & Community Resilience

About the role

The University of Ottawa invites applications for a tenure-track Canada Impact+ Emerging Leader position in Arctic governance, Indigenous leadership, community resilience or related fields, linked to the Eddie Goldenberg Research Chair of Canada in Arctic Governance and Community Resilience in the Faculty of Social Sciences. The appointee will join the uOttawa Arctic Hub, an interdisciplinary initiative connecting researchers with Indigenous organizations, governments, northern communities and international partners.

Key responsibilities

• Strengthen and expand the research program of the Eddie Goldenberg Research Chair through interdisciplinary scholarship integrating diverse knowledge systems, governance approaches and collaborative research methods.
• Co-develop governance solutions to complex Arctic challenges with Indigenous and northern organizations and communities and a network of international partners.
• Advance Indigenous leadership, strengthen community resilience and inform decision-making at local, regional, national and international scales.
• Contribute to partnership-based research, policy engagement and knowledge mobilization within the Arctic Hub.

Required profile

• Ph.D. degree.
• Superior research achievements in the Emerging Leader research area and the relevant Government of Canada strategic priority area.
• Evidence of interdisciplinary collaboration, a solid record of graduate-level teaching and training, and the ability to obtain external research funds.
• Excellent communication skills in English or French; passive (or active) knowledge of the second official language is required for tenure, and English-French bilingualism is an asset.
• International base: candidates must be working and residing outside Canada when the chair is accepted.
• Must meet the Early Career Researcher eligibility requirements of the program.

What we offer

• A Canada Impact+ Emerging Leader award of $100,000 per year for six years, with a possible six-year funded extension.
• Full-time tenure-track appointment starting by July 3, 2027.

Applications require a cover letter, an up-to-date CV, a 2-3 page research plan and a one-page note on knowledge translation and mobilization.