Canada Impact+ Emerging Leader in cancer research and therapeutics
University of Ottawa — The Ottawa Hospital - General Campus
Posted 2026-09-28
Job Type: Academic Regular Faculty/Department: BMI Professors The University of Ottawa (uOttawa) invites applications for a tenure-track Canada Impact+ Emerging Leader position in cancer research and/or cell therapy, aligned with the Government of Canada strategic priority area of Health. This position is associated with the Canada Impact+ Research Chair in Next-Generation Translational T Cell Immunotherapies in the Faculty of Medicine, as part of the Eddie Goldenberg Research Chairs of Canada Program (formerly Canada Impact+ Research Chairs Program). We seek candidates whose research program advances the understanding, development, or clinical translation of immune-based therapies for human disease, including cancer and other conditions where immune modulation offers transformative potential. Areas of expertise may include, but are not limited to, immunology, cellular therapies, synthetic biology, bioengineering, systems biology, computational and AI-enabled approaches or translational medicine. The successful candidate will leverage our established strengths in immunology, cancer research, translational medicine, and biomanufacturing to build an ambitious research program that sp