CRMF – Call for nominations | Research and innovation

Overview

Status: Open

In the winter of 2019, the Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation (OVPRI) created the program “Chaires de Recherche sur le Monde Francophone” (CRMF). The program is one of the most important research initiatives on Ontarian, Canadian and international Francophonies and on the realities of the Francophone world.

In addition to undertaking a research program and overseeing organization of research activities linked to chair objectives, the chairholder must actively participate in the Collège des chaires de recherche du monde francophone (CCRMF) and the Institut du Savoir Monfort (ISM) and work to disseminate, develop and promote research on the Francophonie and realities of the Francophone world.

The chairs’ scope will be determined, first and foremost, by the chairholders’ areas of research, and must be consistent with the planned areas of research mentioned below, as well as the the University’s Strategic Areas of Research. Chairholders must be regular University of Ottawa professors.

Each chair must have a clear objective regarding study, analysis and interpretation of one or several aspects of the Francophonie. It must fully dedicate the resources of the program to research, organization of research activities and dissemination of knowledge and research on the francophone world. Francophone-related matters cannot be a minor research consideration or restricted to administrative areas.

Each CRMF chairholder must submit an annual report as well as a five-year report on activities, benefits and promotion of the work of his or her chair to the director of the Collège des Chaires, the Dean of his or her faculty and the Vice-President, Research and Innovation.

Planned areas of research

The planned areas of research will explore the issues and challenges in the health sector, particularly as they relate to Francophones in Ontario.

Term and funding

The “Chaires de Recherche sur le Monde Francophone” have a five-year term, which can be renewed only once, subject to the recommendation from their faculty dean, from the program steering committee, which will include ISM representatives, and the University of Ottawa’s Research Chairs Evaluation Committee.

The Chairholder will receive an annual allocation of $50,000 in research funds for the duration of their mandate (25 000$ from OVPRI and 25 000$ from ISM).

Eligibility criteria

This call for nominations is open to regular professors of the University of Ottawa.

Individuals who have previously held a Research Chair on the Canadian Francophonie, or any other research chair funded by the University of Ottawa (for example: University Research Chair or Distinguished Research Chair) are not eligible under the CRMF program. In addition, individuals who currently hold any other research chair at the University of Ottawa (for example: Endowed Chair, Canada Research Chair) or by the Institut du Savoir Montfort, are not eligible under the CRMF program.

In addition, individuals who currently hold any other research chair at the University of Ottawa (for example: Endowed Chair, Canada Research Chair) are not eligible for the CRMF during their term.

Nomination process

Nomination packages must be submitted to the Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation: rcca-coord@uottawa.ca.

The application must include the following documents:

A letter of support from the Dean of the Faculty presenting and justifying the nomination (maximum 2 pages);
Chair title (e.g., Research Chair on the Francophonie in Ontario and...) and research project summary: Provide a 100-word summary, written in lay language, describing the uniqueness and importance of the proposed research program. This summary may be used for advertising purposes;
Proposed research program written by the nominee (maximum five pages) – see the document with detailed instructions for the presentation;
A statement on equity, diversity, and inclusion philosophy and practice (maximum one page);
Budget plan and justification: The total budget is $50,000 per year for five years and may be used to support the core costs of research (e.g., research assistants/associates, graduate students, consumable supplies, and user fees). Up to $5K of the total budget may be used as a salary supplement to the nominee. In this section, please explain and justify how the budget will be used and the proportion of the budget to be allocated to costs of research versus a salary supplement. Note that the funding allocated for the core costs of research is provided in addition to and not as a substitute for a nominee’s concurrent sources of external funding;
Current Curriculum Vitae (OCGS format (PDF, 128 KB) or uoCV, last eight years; please include career interruptions such as parental or sick leaves that may have impacted your record of research. These will be taken into consideration in the selection process);
List of the nominee’s five most significant research contributions made during his or her career, explaining their significance and impact;
Names and email addresses of four (4) independent reviewers with no conflict of interest, including at least one from abroad; and
All applicants are required to complete the institutional self-identification questionnaire, the Count-me in Survey (accessible via VirtuO). By applying for this opportunity, applicants agree that designated administrators in Research Management Services can use the self-identification data from the Count-me in Survey for adjudication purposes. Individual data will be kept confidential on a secured server, and only aggregated data may be shared with selection committee members.

Candidates can contact the Director of the Collège des Chaires de recherche sur le monde francophone, Professor Jonathan Paquette, for suggestions and guidance on the preparation of their application.

Detailed instructions (PDF, 191 KB)

Conflict of Interest Policy

In order to avoid any conflict of interest, please ensure that the potential reviewers listed in the application:

are not affiliated in any way with the University of Ottawa (including hospitals and research institutes);
have no personal relationship with the nominee (including close friend, relative, former PhD or postdoctoral supervisor, mentor, a student previously under the nominee's supervision);
have not collaborated, published or shared funding with the nominee in the last six years, or have no plans to do so in the immediate future;
are not involved in the proposed program of research; and
are not in a position to gain or lose financially/materially from the outcome of the nomination.

Teaching Release

CRMF chairholders may be eligible for teaching release of a one-semester course as negotiated with the Dean of the Faculty.

End of chair mandate

The University provides two additional years from the end date of the chair to expend any residual funds remaining in the research account. No extension will be granted beyond this period.

CRMF – Call for nominations

Overview

Status: Open

Planned areas of research

Term and funding

Eligibility criteria

Nomination process

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Conflict of Interest Policy

Teaching Release

End of chair mandate