Canada Research Chair

Job Description

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2 Position in the   Faculty of Health Sciences

Addictions Research

McMaster University is located on the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee and Mississauga Nations and, within the lands protected by the Dish With One Spoon wampum agreement.

In keeping with its Statement on Building an Inclusive Community with a Shared Purpose, McMaster University strives to embody the values of respect, collaboration and diversity, and has a strong commitment to employment equity. The diversity of our workforce is at the core of our innovation and creativity and strengthens our research and teaching excellence. The University seeks qualified candidates who share our commitment to equity and inclusion, who will contribute to the diversification of ideas and perspectives, and especially welcomes applications from indigenous (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) peoples, members of racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women, and persons who identify as 2SLGBTQ+.

Evidence of leadership skills, excellence in service, and a demonstrated ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse communities and cultures

is also required.

McMaster is experiencing an exciting period of growth in addiction research, exemplified by the burgeoning Peter Boris Centre for Addictions Research (PBCAR). Founded in 2014, the PBCAR is a partnership between McMaster’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences and St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton (SJHH). Directed by Dr. James MacKillop, the Centre serves as the nexus for experimental and clinical research on addiction at McMaster and SJHH. More than 20 faculty are affiliated with the Centre, pursuing a wide variety of scholarly interests. In addition to basic biobehavioral research, the PBCAR conducts collaborative clinical research at both SJHH and Homewood Health Centre.

Position Description :

The Faculty of Health Sciences invites applications for a Tier 2 CRC in addiction research, broadly defined. Priority focus areas (not ranked by order) are : 1) cognitive neuroscience, including both structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging; 2) behavioral science, including human psychopharmacology; and 3) clinical research, including both observational studies and randomized controlled trials. The Chair will be a full-time appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor or possess the necessary qualifications to be appointed to these levels.

Tier 2 Chairs , tenable for five years and renewable once, are intended for  exceptional  emerging researchers  (i.e., candidates must have been an active researcher in their field for fewer than 10 years at the time of nomination) and acknowledged by their peers as having the potential to lead in their field. Tier 2 nominees must :

• be excellent emerging world-class researchers who have demonstrated particular research creativity;
• have demonstrated the potential to achieve international recognition in their fields in the next five to ten years;
• as chairholders, have the potential to attract, develop and retain excellent trainees, students and future researchers; and
• be proposing an original, innovative research program of high quality.

Candidates who are more than 10 years from having earned their highest degree and who have had career breaks, such as maternity, parental, or extended sick leave, clinical training, etc., may have their eligibility for a Tier 2 Chair assessed through the program’sTier 2 Justification process. Please contact Dr. Jonathan Bramson at [email protected] for more information. Full program information, including further details on eligibility criteria, can be found at the Canada Research Chairs website at Nominate a Chair (chairs-chaires.gc.ca). All nominations for CRCs are subject to review and final approval by the CRC Secretariat.

The successful applicant must demonstrate a compelling vision for both continuing and further developing McMaster’s Faculty of Health Sciences strengths in addiction research, as well as carrying on and enhancing McMaster University’s Strategic Research Plan. The candidate must have completed a Ph.D. in a related discipline.

The Chair will be expected to maintain an outstanding program of research, to teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels, to supervise and cultivate an intellectual community of graduate students working in one of these areas, to help sustain the collegial atmosphere within the Faculty, and to help realize the Faculty’s and University’s commitment to the goals of equity, diversity, and inclusivity.

How to apply :

Applicants should submit a letter of application together with a curriculum vitae, a sample of publications (up to 5), evidence of teaching effectiveness, a research program summary proposal (3 pages maximum), a summary proposal of plans for the further development in one of the aforementioned areas (cognitive neuroscience, human psychopharmacology, or clinical research); and a statement describing contributions that the applicant may have made to advancing equity, diversity and inclusion in teaching, learning, research or service within post-secondary, community-based and other settings (2 pages maximum).

The deadline for submission for this competition is  Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at 5 : 00pm.

McMaster University recognizes the legitimate impact that career interruptions and personal circumstances (e.g., pregnancy, early childcare, eldercare, illness, etc.) can have on a candidate’s record of research achievement. Career interruptions and leaves will be taken into careful consideration during the assessment process. We encourage candidates to explain in their applications the impact that career interruptions or other issues may have had as described under “Career Interruptions and Personal Circumstances” under Guidelines for Assessing the Productivity of Nominees atAssessing the Productivity of Nominees (chairs-chaires.gc.ca).

Complete applications must be submitted via the University’s electronic portal by Tuesday, October 31, 2023, by 5pm to ensure full consideration. Careers (mcmaster.ca) . All applicants will receive and on-line confirmation of receipt of their application; however only short-listed applicants will be contacted for interviews.

The Canada Research Chairs program requires institutions to collect self-identification data from all applicants, in accordance with the program’s best practices. As part of McMaster’s efforts to fulfill our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusivity, all applicants will be required to submit a brief diversity survey, via the online application system, as part of the application process. While completion of the survey is mandatory, it is voluntary to answer the individual survey questions, and applicants can choose to decline the survey. Applicants are encouraged to indicate whether they self-identify as a member of one or more of the groups, as applicable. Any information directly related to each applicant is confidential and can only be accessed by designated personnel in Human Resources and ROADS for institutional planning purposes and for meeting reporting requirements. Aggregated and anonymized data regarding the applicant pool will be reported only to the chair of the selection committee and the committee’s equity advisor.