This program is dedicated to attracting and retaining top talent dedicated to brain-heart research.

Academic Positions

Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Women’s Heart-Brain Health

Application Deadline:  June 22, 2025, Deadline Extended to July 21.

The University of Ottawa invites applications for a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Women’s Heart-Brain Health. The successful candidate will hold a clinical non-tenure track academic appointment with the Faculty of Medicine Department of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology, with a clinical and scientific appointment at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI). They will be a Core Academic Member of the Brain-Heart Interconnectome (BHI). The Chairholder will hold or will be eligible to hold a licence to practice medicine with the College of Physician and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO). Candidates must hold FRCPC certification in Cardiology or Internal Medicine (or equivalent specialty certification) and appropriate experience in women’s health.

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Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC) – Multiple Disciplines

Application Deadline: July 07, 2025

The University of Ottawa (uOttawa) is seeking top-tier scholars for the 2026 Canada Excellence Research Chairs initiative.

The Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC) program is Canada’s most prestigious Research Chair initiative. The program is designed to attract the top tier of world-class researchers and their teams to launch ambitious research programs at Canadian universities, with the goal to advance the Government of Canada’s science, technology and innovation priorities.

The CERC recruitment process consists of two stages. Initially, candidates apply to an open job posting at uOttawa. The successful candidate will then work with the uOttawa to co-develop an application for the federal funding program. Appointment to a CERC university position is contingent upon receiving a CERC award. CERC awardees must begin their appointment within 12 months of accepting the award. The term is for eight years, with funding of either $8 million or $4 million over the duration.

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Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Animal Behavioural Neuroscience and the Brain-Heart Axis

Application Deadline: August 07, 2025

The Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ottawa and the affiliated Brain-Heart Interconnectome (BHI) invites applications for a Canada Research Chair Tier 2 position in Animal Behavioural Neuroscience and the Brain-Heart Axis, to investigate the role of the brain-heart axis in neurodegeneration, cognitive impairment, or mental illness in animal models.

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Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Vascular Dementia

Application Deadline: August 07, 2025

The University of Ottawa and Bruyère Health Research Institute invites applications for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Vascular Dementia.

We are interested in attracting early-career candidates with demonstrated strengths and recognition in vascular cognitive impairment. The candidate will have a strong understanding of cerebrovascular disease mechanisms, small vessel disease, stroke-related dementia, and neurovascular disfunction. Research expertise in healthy brain aging and dementia prevention is highly valued, including for example, the relationship of cerebrovascular disease on the development of cognitive impairment and the impact of vascular risk factor identification and management on reducing the risk of cognitive decline.  The candidate will be a team builder with strong potential to develop and foster local, pan Canadian and international collaborations. They will also be committed to training the next generation of researchers and using a research co-production approach involving patients and other users.

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