Canada Impact+ Research Chairs

SFU is recruiting leading international researchers with expertise in areas like quantum, cybersecurity and AI, cleantech, community and climate resilience, health, and food security through the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs program.

SFU is recruiting leading international researchers with expertise in areas like quantum, cybersecurity and AI, cleantech, community and climate resilience, health, and food security.

Recruiting leading international researchers

The Government of Canada is investing $1.7 billion in the new Canada Impact+ Research Chairs program to recruit internationally renowned researchers with expertise in the Government of Canada’s eight strategic priority areas to address national and global challenges. These include quantum, cybersecurity and AI, cleantech, community and climate resilience, health, and food security.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible to allow time for SFU to review applications and answer applicant questions.

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Why join SFU as a researcher?

SFU is ranked as Canada's top university for innovation. As a leading research university with global impact, SFU is one of Canada's fastest-growing research universities, with its sponsored research income reaching over $275 million in 2025.

SFU delivers excellence in research, innovation and sustainability, around the world. Building on a solid foundation of fundamental research, our researchers are committed to challenging conventions, celebrating new ideas and engaging with the community to support positive change.

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SFU provides academics like Wendy Chun, Canada 150 Research Chair in New Media, with the foundation to produce high-impact scholarship.

SFU researchers benefit from deep investments in talent, facilities, funding, industry collaborations and spin-off support.

Benefits for researchers at SFU

With research expertise in the areas of AI, quantum computing and climate innovation, our researchers benefit from deep investments in talent, facilities, funding, industry collaborations and spin-off support.

SFU facilities and resources that Impact+ Chairs would have access to include: 4D Labs, advanced computing resources (the Big Data Hub, Canada’s fastest academic supercomputer, Research Data Centre, Research Computing Group), the Clean Hydrogen Hub, Climate Innovation, Knowledge Mobilization Hub, Community-Engaged Research Initiative (CERi), and the Public Knowledge Project.

Researchers also have access to internal and external research funding opportunities and the SFU Library.

The westcoast lifestyle

SFU has campuses in Vancouver, Surrey and Burnaby—the biggest cities on the west coast of Canada, with the ocean and mountains at your doorstep for year-round outdoor adventures. These vibrant, multi-cultural cities are also home to diverse communities and many arts, culture, and foodie offerings.

With vibrant campuses in B.C.'s three largest cities, SFU is not just shaping minds, we're also shaping communities.

Take your research to the next level at SFU

SFU welcomes inquiries from all established researchers working internationally who are interested in a Canada Impact+ Research Chair position at SFU.

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