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Faculty of Law - Civil Law Section_FT The University of Ottawa is seeking applications for a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Law and Urban Governance. The goal of the chair is to increase the intensity and impact of legal research related to contemporary challenges Canadian cities are facing. The chairholder will be asked to propose an ambitious research program fostering a better understanding of how municipal, national and international legal frameworks determine the ways cities develop and their capacity to respond adequately to their own pressing issues, such as crises in housing and homelessness, increasing social inequality, needs pertaining to mobility, accommodations and a green transition, and local repercussions of global geopolitical tension. The ideal candidate has an outstanding background in research and knowledge mobilization, including the proven ability to obtain external research funding, recruit top students and forge collaborations with community partners and public sector decision-makers. The person selected will hold a regular, tenure-track position in the Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section , and play a major leadership role in research and the education of graduate students. This person will have the opportunity to collaborate with the main bodies making up the Faculty of Law research enterprise, including the Public Law Centre ; Human Rights Research and Education Centre ; Centre for Environmental Law and Global Sustainability ; Centre for Law, Technology and Society ; Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics ; and the Canada Research Chair in Mental Health and Access to Justice. Located on the unceded ancestral territory of the Anishinabe Algonquin people, in the heart of the nation's capital and close to numerous national organizations, the University of Ottawa is among Canada's top ten research-intensive universities. It is recognized as the first and largest bilingual university in North America and maintains strong connections with organizational, governmental, and public policy stakeholders. Tier 1 Chairs , tenable for seven years and renewable once, are for outstanding researchers acknowledged by their peers as world leaders in their fields. For each Tier 1 Chair, the institution receives $200,000 annually for seven years. Nominees for Tier 1 Chair positions must be Full Professors or Associate Professors who are expected to be promoted to the Full Professor level within one or two years of the nomination . Alternatively, if they come from outside the academic sector, nominees must possess the necessary qualifications to be appointed at these levels. New CRC nominees are also eligible for infrastructure support from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to help acquire state-of-the-art equipment essential to their work. The Faculty of Law has 36 professors in its Civil Law Section and more than 78 in its Common Law Section , six research centres, 17 research chairs and four laboratories, thus providing an exceptional intellectual environment for students, researchers and professors. Our graduate programs include a general master's degree (LLM) and several master's degrees with concentrations, including in health law, policy and ethics; global sustainability and environmental law; international trade law and foreign investment; notarial law; and law and technology; along with a doctorate in law (PhD). The Civil Law Section is proud of its extensive record of innovative, influential and globally focused legal research and teaching. Its professors benefit from the section's strategic position within the University of Ottawa and Canada's capital, a place of meeting and exchange between different legal traditions, including, of course, civil law, but also common law and several Indigenous legal systems. Working in French as well as in other languages, our researchers and jurists lead both large- and small-scale research projects and teams, working closely with researchers in several disciplines and building on major national and international research networks. Research conducted within the Civil Law Section, addressing topics as diverse as health, the environment, artificial intelligence, children's rights, pluralism and legal diversity, ethics and the judiciary, and economics and social justice, contributes not only to the advancement of knowledge in law and the social sciences but also has a significant impact on law reform and the development of public policy at both the local and international levels. 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, racialized individuals, persons with disabilities, women and gender equity-seeking groups, as
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Tier 1 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Law and Urban Governance employer: University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic and inclusive work environment that prioritizes diversity and equity. As a part-time professor in the Faculty of Education, you will have the opportunity to engage with motivated students while contributing to innovative research and teaching practices. The university fosters professional growth through collaborative initiatives and provides a supportive atmosphere that values creativity and respect.
