The University of Ottawa has created the Francophone Mobility Chairs (FMC) program to support international researchers who would like to spend time on the University campus.

Overview

Status: Open

The incumbent Francophone Mobility Chair must contribute to meeting the program’s objectives, which are:

  1. To uphold and strengthen the University of Ottawa’s tradition of excellence in research on the Francophonie in Ontario, in Canada, and around the world, and on the realities of the Francophone world.
  2. To promote research on the Francophonie in keeping with the University’s strategic directions of research development. 
  3. To encourage interdisciplinary research on the Francophonie and on the realities of the Francophone world.
  4. To foster the development and inclusion of new researchers on the Canadian and international Francophonie at every level (master’s students, doctoral candidates, postdocs, interns, researchers and professors).
  5. To ensure the internal and external visibility of the CRMF’s research activities, especially through knowledge mobilization, by working closely with the Collège des chaires de recherche sur le monde francophone (CCRMF).

Call for nominations

In a perfect fulfilment of both its Charter and its mandate, the University of Ottawa is expected to be at the forefront of research and teaching on the Francophonie. A significant proportion of its teaching and research programs is dedicated to consolidating, increasing and strengthening all aspects of the Francophonie. During its long history, the University has taken all kinds of innovative measures to effectively pursue this mandate.  

As part of the Chaires de recherche sur le monde francophone (CRMF) program, the University of Ottawa has created the Francophone Mobility Chairs to financially support international guest researchers during their stay at the University of Ottawa.  

Goals of the francophone mobility chair program 

The incumbent Francophone Mobility Chair must contribute to meeting the program’s objectives, which are: 

  1. To uphold and strengthen the University of Ottawa’s tradition of excellence in research on the Francophonie in Ontario, across Canada, and around the world, and on the realities of the Francophone world. 

  1. To promote research on the Francophonie in keeping with the University’s strategic directions of research development.  

  1. To encourage interdisciplinary research on the Francophonie and on the realities of the Francophone world. 

  1. To foster the development and inclusion of every level of new researcher (master’s students, doctoral candidates, postdocs, interns, researchers and professors) who would focus on the Canadian and international Francophonie. 

  1. To ensure the internal and external visibility of the CRMF’s research activities, especially through knowledge mobilization, by working closely with the Collège des chaires de recherche sur le monde francophone (CCRMF). 

Eligibility

  1. When considering nominations for the Francophone Mobility Chair, program officials will give priority to international (out-of-Canada) researchers who are recognized as specialists in the Francophonie in different domains. The program does not impose any restrictions on candidate nationality or country of residence. University of Ottawa professors are not eligible for the Francophone Mobility Chair. The incumbent will receive assistance from the CCRMF and Human Resources to obtain a Canadian work permit for the duration of their stay. 

  1. The candidate must hold a full-time position as a professor at a university or an accredited research institution. 

  1. The Francophone Mobility Chair program will not fund any doctoral or post-doctoral projects or candidates. 

  1. The selection committee will only accept nominations that are submitted and supported by a full-time University of Ottawa professor. Clinical professors are also invited to support and submit nominations.  

Funding 

Each Francophone Mobility Chair will receive a grant of up to $3,333 CAD per month for up to three months (with the exception of June and July). The amount will be adjusted based on the duration of the stay.  

Travel expenses to and from the guest researcher’s location or country of origin and the University of Ottawa will be borne by: 

  1. the University of Ottawa professor who nominated and is sponsoring the person selected for the chair (using funds subject to the rules governing the eligibility of travel costs, as established in University of Ottawa Policy 21 and Procedure 16-11), or  

  1. the incumbent of the Francophone Mobility Chair.