FW: Hiring a Canada Excellence Research Chair (applications due Dec 14)

[Stacy VanDeveer]

FYI, colleagues 

 

From: EnvironmentalGovernance <environmentalgo...@mailman22.u.washington.edu> on behalf of Schwartz, Elizabeth via EnvironmentalGovernance <environment...@u.washington.edu>
Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
To: environment...@u.washington.edu <environment...@u.washington.edu>
Subject: [Environmental Politics & Governance (EPG) Hiring a Canada Excellence Research Chair (applications due Dec 14)

CAUTION: EXTERNAL SENDER

The Department of Political Science at Memorial University seeks applicants to the Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) Program. CERCs are appointed for a (non-renewable) period of eight years in values of $8 million ($1,000,000 per year) or $4 million ($500,000 per year).

We are looking for a scholar with a specialization in Comparative Democratic Resilience in the Global South, and while the position description doesn't specifically mention environmental politics or governance, we are encourage applicants with research agendas in this area. 

Applications must be received by December 14, 2025. You can find the full job ad here. 

https://www.mun.ca/political-science/media/production/memorial/academic/faculty-of-humanities-and-social-sciences/political-science/media-library/CERC%20Job%20Ad_13%20Nov%202025.pdf 

ELIZABETH SCHWARTZ, PhD (she/her)
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
Director, Hub for the Study of Local Governance in Newfoundland and Labrador

 

Memorial University
St. John’s, NL, Canada  A1C 5S7
Science Building   |   Room SN 2040
esch...@mun.ca   |   709-864-8303
www.slghub.ca

 

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