The Canada Impact+ Research Chairs (Impact+) program is a one-time initiative designed to support institutions in attracting world-leading researchers whose work addresses critical national and global challenges.
The program emphasizes both research excellence and tangible impact. Impact+ Chairs will receive long-term funding and institutional support to advance ambitious and transformative projects in Canada's strategic priority areas, build and maintain exceptional research teams and collaborate with partners across sectors and borders.
Impact+ chairholders are expected to drive the translation of discoveries into applications, commercialization and social and economic benefits for Canada and the world, while also developing the next generation of highly qualified personnel.
The Impact+ program provides opportunities for internationally renowned scholars and scientists in areas of strategic importance to Canada. Only candidates who are internationally based (both working and residing outside of Canada) at the time of the intake's application deadline are eligible to apply.
Nominees must be full professors or associate professors or, if recruited from outside the academic sector, must possess the necessary qualifications to be appointed at these levels. A Ph.D. in a relevant field is required by the University of Guelph.
The University of Guelph is now recruiting:
This opportunity will enable a world-class researcher to establish and lead an ambitious research program in advanced manufacturing systems and materials science relevant to Canada’s industrial, energy and sustainability priorities, positioning Canada at the forefront of advanced manufacturing innovation.
The Chair will establish and lead a world-class research program focused on electrified autonomous systems, with particular emphasis on the electrical engineering foundations of electrification, energy-constrained autonomous platforms (e.g., electric vehicles) and grid-connected intelligent infrastructure.
This opportunity will enable a world-class researcher to establish and lead an ambitious research program in an area of chemical science relevant to the Canadian nuclear power industry, positioning Canada at the forefront of clean energy innovation.
The chair's research program will advances molecular and cellular approaches to biotechnology, integrating fundamental biological insight with translational and applied impact.
This Chair will focus on the fundamental scientific and engineering principles that govern the transition from discovery-driven food research to market readiness, strengthening Canada’s capacity to translate food innovation into robust, scalable food manufacturing.
The Chair will contribute to advancing vegetable production to support national and global food security through. This may include, for example, leading-edge plant breeding methods, emerging technologies in field or greenhouse crop production systems, high-impact advancements in plant protection and plant physiology with a focus on climate-resilient crop production systems.