Committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility within the CRC Program
Dalhousie University is committed to achieving inclusive excellence through continually championing equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility.
The university encourages applications from Indigenous persons (especially Mi’kmaq), persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), and members of other racialized groups, persons with disabilities, women, and persons identifying as members of 2SLGBTQ+ communities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community.
This applies to all areas of hiring across Dalhousie - faculty, including Canada Research Chairs, and staff.
Dalhousie’s Third Century Promise Pillar 2: Inclusive Excellence
Dalhousie’s commitment to equity, diversity and inclusiveness is detailed within the university’s Diversity and Inclusiveness Strategy. This applies to all areas of hiring across Dalhousie—faculty, including Canada Research Chairs, and staff, as detailed in Goal 4: Institutional Viability and Vitality to recruit and retain a diverse workforce with emphasis on historically underrepresented groups.
The robust Diversity and Inclusiveness Strategy resulted from a wide range of consultations within the Dalhousie community. Each part of that strategy has its own governance structure based on a number of factors. At Dal, any initiative specific to the Canada Research Chair Program (CRCP) a requires the approval of the Vice President Research and Innovation, following consultation with Human Resources and the Office of Equity and Inclusion.
In accordance with the Canada Research Chair Program’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Requirements and Practices, Dalhousie University:
Provides training on equity, diversity, and inclusion—including instructions on limiting the impact of unconscious bias—to all individuals involved in the chair recruitment process;
Provides a copy of the open job advertisement with the paper copy of all nominations (including new, advancements and foreign);
Collects data regarding applicants to chair positions and active chairholders who self-identify as members of the four designated groups. This data is collected at the time of application, and again during the course of employment, through Dalhousie’s annual Be Counted census.
CRC institutional equity, diversity, inclusion action plan
Dalhousie’s CRC EDI Action Plan has been reviewed and approved by the following institutional representatives:
- President and Vice Chancellor
- Provost and Vice President Academic
- Vice President Research and Innovation
- Vice Provost, Equity and Inclusion
- Assistant Vice President Research Services
- Assistant Vice President Human Resources
- Director, Human Rights and Equity Services
The CRC EDI Action Plan will be reviewed on an annual basis to revise the action items, as new and additional information is obtained through ongoing and future environmental scans, surveys and census data. This review will be conducted by the CRC EDI Advisory Group, with the goal of providing progress reports to the CRC Program and the Dalhousie community, including CRCs. Additionally, Dalhousie develops annual reports on progress related to the Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and commits to including CRC Equity reporting as part of the ongoing reporting practice.
Dalhousie's equity targets and gaps
To protect the privacy of chairholders, numbers less than five and associated percentages have been omitted, in alignment with the Privacy Act.
HR and, when appropriate, the Office of Research Services, monitor equity, diversity and inclusion matters and bring any concerns to the attention of the Provost and Vice-President Academic and, when appropriate, the Vice-President Research and Innovation. This includes recruitment processes, search committees and candidate pools, as well as tracking of targets set by the University and the CRCP.
Policies and guidelines
Dalhousie guidelines for Faculty recruitment and CRC allocation and renewal:
- Dalhousie’s guidelines for allocation of Canada Research Chairs [PDF - 203 KB]
- Dalhousie’s academic recruitment guidelines
- Dalhousie’s Canada Research Chair renewal process
Dalhousie's Policies on human rights and equity:
- Employment Equity Policy
- Sexualized Violence Policy
- Prohibited Discrimination Policy
- Personal Harassment Policy
Dalhousie’s Human Rights & Equity Services (HRES) operates in accordance with the Nova Scotia Human Rights Act as well as policies that fall within the mandate of the office, which include Prohibited Discrimination, Personal Harassment, and Sexualized Violence. HRES outlines their Complaint Process for addressing concerns related to discrimination, and acknowledges the concept of intersectional discrimination and recognizes that people’s lives involve multiple interrelated identities. When a Formal Procedure is engaged the appropriate Administrative Head consults with HRES, confers with the appropriate Vice-President if the appointment of an investigator is required, and acts as decision maker regarding any remedial or disciplinary action.
HRES operates within the portfolio of the Vice-Provost, Equity & Inclusion.
CRC job postings
NSERC
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Ocean Data Analytics [PDF - 180 KB]
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Ocean Particle Fluxes [PDF - 97 KB]
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Ocean Sensor Networks [PDF - 106 KB]
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Land to Ocean Biogeochemistry [PDF - 128 KB]
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Wearable Diagnostic Technologies [PDF - 169 KB]
SSHRC
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Clean Arctic Shipping [PDF - 104 KB]
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Prosperity and Economic Reconciliation [PDF - 88.5 KB]
CIHR
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Healthy Aging [PDF - 181 KB]
There are no internal CRC job postings at this time.
CIHR
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Anti-Racism in Health Professions Education and Practice [PDF - 209 KB]
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Health Data Science and Innovation [PDF - 110 KB]
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Translational Immunology and Vaccinology [PDF - 238 KB]
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Functional Genomics of Inherited and Acquired Disease [PDF - 95 KB]
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Translational Immunotherapy [PDF - 88 KB]
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Promoting Healthy Populations [PDF - 438 KB]
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Developmental Psychopathology and Youth Mental Health [PDF - 576 KB]
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Physical Activity, Mobility and Healthy Aging [PDF - 210 KB]
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Human Immunology & Host-Pathogen Interactions [PDF - 212 KB]
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Patient-Centred Outcomes [PDF - 436 KB]
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Functional Polymeric Biomaterials [PDF - 111 KB]
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Primary Care [PDF - 98 KB]
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Human Immunology and Inflammation [PDF - 636 KB]
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Functional Polymeric Biomaterials [PDF - 618 KB]
NSERC
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Digital Twin Engineering for Ocean Industries [PDF - 107 KB]
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Advanced Design for Water-Energy Sustainability [PDF -200 KB]
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Biological Oceanography [PDF - 494 KB]
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Spatiotemporal Ocean Data Analytics [PDF - 433 KB]
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Data Science and Personalized Medicine [PDF - 95 KB]
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Marine and Coastal Resource Management [PDF - 589 KB]
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Coastal Zone Processes [PDF -299 KB]
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Physical Oceanography [PDF -119 KB]
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Ocean Engineering [PDF - 134 KB]
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Artificial Intelligence for Health [PDF -108 KB]
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Indoor Controlled Environment Farming [PDF - 102 KB]
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Clean Agricultural Technology and Energy [PDF - 195 KB]
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Water and Wastewater Technology [PDF - 66 KB]
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Digital and Precision Agriculture [PDF -91 KB]
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Observational Chemical Oceanography [PDF - 116 KB]
SSHRC
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in International Peace, Security and Children [PDF - 777 KB]
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Indigenous, Ethnic & Immigrant Community Development [PDF - 68 KB]
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Social Dimensions of Clean Technology [PDF - 102 KB]
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Resilience [PDF - 136.6 KB]
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Reconciliation, Gender and Identity [PDF - 128 KB]
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in in Immigrant and Refugee Integration [PDF - 128 KB]
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Governance [PDF -95.5 KB]
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in European Union Studies [PDF - 99 KB]
CIHR
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Early Intervention in Psychiatry [PDF -33.7 KB]
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Health Economics [PDF -126 KB]
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Neurosurgical Bioinformatics [PDF -88.5 KB]
NSERC
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Persuasive Technologies [PDF - 83.8 KB]
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Nanomaterials for Energy Applications [PDF -123 KB]
SSHRC Tier 1 Canada Research Chair [PDF - 75.5 KB]
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Ocean Science and Technology [PDF - 339 KB]
NSERC Tier 1 Canada Research Chair [PDF - 104 KB]
SSHRC Tier 2 Canada Research Chair [PDF - 105 KB]
Canada Research Chair policies and guidelines
Relevant links
Contact information
For more information about the Canada Research Chair's program at Dalhousie, please contact the Institutional and International Programs unit.
For any equity concerns or complaints regarding the management of the institution’s chair allocations, please contact:
Lisa DeLong
Director, human rights and case management human rights and equity services
Tel: 902-494-6672
Email: lisa.delong@dal.ca
Dr. Jennifer Bain
VP research and innovation (acting)
Tel: 902-494-3268
Email: bainj@dal.ca
For any questions or concerns regarding Dalhousie's Equity, Diverisity, and Inclusion Agenda, please contact:
Theresa Rajack-Talley, PhD
Vice provost, equity and inclusion
Human rights and equity services
Tel: 902-494-6672
Email: theresa.rajack-talley@dal.ca