Canada Research Chair
Dalhousie Strategic Research Clusters
Candidates are required to address how their research advances one or more of Dalhousie’s Strategic Research Clusters in their application:
-Sustainable ocean: Leading the world in ocean research, Dalhousie scholars advance marine science through research breakthroughs, innovative technology, and global partnerships.
-Healthy people, communities, and populations: Dalhousie research aims to improve health systems, develop better treatments, and shape policy, addressing the biological and social determinants of health, driving improved health outcomes for all.
-Climate tech and clean energy: Dalhousie researchers are working to develop clean, carbon-free technologies that will support and enable the transition to a more sustainable future. This effort extends towards the engineering and commercialization of innovative breakthroughs, including long-life batteries for electric mobility, new materials, and alternative fuels
-Culture and society: Research at Dalhousie in the humanities, social sciences, and arts is helping to illuminate our understanding of the world around us and guide us towards solutions to some of society’s most pressing challenges.
-Sustainable food systems: Dalhousie researchers are employing cutting-edge methods, like precision agriculture and artificial intelligence, to gain a deep understanding of the mechanisms that drive growth and sustainability to create potential solutions for food challenges on the local and global levels.
-AI and digital innovation: Dalhousie researchers are using AI to find solutions to pressing local and global challenges, including climate change, health care, food production, and cyber security.
Applicants are also encouraged to consider how their research advances one or more of the following strategic priority areas identified by the Government of Canada as critical to global and national challenges:
advanced digital technologies (including Artificial Intelligence, quantum and cybersecurity);
clean technology and resource value chains;
defence and dual-use technologies;
democratic and community resilience;
environment, climate resilience and the Arctic;
food and water security;
health and biotechnology; and
manufacturing and advanced materials.
Close Date 04/12/2026