University of Lethbridge bars white applicants from genomics research chair job
The university justified the race-based hiring restriction by citing “underrepresentation of racialized scholars."
The University of Lethbridge is openly restricting applicants for a prestigious federally backed genomics research position exclusively to what it calls “racialized individuals,” according to a newly posted job advertisement.
The posting, seeking candidates for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in “Genomics in Precision Health,” states that “only applicants who self-identify as a racialized individual will be considered for this CRC opportunity.”
The university justified the race-based hiring restriction by citing “underrepresentation of racialized scholars” and referencing Section 10.1 of the Alberta Human Rights Act.
