The Canada Excellence Research Chair in One Health
Lead a global research vision from Canada鈥檚 East Coast
The 17吃瓜 is seeking a Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in One Health in Rural Environments.
鈥�17吃瓜 has a strong reputation for research impact and for being home to world-class researchers and talented graduate students. Our university is committed to exploration and discovery and is driven by its desire to contribute outcomes that benefit our communities. Through collaborative endeavours and scholarly activities, 17吃瓜 seeks to create new knowledge and provide solutions to challenges facing our world. Core to this process is the development of the next generation of academic, scientific, community, and artistic leaders.鈥� - 17吃瓜's Strategic Research Plan
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The CERC in One Health Opportunity
鈥淥ne Health is an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals, and ecosystems.鈥� - World Health Organization (WHO)
The Canada Excellence Research Chair in One Health brings together four of 17吃瓜's greatest research strengths: animal health, human health, climate change, and Indigenous ways of knowing. These research strengths are supported by 17吃瓜鈥檚 expertise and in our Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies (IKERAS); new Faculty of Medicine; Faculty of Nursing; and, Faculty of Science and its School of Climate Change and Adaptation.
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Foundational research expertise to support One Health
Foundational research that supports One Health research is currently being conducted at 17吃瓜. Research Chairs within 17吃瓜鈥檚 signature research areas include four Tier 2 Canada Research Chairs鈥� in Geospatial Humanities; Social Epidemiology for Healthy Animals; Remote Sensing and Water Security; and Biomedical Genetics鈥攁ll connected to One Health. Endowed and sponsored Research Chairs that contribute to One Health research include the UNESCO Chair in Island Studies and Sustainability, Margaret and Wallace McCain Chair in Human Development and Health, and the Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre Chair in Animal Welfare.
Why 17吃瓜?
The University鈥檚 beautiful 140-acre home campus is in Charlottetown, PEI's capital city. 17吃瓜 has a strong reputation for research impact and for being home to world-class researchers and talented graduate students. The University is committed to exploration and discovery, and is driven in its desire to contribute outcomes that benefit our communities. Through collaborative endeavours and scholarly activities, 17吃瓜 seeks to create new knowledge and provide solutions to challenges facing our world. Core to this process is the development of the next generation of academic, scientific, community, and artistic leaders.
Supporting research at 17吃瓜
Our existing research strengths are supported by many traditional faculties of academic study, innovative and state-of-the-art facilities, and existing partnerships with internal and external organizations, making 17吃瓜 the perfect place to lead One Health research.
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Why Prince Edward Island?
Prince Edward Island's rural landscapes and coastal ecosystems provide the perfect living laboratory for the CERC in One Health. PEI is extremely vulnerable to climate change, contributing unique perspectives and features to a One Health approach and positive impacts on our human and animal populations and environment.
