New research chairs for university

September 22, 2011

The government of Alberta is funding the creation of two research chairs for Athabasca University. The new chairs, one in Hydroecology and Environmental Health and the other in Computational Sustainability and Environmental Analytics, will be attached to The Athabasca River Basin Research Institute.

Alberta Advanced Education and Technology is providing the university with funding of up to $500,000 per year over the next seven years under the newly created Campus Alberta Innovation Program (CAIP). The CAIP was created to facilitate the recruitment of leading edge faculty and related research personnel to areas of emerging research and innovation priority.

The program is designed to recruit new research leaders to Alberta in specific areas. The chairs are aligned with the four strategic priority areas of the Alberta Innovates Corporations and Alberta Advanced Education and Technology: Energy and Environment, Food and Nutrition, Neuroscience/Prions and Water.

Athabasca University will begin an intensive recruiting campaign for the new chairs in the coming weeks. It is anticipated the positions will be filed by the end of the academic year.

For more information, contact:

John O'Brien
Manager, Communications and Media Relations
403-298-2931
jobrien@athabascau.ca

 

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Updated August 21, 2012