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  1. Program Updates
  2. Deadlines for Submissions
  3. Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
  4. Overviews and Detailed Processes
  5. Affiliated CFI JELF
  6. Current Postings
  7. Archived Postings

The Canada Research Chairs (CRC) program provides universities the opportunity to recruit world-class scholars across all research disciplines. Chairholders aim to achieve research excellence in engineering and the natural sciences, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences, improving our depth of knowledge and quality of life, strengthening international competitiveness, and training the next generation of highly skilled people. A Tier 2 candidate should show potential to grow into a leader in their research field and be in the top 10% of their field among candidates at similar career stage. A Tier 1 candidate should be an internationally recognized leader in their field and in the university as a whole. Full details of the Canada Research Chairs Program are available here.

 

1. Program Updates

In January 2021, ISA undertook a comprehensive review of SFU's CRC Online Administration Guide and held extensive consultations with stakeholders from across SFU. Key changes include:

  • Identifying key roles and responsibilities with overviews and detailed processes
  • Clarifying the job ad approval process
  • Clarifying when and how VPA position numbers are created
  • Streamlining how CRC Appointment Packages are processed/approved
  • Revising memo/ad templates and introducing a standardized Chair Request form 
  • Changing how nominees are notified of award results
  • Clarifying the recommendations for allocating institutional support to Chairholders

Archived content can be provided upon request to isa_crc@sfu.ca.
Updated: June 14, 2021

CRC moved to the Convergence Platform in January 2021. ISA has compiled annotated instructions for submitting a nomination or renewal through Convergence. More program updates can be found here.
 

2. Deadlines for Submissions

The Institutional Strategic Awards office and the Associate Vice President, Research must vet CRC nominations to ensure all compliance and equity requirements are met. ISA’s CRC Lead and Senior Advisors also provide high–level reviews of early–stage and penultimate drafts. Below are timelines for regular cycles:

FOR RENEWALS: Internal approval package deadline Internal submission deadline: penultimate draft CRC submission deadline Anticipated decisions / earliest start date Anticipated public announcement
  Oct 5, 2020 Nov 17, 2020 Jun 2021 Fall 2021
  N/A Apr 20, 2021 Oct 2021 Spring 2022
  Sep 21, 2021 Oct 19, 2021 Apr 2022 Fall 2022
  Mar 22, 2022 Apr 19, 2022 Oct 2022 Spring 2023
  Sep 20, 2022 Oct 18, 2022 Apr 2023 Fall 2023
  Mar 21, 2023 Apr 18, 2023 Oct 2023 Spring 2024
  Sep 19, 2023 Oct 17, 2023 Apr 2024 Fall 2024
Mar 5, 2024 Mar 19, 2024 Apr 16, 2024 Oct 2024 Spring 2025
Sep 10, 2024 Sep 24, 2024 Oct 22, 2024 Apr 2025 Fall 2025
Mar 11, 2025 Mar 25, 2025 Apr 22, 2025 Oct 2025 Spring 2026
Sep 9, 2025 Sep 23, 2025 Oct 21, 2025 Apr 2026 Fall 2026
Mar 10, 2026 Mar 24, 2026 Apr 21, 2026 Oct 2026 Spring 2027
Sep 8, 2026 Sep 22, 2026 Oct 20, 2026 Apr 2027 Fall 2027
Mar 9, 2027 Mar 23, 2027 Apr 20, 2027 Oct 2027 Spring 2028
Sep 7, 2027 Sep 21, 2027 Oct 19, 2027 Apr 2028 Fall 2028
Mar 7, 2028 Mar 21, 2028 Apr 18, 2028 Oct 2028 Spring 2029
Sep 5, 2028 Sep 19, 2028 Oct 17, 2028 Apr 2029 Fall 2029
Mar 6, 2029 Mar 20, 2029 Apr 17, 2029 Oct 2029 Spring 2030

Note: Nominations are accepted off-cycle for foreign nominees (whether a foreign national or Canadian citizen), and nominations to assist institutions in meeting their equity targets.
 

3. Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

SFU is committed to ensuring that all CRC nominations and recruitment processes follow best practices and adhere to equity requirements.  Full details on SFU’s equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives are available here. 
 

4. Overviews and Detailed Processes

*Please note: these pages are currently undergoing review and revision. Please contact isacrc@sfu.ca if you need assistance finding information. 

Login with an SFU account is required for access to overviews and detailed processes of the CRC stages:

CRC Handbook: Institutional Supports and Guidelines

 

5. Affiliated CFI JELF

When a Chair is allocated to a specific Faculty or strategic research area, the Chair/Director/Dean or Search Committee Chair should discuss with the VPA and VPRI whether research infrastructure is required through an affiliated John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) application. If so, an internal JELF request form needs to completed within the faculty, signed-off by the Faculty Associate Dean, Research and approved by the AVPR. If approved internally, this infrastructure request (for the amount agreed upon) must be submitted simultaneously with the CRC nomination. If a CFI application is submitted before or after the CRC nomination, it must be submitted as an unaffiliated JELF.
 

6. Current Postings

EXTERNAL

Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Immunology

 

INTERNAL

Tier 1 Canada Research Chair Emergency Retention Statement
 

7. Archived Postings

EXTERNAL

2023 External Job Advertisements:

Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Technological Change for Inclusion

Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Health Governance

Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Contemporary Arts (Assistant/Associate Professor)

2022 External Job Advertisements:

Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Human Neuroimaging and Scientific Director of ImageTech
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Health Equity

2021 External Job Advertisements::

Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Surface Electrocatalysis and Electrochemical Transformations – Theory and Modelling
Three Tier 2 Canada Research Chairs: Indigenous Governance; Indigenous Governance in Education; and Indigenous Governance in Health and Wellness
Tier 2 CRC Infectious Disease Modelling and Estimation
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Mathematics of Quantum Computing
Tier 2 Technological Change for Inclusion
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Computer Security
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Digital Humanities
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Aging and Health
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Governance in Health and Wellness

 

INTERNAL

2023 Internal Job Advertisements:

Tier 1 NSERC CRC Retention Statement

2022 Internal Job Advertisements:

Tier 2 SSHRC CRC Retention Statement

 

Checklists, Forms, Instructions & Templates

 

CHECKLISTS

 

FORMS

 

INSTRUCTIONS

 

TEMPLATES

Links & Resources

SFU RESOURCES

EXTERNAL CANADA RESEARCH CHAIR RESOURCES

Last updated: June 27, 2024