A full professor in the Department of Philosophy at the Université de Montréal, Frédéric Bouchard has been the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at the Université de Montréal since June 2017. A philosopher of science and philosopher of biology, his interdisciplinary research focuses on the theoretical foundations of evolutionary biology and ecology as well as on the relationship between science and society. He was Associate Vice-Rector for Research, Discovery, Creation and Innovation at the University of Montreal, and the first holder of the ÉSOPE Chair in Philosophy (2014-2016). He is a member of the Interuniversity Research Center on Science and Technology and served as its director (2014-2015). He was elected President of the Association francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS) for a two-year term (2015-2017) and was President of the Canadian Philosophical Association. He is also involved in several organizations working to advance research. He is a member of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and the MILA. He currently chairs the Board of Directors of the Érudit platform and of the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ).