Posting/Closing Date: July 15, 2024 to September 19, 2024
Workplace: All buildings
Department or Service: Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Polytechnique Montréal is an internationally recognized engineering university. Located in the heart of Montréal on Mount Royal, it is renowned for the high quality of the training offered at all levels, and for its multidisciplinary and multisectoral research, at the forefront of the local, national and international engineering.
Proud of its 150th years of history, it now welcomes close to 10,000 students and relies on the expertise of nearly 1,600 staff members with diverse skills, including more than 300 professors.
Polytechnique has been certified Gold by the STARS organization. Polytechnique is known for its innovative approach, and its active role in technological, economic, and social development. It values the diversity of its employees and adheres to an equal employment opportunity program for women, visible and ethnic minorities, Indigenous people and those with disabilities. Having received the Parity Certification from Women in Governance, it offers excellent working conditions, focusing on work-life balance and the well-being of its employees.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Polytechnique Montréal’s Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering comprises about 1,200 students, including some 400 graduate students. With 42 professors and three full-time lecturers, the department is a Canadian research leader in several sectors, such as transportation planning, structural and earthquake engineering, mining-waste management, hydraulics, and treatment of drinking water and wastewater. The department also hosts several chairs and research groups, notably MADITUC (Modèle d'analyse désagrégée des itinéraires de transport urbain collectif, or modelling system for transit service planning); CREDEAU (Centre de recherche, développement et validation des technologies et procédés en traitement des eaux, or research centre for water-treatment technologies); NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Drinking-Water Treatment and Distribution; Canada Research Chair in Modelling Complex Hydro-Environmental Systems; Canada Research Chair in Numerical Modelling and Experimental Simulation in Earthquake Engineering; Structural Engineering Research Group (GRS); Canada Research Chair in Decentralized and Small-Scale Water Treatment; Canada Research Chair on Personal Mobility; MOBILITÉ Research Chair on the Evaluation and Implementation of Sustainability in Transportation; NSERC Industrial Chair in Geothermal Energy for Geothermal Standing Column Wells in Industrial Buildings; Research Chair in Machine Learning Applied to Civil Infrastructure Monitoring; and the Geothermal and Hydrogeology Group. The department is a partner of RIME UQAT – Polytechnique (Institute for Research on Mines and the Environment).
The department is seeking a person with expertise and a particular interest in structural engineering to work in the Structural Engineering Research Group (GRS).
The GRS comprises highly qualified professors and research staff with different areas of expertise in design, laboratory testing methods and numerical computation, covering a wide range of applications for buildings, bridges and dams. The GRS’s core values are collegiality and a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, encouraging the creation of synergy and collaboration between its members.
The GRS’s research focuses on the in-depth study of major civil engineering structures, including buildings, bridges and hydraulic installations, in particular dams and hydroelectric power stations. GRS professors are involved in the development of innovative structural systems and new high-performance materials for the construction and renovation of structures. They play an active role in the development of national and international design codes and standards, targeting their research to meet current industry needs while anticipating future infrastructure requirements. They are part of two FRQNT (Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies) strategic clusters, the Centre d'études interuniversitaire des structures sous charges extrêmes (CEISCE, dedicated to the safety of civil engineering structures subjected to extreme effects induced by natural hazards, climate change and human activities) and the Centre de recherche sur les infrastructures en béton (CRIB, which innovates scientifically and technologically for the purpose of developing high-performing, durable and multipurpose concrete infrastructure with minimal ecological and energy footprints). The GRS’s approach aims to ensure complementary research into the behaviour of materials and structures, observations of large-scale structures in the laboratory and real structures in situ, computer simulations and experimental tests in the laboratory. Experimentation is carried out at Polytechnique Montréal’s Structural Laboratory, a world-class facility that is the result of recent investments of more than $50 million, mainly from Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) grants, including $8.5 million awarded in 2023, and is considered one of the most versatile in Canada. Among its equipment is state-of-the-art systems such as a seismic simulator, a unique hybrid multiaxial loading system and a large 12 MN press, enabling high-level research work, covering a range of scales from material to structural.
The candidate will need to demonstrate strong potential to conduct cutting-edge, innovative research in one or more of the following areas:
- Experimental research on large-scale structures and structural elements (concrete, steel, wood);
- Behaviour of structures subjected to complex loading (dynamic, seismic, low-temperature, multiaxial, fatigue loads, hybrid tests);
- Durability of construction materials (concrete and steel) and structures under Canadian climate conditions and in the perspective of climate change;
- Development and characterization of innovative structural systems (prefabricated and modular structures, recycled structures, smart structures, etc.);
- Development of innovative rehabilitation techniques for existing structures under Canadian climate conditions.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The successful candidate will carry out the responsibilities of this position with dynamism and creativity. Among other duties, they will:
- Demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels;
- Supervise undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students;
- Carry out innovative research projects;
- Obtain grants and contracts aimed at supporting research work with the aim of training highly qualified personnel;
- Publish the scientific results of this research;
- Participate in the department’s teaching and research activities;
- Collaborate with other research teams at Polytechnique Montréal or other institutions;
- Contribute to enhancing Polytechnique Montréal’s visibility and influence in Québec and internationally.
PROFILE AND JOB REQUIREMENTS
The candidate will meet the following requirements:
- Hold a PhD in engineering or equivalent in a relevant field;
- Have a proven track record of developing and conducting an independent research program that will enable them to obtain funding to supervise graduate students;
- Demonstrate excellent teaching skills, if possible supported by teaching evaluations;
- Be able to contribute positively to the department's working environment and adhere to Polytechnique's values of excellence, creativity, integrity, collaboration, respect and openness;
- Be a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (or of any other Canadian association of professional engineers) or take the necessary steps to become a member before being granted tenure;
- Have a sufficient command of oral and written French before submitting their tenure file, since French is the language of instruction at Polytechnique Montréal.
Polytechnique Montréal will provide the candidate with the necessary assistance and support to register with the OIQ and to learn French.
Applicants with a bachelor's degree in engineering or with industry experience are encouraged to include this in their application.
ADVANTAGES OF WORKING AY POLYTECHNIQUE MONTRÉAL
This position is tenure-track.
Salary and benefits are determined in accordance with the provisions of collective agreement in effect. This agreement (French only) provides for, among others:
- Provisions for work-family balance, such as maternity, paternity and adoption leave, in addition to the Québec Parental Insurance Plan;
- The possibility of benefiting from paid respite periods;
- A defined-benefits pension plan.
- In addition, relocation and immigration support is available to the successful candidate and their family.
To learn more about Polytechnique Montréal and the benefits of contributing to its mission, please explore: Avantages et milieu de vie (French only).
START DATE
As soon as possible.
BURSARIES PROGRAM
With the support of the Fondation et Alumni de Polytechnique Montréal, the Grand concours de bourses postdoctorales (postdoctoral bursaries competition) is designed to promote women’s postdoctoral education with an eye to encouraging their future career as engineering professors at Polytechnique Montréal. These bursaries offer an opportunity for a candidate with, or in the process of obtaining, a postdoc, who has been selected at the end of the recruitment process for a professorship at Polytechnique, to complete her education with a PhD, here or abroad. Upon recommendation by the department and approval by the administration, the candidate will be eligible for a one-year, $100,000 postdoctoral bursary. For details on this bursaries program, please go here (French only).
APPLICATIONS
Candidates are invited to submit an application file that includes:
- A cover letter
- A CV
- A statement of main achievements and teaching philosophy
- A statement of major research achievements and prospects
- Proof of university degrees
- Up to three significant contributions related to the position
- Teaching evaluations, if available
- For more information about this position, please contact:
Professor Richard Simon, Eng., Ph.D.
Chair of department
Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering
To apply, please send your file by email to : candidaturescgm@polymtl.ca.
Polytechnique is an equal-opportunity employer and as such invites women, Indigenous peoples, members of visible and ethno-cultural minorities and people with disabilities who meet the job requirements to apply. Upon request, Polytechnique Montréal will provide support measures for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment, selection and evaluation process.
We encourage all qualified applicants to apply. In accordance with immigration rules, priority will be given to Canadians and permanent residents.
