The successful candidate must have:

A Ph.D. in Economics or an adjacent discipline awarded within the past ten years.
A proven track record in research related to climate change, environmental economics or natural resource economics, particularly addressing issues of inequality.
Experience with the development of a successful independent research program.
Potential for excellence in teaching, training, and mentoring students.
Potential to secure significant external funding.
A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The requisites to qualify for the Canada Research Chair program.

Chairs are awarded by the Tri-Agency Institutional Programs Secretariat after a rigorous evaluation, and award decisions are expected in the Spring of 2025. If the successful candidate satisfies the specific eligibility conditions of the program, the candidate may be supported by the university for nomination to a Tier 2 CRC, which provides significant protected time for research within a full-time academic appointment. The final appointment will be conditional on a successful nomination. Rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Applicants must be emerging world-class scholars who have demonstrated research creativity, have demonstrated the potential to achieve international recognition in their fields in the next five or ten years, and, as chairholders, have the potential to attract, develop and retain excellent trainees, students, and future researchers.

Applicants who are more than 10 years from having earned their highest degree (and where career breaks exist, such as maternity, parental, or extended sick leave, clinical training, etc.) will have their eligibility for a Tier 2 Chair assessed through the program’s Tier 2 justification process. Please contact Shannon Wagner at vpr@tru.ca for more information.

TRU acknowledges the potential impact that career interruptions and personal circumstances can have on an applicant’s record of research achievement. We encourage applicants to explain the impact of any such interruption in their submission. Measures, including equity training on recognizing and combating unconscious, implicit, overt, prejudicial and other kinds of bias, are in place to ensure that these interruptions will be taken into careful consideration during the evaluation process. The Canada Research Chairs website also provides full information https://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/program-programme/nomination-mise_en_candidature-eng.aspx

Application

Application Deadline: May 15, 2024

Application materials should include:

A cover letter with an overview of the candidate's credentials, qualifications, and research strengths, including an explanation of how they satisfy the CRC nomination criteria (please indicate in your cover letter if you are a member of an equity-seeking group and if you are a Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident).
A detailed curriculum vitae.
A three-page outline of the applicant's proposed five-year research program in the economics of climate change, disasters, and inequality.
A one-page summary of the applicant's three most significant research contributions to date.
A teaching statement that documents the applicant’s experience in and approach to training and mentoring diverse students and includes the applicant’s teaching philosophy.
A one-page statement identifying strengths and experiences in promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Names and contact information for three referees.

Potential applicants who have questions about the position are encouraged to contact Laura Lamb at llamb@tru.ca, Chair of the Department of Economics.

Please note that reference and background checks, including credential and degree verification, may be undertaken as part of this recruitment process.

Please submit your application through TRU’s careers portal, www.tru.ca/careers

The search and hiring of this position are governed by LOU#3 in the TRU-TRUFA Collective Agreement (https://www.tru.ca/__shared/assets/trufacaapril12019tomarch31202245030.pdf

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