Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Computational Biology Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Science

Competition No. 26.10.267 Competition No. 26.10.267 Posting Date October 29, 2026 Category Closing Date Full-Time Tenure-Track Commensurate with qualifications and experience. A review of applications will begin January 3, 2027 and continue until a suitable candidate is found.

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MacEwan University’s Faculty of Arts and Science is seeking applications for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Computational Biology. We seek an emerging research leader who uses computational approaches to address important questions in the life sciences. The successful applicant will receive a full-time, probationary tenure-track position, at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, in the Department of Biological Sciences. The position will commence July 1, 2027, subject to final budgetary approval. This position will support and build on MacEwan University’s Teaching Greatness: Strategic Vision 2030.

MacEwan University, in the heart of downtown Edmonton, is dedicated to providing undergraduate students with a transformative, academically rigorous, and personal learning experience in a creative, collaborative, and supportive learning setting. MacEwan continues to evolve and adapt to meet the changing needs of its students and the communities it serves, offers student-focused instruction, and inspires students through a powerful combination of academic excellence and personal learning opportunities.

The Department of Biological Sciences is seeking a candidate whose research falls broadly within computational biology, including but not limited to bioinformatics, multi-omics analysis, computational ecology, mathematical and computational modelling of biological systems, or big data applications in the life sciences.



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 successful candidate will contribute service to the institution and to undergraduate teaching within the Department of Biological Sciences. Teaching responsibilities may include courses in bioinformatics, computational biology, biological data analysis, or other areas aligned with the candidate's expertise. The successful applicant will have a reduced teaching load during the CRC appointment.

This position represents a strategic investment in computationally driven biological research and interdisciplinary scholarship at MacEwan University. The successful candidate will establish, with the support of MacEwan’s Office of Research Services, a new research institute and serve as its director. This interdisciplinary institute will bring together researchers from Departments across the institution, including Biological Sciences, Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics, and Physical Sciences, to tackle complex biological challenges through data-intensive and computational approaches. This institute will serve as a hub for computationally-enabled biological research across the University, and will develop partnerships with external organizations such as industry, healthcare organizations, government agencies, and research institutions. In alignment with MacEwan’s mandate as an undergraduate University, the institute will support undergraduate research experiences in computational and data-driven biology. The successful candidate will be expected to deve

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