Five recently listed jobs from Memorial University in Newfoundland and Labrador have drawn criticism from a number of professors and public figures as the positions exclude heterosexual white males.
The listings, posted earlier this month, advertise five prestigious research roles in the Canada Research Chairs Program, a federally backed initiative that includes quotas for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in hiring. The listings say the jobs are only open to “women, 2SLGBTQIA+ people; Indigenous peoples; racialized persons; and persons with disabilities.”
Memorial University said the job requirements are needed to maintain program funding and align with policy for the federally funded Canada Research Chairs Program, which funds about 2,000 academic positions across Canada and has included DEI targets since 2021….