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Université de Sherbrooke (Québec, Canada) invites world-leading researchers to apply for one of several prestigious Canada Impact+ Research Chair opportunities. Welcome to international and expatriate researchers! The Université de Sherbrooke stands out among Canada’s leading research universities. Known for groundbreaking research achievements, it has remained true to its core values over the years: sustainable development; equity, diversity and inclusion; and ongoing collaboration with its community and partners. We are inviting applications from the international scientific community with the goal of offering, through this process, between 7 and 14 faculty positions for professors who will have the opportunity to hold one of the prestigious Impact+ Research Chairs. The Chairs are valued at $500,000 or $1,000,000 per year for 8 years, with the possibility of a 4-year extension at 50% of the initial award value per year. The...

Position description The Department of Biology in the Faculty of Arts and Science at Concordia University invites applications for a tenure track faculty position and Tier II Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Applied Synthetic Biology at the rank of Assistant Professor. The CRC will support and expand upon Concordia University’s research programs in synthetic biology, bioengineering and biomanufacturing with an applied focus on sustainability, food security, and/or human health. The successful candidate will have a strong track record in the design and engineering of microbial, plant, and/or mammalian cells in areas such as (but not limited to) renewable energies, biomaterials, foods, or medical therapeutics. They will establish a research program that will benefit from, and foster growth of, our state-of-the-art Centre for Applied Synthetic Biology, Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics, Genome Foundry, and Bioprocessing Facility.  The successful...