Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Neuro AI

The successful candidate will hold a full-time tenured or tenure-track position at the uOttawa Faculty of Medicine’s Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. The Faculty of Medicine is the first and largest bilingual medical faculty in Canada, consisting of over 2,500 faculty members, including clinicians and researchers.

The successful candidate will be an integral member of uOttawa’s Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, a major hub of clinical and biomedical research at the Faculty. The CMM department boasts approximately 35 full-time biomedical laboratories, with many additional members located in affiliated hospital research institutes, cross-appointed from various clinical and basic science departments, and/or government agencies across the National Capital Region.

Members of CMM have established innovative, multi-disciplinary research programs spanning the fields of regenerative medicine, genomics, cancer biology, bioinformatics, cellular communication, cardiovascular and vascular biology, neuroscience, and developmental biology.

We are interested in identifying an established neuroscientist who is an internationally recognized leader in their field. The Chair’s mandate will be aligned with the uOttawa goal of redefining health care systems, with the expectation that their focus will include areas and conditions linking the brain and heart. 

We seek a computational neuroscientist whose work bridges AI approaches and the study of neural networks, translating cellular and circuit principles into next-generation AI and neuromorphic systems. This may include biophysically grounded neural modeling, spiking network theory, and machine learning. The successful candidate will lead an innovative program connecting theory, large-scale simulation, and experimental collaboration.

The successful candidate will be an integral part of our dynamic and research-intensive environment with access to state-of-the-art facilities and strong support from the University of Ottawa, where artificial intelligence research has been identified as a strategic priority within our 'Digital World' research mandate.

In addition to the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (CMM), this environment encompasses the Faculty of Medicine’s clinical departments (e.g., Department of Medicine), as well as the School of Epidemiology and Public Health (SEPH), Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology (BMI), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (SPS) and the Department of Innovation in Medical Education (DIME).

The candidate will also be a member of the Brain-Heart Interconnectome (BHI). The BHI is a ground-breaking interdisciplinary research program designed to accelerate prevention, detection, treatment, and care of health conditions linked to the brain and the heart through research co-produced with patients and other knowledge users.

Deadline: April 6, 2026

Applications should be submitted by email as one PDF document sent to this address: [email protected].

The selection process will begin immediately after the closing date and will continue until the position is filled. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Please address your cover letter to the following person:

Dr. Julie St-Pierre, Vice-President, Research and Innovation
University of Ottawa
550 Cumberland St., room 246
Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5 CANADA

For questions, please email: [email protected].

Ad posted on March 6, 2026.

Located on the unceded territory of the Anishinaabe-Algonquin people, in the heart of the nation's capital and in close proximity to multiple national agencies, the University of Ottawa is one of Canada's top ten research-intensive universities. It is recognised as the first and largest bilingual university in North America and offers strong connections to organisational, government and policy interest holders.

The University of Ottawa is committed to ensuring equity, diversity and inclusion in the scholarly and leadership environments of our students, staff and faculty. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples in Canada, visible minority members (racialized persons), persons with disabilities, women and all qualified applicants with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with equitable, diverse and inclusive communities. Applicants who wish to be considered as a member of one or more designated groups should complete the confidential Self-Identification Questionnaire when they apply.

In accordance with government policy, all qualified candidates are invited to apply; however, preference will be given to Canadians and permanent residents. When submitting your application, please indicate if you are legally entitled to work in Canada.

The University of Ottawa provides accommodations for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you are invited to proceed in the selection process, please notify us of any accommodations that you require by emailing the Office of the Vice-Provost, Faculty Relations, at [email protected]. Any information you send us will be handled respectfully and in complete confidence.

The University of Ottawa is proud of its more than 175-year tradition of bilingualism. Through its Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute, the University provides second-language training to staff members and their spouses.