The Canada Excellence Research Chair in One Health
Lead a global research vision from Canada’s East Coast
The University of Prince Edward Island is seeking a Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in One Health in Rural Environments.
“UPEI 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, UPEI 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.” - UPEI's Strategic Research Plan
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The CERC in One Health Opportunity
“One Health is an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals, and ecosystems.” - World Health Organization (WHO)
The Canada Excellence Research Chair in One Health brings together four of UPEI's greatest research strengths: animal health, human health, climate change, and Indigenous ways of knowing. These research strengths are supported by UPEI’s 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 UPEI. Research Chairs within UPEI’s signature research areas include four Tier 2 Canada Research Chairs— in Geospatial Humanities; Social Epidemiology for Healthy Animals; Remote Sensing and Water Security; and Biomedical Genetics—all 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 UPEI?
The University’s beautiful 140-acre home campus is in Charlottetown, PEI's capital city. UPEI 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, UPEI 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.
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Supporting research at UPEI
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 UPEI 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.
