{"id":113269,"date":"2026-01-26T21:47:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T21:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/113269\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T21:47:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T21:47:26","slug":"queens-launches-campaign-to-recruit-international-research-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/113269\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen\u2019s launches campaign to recruit international research leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Attracting academic excellence and leadership is core to the university\u2019s mission to advance teaching and research. To help achieve these goals, Queen\u2019s is participating in a federal program being labelled one of the most ambitious global talent initiatives in Canadian history. The Canada Global Impact+ Research Talent Initiative<\/a> was announced in late 2025 as a suite of programs funded with $1.7 billion to attract leading international researchers to Canada. The focus is to recruit world-leading researchers in critical fields that will deliver direct economic, societal, and health benefits for Canadians. Recently, as part of this initiative, Queen\u2019s has launched an institutional campaign<\/a> to invite outstanding established scholars to express their interest in joining the Queen\u2019s community.<\/p>\n

“As other countries constrain academic freedoms and undermine cutting-edge research, Canada is investing in\u2014and doubling down on\u2014science,” says The Honourable M\u00e9lanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions. “By attracting the top minds from around the world to work alongside exceptional Canadian researchers, the Government of Canada is building the kind of scientific and academic powerhouse that drives the strongest economy in the G7. Today\u2019s investment is about securing Canada\u2019s place at the forefront of discovery and innovation and leveraging our strength in science to support our future well-being and prosperity for generations to come.”<\/p>\n

The federal Talent program has four major streams that will see support over 12 years. The first, the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs<\/a> program will provide established researchers with either $8 million or $4 million in funding over eight years, with the opportunity for a four-year extension. Chairs will lead mission driven, high-impact research programs and are expected to build strong Canadian and international partnerships, while translating research into practice, policy, and commercialization.\u00a0Queen\u2019s has begun a multi-stage recruitment for this stream in fields aligned to government priority areas, including advanced digital technologies, climate resilience, advanced materials, and health. The institutional recruitment campaign will run until positions are filled.<\/p>\n

“Queen\u2019s is delighted to be recruiting through the Canada lmpact+ Research Chairs program,” says Nancy Ross, Vice-Principal (Research). “We are looking for outstanding international research leaders to participate in what is the most ambitious global talent initiative in Canada\u2019s history.”<\/p>\n

Additional streams include the Canada Impact+ Emerging Leaders program for international early career researchers. Support will be provided at $100,000 per year for six years with an opportunity for another six-year extension. To support the recruited researchers, the Canada Impact+ Research Infrastructure Fund<\/a> will provide an additional $400 million pool over six years to ensure the world-class facilities they need to achieve their research goals are ready and available. Further details about Queen\u2019s recruitment campaign for these two funds will be forthcoming.<\/p>\n

The final stream is the Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards. This is a one-time national funding program designed to attract outstanding global doctoral and postdoctoral talent and strengthen Canada\u2019s research ecosystem. Doctoral awards are valued at $40,000 per year for up to three years and postdoctoral awards provide $70,000 per year for up to two years. A total of 15 awards is allocated to Queen\u2019s. Applications are due February 9, with more information available on the School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs<\/a> website.<\/p>\n

For more information on Queen\u2019s recruitment campaigns, including eligibility and deadlines, visit the Vice-Principal Research Portfolio<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Attracting academic excellence and leadership is core to the university\u2019s mission to advance teaching and research. To help…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":113270,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":{"0":"post-113269","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-queens","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-city","10":"tag-nyc","11":"tag-queens","12":"tag-queens-headlines","13":"tag-queens-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113269\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}