Tier 2 Canada Research Chair, Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Director

Maria T. Schneider Social Innovation Institute, Triffo School of Business Competition No. 26.05.95 Category Closing Date Full-Time Tenure-Track. Commensurate with qualifications and experience. A review of applications will begin July 15, 2026 and continue until a suitable candidate is found.

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MacEwan University's Triffo School of Business is seeking applications for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Director of the Maria T. Schneider Social Innovation Institute. The position will commence January 1, 2027, or as close to that date as mutually agreed, subject to final budgetary approval. This position will support and build on MacEwan University's Teaching Greatness: Strategic Vision 2030 The CRC will build on the Triffo School of Business' strengths in community-driven social innovation, transforming ideas into action and community impact. The successful applicant will receive a full-time, probationary tenure-track position (at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor) and may be rooted in any of the four Departments in the Triffo School of Business. See our website Triffo
- MacEwan University for information on the Departments . The successful applicant will also serve as the Director of MacEwan's Maria T. Schneider Social Innovation Institute. Upon starting the academic appointment, the successful applicant will work with the University to apply for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair. For further information relating to a Tier 2 Chair, please click here . In addition to establishing a research program, the workload includes teaching and curriculum development, as well as contributions to university service. The successful applicant will have a reduced teaching load during the CRC appointment. MacEwan University,



in the heart of downtown Edmonton, leads with our Teaching Greatness: Strategic Vision 2030, dedicated to providing students with a transformative, academically rigorous, and personal learning experience in a creative, collaborative, and supportive learning environment. MacEwan continues to evolve and adapt to meet the changing needs of its students and the communities it serves, and today MacEwan offers student-focused instruction and inspires students through a powerful combination of academic excellence and personal learning opportunities. The Schneider Institute will be housed in MacEwan's new academic building, scheduled to open in Winter 2027. The Schneider Institute supports the entire entrepreneurial ecosystem from idea generation to commercialization and the implementation and scaling of ideas into a business enterprise. The Schneider Institute is an important hub for students, faculty members, and community partners to collaborate on social innovation and scale ideas into social enterprises. As part of its leadership in innovative teaching and research, the Schneider Institute serves as a space to facilitate ideation and convenes events to develop tools and approaches to support innovation. Among the Institute's interests are community-driven innovation and scaling up innovative ideas to drive entrepreneurial growth among disadvantaged and marginalized groups. As Director, your responsibilities will include leading the Schneider Institute in meeting and growing its mandate, managing students and research personnel, and fundraising and managing a budget to support its activities. Candidates with experience or interest in researching Indigenous business will have many opportunities at MacEwan University. Edmonton h

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