Ryerson begins search for Canada Excellence Research Chair
Photo: Ryerson is one of nine universities across Canada nominated to select an internationally recognized scholar to fill a research chair position.
Responding to one of the most pressing global issues our generation faces, Ryerson’s Canada Excellence Research Chair (external link) (CERC) in Migration and Integration will lead an internationally recognized research program.
One of the most prestigious research awards in Canada and internationally, the Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC) program supports and builds the global reputation of Canadian universities and leaders in research and innovation. Ryerson is one of nine Canadian universities selected to fill a CERC. The chair in Migration and Integration is this year’s only chair based in the social sciences and humanities and is supported by a $10 million Tri-Agency grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (external link) (SSHRC), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (external link) (NSERC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (external link) (CIHR). The CERC program funds top-tier, world-renowned researchers and their team for a period of seven years to build a robust research program addressing significant challenges in these domains.
“This award puts in the spotlight Ryerson’s excellence in community-engaged research,” said Vice-President, Research and Innovation Steven Liss. “At the centre of Canada’s most diverse city, Ryerson is uniquely poised to take on the task of exploring the contemporary challenges of migration and integration.”
With the Ryerson Centre for Immigration and Settlement, the university is a leader in immigration studies, exploring migration, integration, as well as refugee and diaspora studies, and has a stellar track-record of creating knowledge that impacts policy and practices. The chair will be particularly relevant at Ryerson, with its ethnically diverse faculty and student population, and based in Toronto, where immigrants make up almost half the population.
Professor Usha George, director of the Ryerson Centre for Immigration and Settlement, noted that the chair will strengthen the Centre’s mandate. “The CERC in Migration and Integration will further drive Ryerson’s objective to lead in community-driven knowledge creation with immigrant and refugee communities, settlement agencies, policy-makers and citizen groups.”
Learn more about the Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) opportunity at Ryerson online or contact us at CERC@torontomu.ca.