Tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor position at the University of Calgary

[Amanda Sullivan]

I’m happy to share that the University of Calgary is recruiting an assistant or associate professor (tenure track) for a Tier II Canada Research Chair (CRC) in School-Based Mental Health. Among other things, the Chair provides at least $40,000/year research funding for 5 years along with a reduced teaching load of 2 courses/year. You can find the position posting at https://careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/18125344-canada-research-chair-tier-ii-school-based-mental-health. Applications are due October 16.

I joined the University of Calgary as a professor and director for the Centre for Wellbeing in Education earlier this year and am excited to work with whoever is hired. This is a great opportunity to engage in research and knowledge translation to support capacity building and systems change. In my experience thus far, educators here consistently communicate how much they value research, research-based practice, and partnership with scholars. The position is within the Werklund School of Education where there’s a heavy emphasis on diversity, equity, inclusion, Indigenous education, social justice, decolonization, and neuroaffirming practice—this is also true university-wide. There’s incredible diversity in the scholarship in the School and university, and DEI, community-based, participatory, and qualitative research are held in high esteem. This is also true within the funding agencies here.

I suspect many within our school psychology community would find the emphasis and value placed on DEI, social justice, and decolonization particularly refreshing and supportive—not to mention the general culture around work-life balance, wellbeing, and autonomy. There’s also growing investments in mental health research and initiatives, including MTSS, so there’s lots of opportunities to leverage your expertise and experience doing this work in the states.

I had a great experience with the university facilitating immigration and relocation for me and my family members. The university has a strong faculty union, under which generous financial and administrative supports immigration processes, house hunting, and moving expenses. There are also strong health and retirement benefits.

I am happy to chat with anyone who has questions about the position or my experience acclimating to the university, Calgary, and Canada. Calgary has a large immigrant community and a wealth of arts, culture, and outdoor activities to enjoy—including being just 90 minutes from Banff National Park and an extensive network of parks, hiking and biking trails, rivers, lakes, forests, prairies, etc. in the city and surrounding areas.

Please email me at Amanda....@ucalgary.ca if you’d like to chat.

Best,

Amanda

Amanda L. Sullivan, PhD

Professor, Werklund School of Education

Director, Centre for Wellbeing in Education

University of Calgary

EDT 438, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB Canada T2N 1N4

amanda....@ucalgary.ca

[Amanda Sullivan]

Hi all,

This is just a reminder about this call for applicants due 10/16. I also wanted to offer a clarification on the eligibility given this unique opportunity. Per the posting, candidates should be  within 10 years of either earning their highest degree or holding their first independent academic research-related appointment. For the latter, this would generally entail tenure track faculty positions or independent researcher positions--i.e., not including post-docs or other supervised/directed research appointments. In addition, this 10-year period does not include eligible leaves which are generally credited as twice the time taken. You can find more information here: https://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/program-programme/nomination-mise_en_candidature-eng.aspx#s3.

Please share with early and mid-career scholars who may be interested. 

Wishing you wellness,

Amanda

Amanda L. Sullivan, PhD

Director, Centre for Wellbeing in Education

Werklund School of Education 

University of Calgary

EDT 438, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB Canada T2N 1N4

amanda....@ucalgary.ca

On Mon, Sep 14, 2026 at 10:05 AM Amanda Sullivan <amandasu...@gmail.com> wrote:

I’m happy to share that the University of Calgary is recruiting an assistant or associate professor (tenure track) for a Tier II Canada Research Chair (CRC) in School-Based Mental Health. Among other things, the Chair provides at least $40,000/year research funding for 5 years along with a reduced teaching load of 2 courses/year. You can find the position posting at https://careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/18125344-canada-research-chair-tier-ii-school-based-mental-health. Applications are due October 16.

I joined the University of Calgary as a professor and director for the Centre for Wellbeing in Education earlier this year and am excited to work with whoever is hired. This is a great opportunity to engage in research and knowledge translation to support capacity building and systems change. In my experience thus far, educators here consistently communicate how much they value research, research-based practice, and partnership with scholars. The position is within the Werklund School of Education where there’s a heavy emphasis on diversity, equity, inclusion, Indigenous education, social justice, decolonization, and neuroaffirming practice—this is also true university-wide. There’s incredible diversity in the scholarship in the School and university, and DEI, community-based, participatory, and qualitative research are held in high esteem. This is also true within the funding agencies here.

I suspect many within our school psychology community would find the emphasis and value placed on DEI, social justice, and decolonization particularly refreshing and supportive—not to mention the general culture around work-life balance, wellbeing, and autonomy. There’s also growing investments in mental health research and initiatives, including MTSS, so there’s lots of opportunities to leverage your expertise and experience doing this work in the states.

I had a great experience with the university facilitating immigration and relocation for me and my family members. The university has a strong faculty union, under which generous financial and administrative supports for immigration processes, house hunting, and moving expenses. There are also strong health and retirement benefits.