We are looking for an exceptional researcher who leads a globally recognized research program on international law and comparative law. The goal of this chair is to increase the intensity and impact of research in the fields of international law and comparative law while developing wide-ranging international partnerships with researchers, international organizations, and civil society actors, notably within the Francophonie. The successful applicant will hold a permanent regular position in the Civil Law Section of the Faculty of Law, where they will be called upon to play a leading role in research, including interdisciplinary research, and in the education of graduate students (LL.M., Ph.D.).
Depending on their proposed areas of research, the successful applicant could contribute to the activities of one or more of the following research centres at the University of Ottawa: the Human Rights Research and Education Centre; the Centre for International Policy Studies; the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Citizenship and Minorities; the Research Centre on the Future of Cities; the uOttawa Public Law Centre; the Centre for Environmental Law and Global Sustainability; the Centre for Law, Technology and Society; the Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics; and the Interdisciplinary Centre for Black Health. The successful applicant could also participate in the activities of the University’s chairs on the Francophonie (particularly the Senghor chair and research chairs on international Francophonie).
There are also several opportunities to partner with other units in the Faculty, including the Centre sur les cultures juridiques et le droit civil; the University Research Chair on Accountable Artificial Intelligence in a Global Context; the JuriGlobe World Legal Systems Research Group; the Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory on the Rights of the Child; and the International Law Group, which is jointly managed with the Common Law Section.
Located on the unceded ancestral lands of the Omamiwiiniwug Algonquin nation, the Faculty of Law of the University of Ottawa boasts 35 full-time faculty members in its Civil Law Section and 75 in its Common Law Section, which combined with its six research centres, 15 chairs, and three laboratories, fosters an exceptional intellectual environment for study (or learning), research and teaching. Our graduate programs include a general master’s degree (LL.M.) and master’s degrees with the following concentrations: international humanitarian and security law; global sustainability and environmental law; international trade law and foreign investment; feminist and gender studies; health law, policy and ethics; and law and technology. We also offer a doctoral program in law (Ph.D.).
Our faculty is located within walking distance of many major public and international law institutions in Canada, with which we enjoy close ties and privileged relationships, including Canada’s Parliament, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Canada, and Global Affairs Canada, as well as several embassies and the headquarters of major international organizations, such as the UN High Commission for Refugees, Amnesty International, the International Development Research Centre, and the Canadian Red Cross. The Faculty is an ideal place to teach and conduct research in international law and comparative law.
Tier 1 Chairs, tenable for seven years and renewable once, are for outstanding researchers acknowledged by their peers as world leaders in their fields. For each Tier 1 Chair, the institution receives $200,000 annually for seven years. Nominees for Tier 1 Chair positions must be full professors or associate professors who are expected to be promoted to the full professor level within one or two years of the nomination. Alternatively, if they come from outside the academic sector, nominees must possess the necessary qualifications to be appointed at these levels. New CRC nominees are also eligible for infrastructure support from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to help acquire state-of-the-art equipment essential to their work.