Canada Excellence Research Chairs
CERC at UdeM
2022 Competition
Frédérique Le Roux, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Eco-Evo-Patho of Microbes in Nature, Department of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, and Immunology, Faculty of medecine (web)
Evelyne de Leeuw, Canada Excellence Research Chair in One Urban Health, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of public health (web)
Carlos Silva Acuna, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Light-Matter Interactions, Department of physics, Faculty of arts and sciences (web)
2018 Competition
Irina Rish, Chaire d’excellence en recherche du Canada en intelligence artificielle autonome, Department of computer science and operations research, Faculty of arts and sciences (web)
About the 2026 CERC Competition
The Canada Excellence Research Chair Program, Canada's most prestigious Research Chair program, is designed to attract world‑renowned researchers and their teams to launch ambitious research programs at Canadian universities. Researchers recruited through this program are in a position to contribute to Canada's international competitiveness and the well-being of its people. They can also give Canadian institutions a competitive edge in the global research marketplace.
The CERC program is funded by the three federal research funding agencies: the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
Canada Excellence Research Chair Program
The Université de Montréal is seeking outstanding candidates for the current Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC) competition. Through this program, Chairholders will be awarded up to $1 million per year for a period of 8 years.
As required by the CERC Program, the University of Montreal has begun its process of recruiting international candidates.
Here is the list of different positions available in the proposed themes – these postings are closed.
Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS)
Cognitive Science - Department of Psychology
History of Emotions - Department of History
Astrophysics - Department of Physics
Faculty of Medicine
Precision Medicine of Diabetes - Department of Medicine
Antiviral Cellular Immunity - Department of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology
Contact us
Coordinator, Équipe des projets structurants, BRDV
For any questions related to the administrative management and monitoring of CERC files
Deputy Vice-Rector, Research (Society and Culture)
For any questions related to the CERC strategic priorities
