Université de Sherbrooke: Two positions: bio-geochemistry, green chemistry and catalysis, self-assembled and functional materials, electrochemistry, photonics and molecular modelling as well as organic, organometallic and inorganic synthesis.

The Université de Sherbrooke invites applications for two full time tenure-track professor positions in the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science. 

As an internationally renowned institution, the Université de Sherbrooke belongs to one of the three major higher education and research hubs in Quebec (Canada). Well-recognized for its pedagogic innovations, its coop-type programs and its innovative approaches for a sustainable environment, the Université de Sherbrooke is also a leading partner of national and local governmental bodies when it is time to favor social, cultural and economic development. The Université de Sherbrooke is staffed by 7 300 persons and hosts 43 700 students as well as 12 000 enrolees in the senior citizen program. It has more than 2 600 international students from 102 countries and territories. With its 396 study programs, it offers a complete formation for all cycles and main sectors of human activity. The Department of Chemistry at Université de Sherbrooke offers an exceptional environment for research and teaching, with more than 160 B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. students, an internationally recognized Faculty composed of 14 professors, and extensive research facilities at the cutting edge of technology. Faculty members at the Department of Chemistry have been awarded research chairs, fellowships and grants that testify to the quality of their research in bio-geochemistry, green chemistry and catalysis, self-assembled and functional materials, electrochemistry, photonics and molecular modelling as well as organic, organometallic and inorganic synthesis. 

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT 

The Department of Chemistry has recently been completely renovated (2016) to offer modern research and teaching laboratories. Researchers at the Department of Chemistry enjoy cutting edge infrastructure and services for analytical chemistry, chemistry of materials, optics and photonics. Our researchers belong to various centers of excellence and strategic networks enabling access to the full array of resources available in Québec. For more information on our staff, our infrastructure and our instrumentation (departmental and institutional), please visit our web site: www.USherbrooke.ca/chimie. 

UNIVERSITY'S COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION 

The University is committed to making a priority of these values as strategic factors of excellence. This commitment is stated in the University's Plan d'action d'équité pour les programmes interorganismes (2017–2022). The University invites all qualified individuals to apply, in particular, women, members of visible and ethnic minorities, Aboriginal peoples, and persons with disabilities under the Programme d'accès à l'égalité en emploi (PAEE).

Moreover, the selection tools can be adapted, with an assurance of complete confidentiality, to the needs of persons with disabilities who so request. The University also encourages individuals of all sexual orientations and gender identities to apply. Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

PRINCIPAL CHALLENGES AND DUTIES 

• Teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. 
• Independent research.
• Student mentoring at the undergraduate and graduate levels. 
• Involvement in the university community. 
• Service to the collectivity. 

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Ph.D. in Chemistry or related field. 
• Postdoctoral experience. 
• Exceptional skills for research to develop an innovative, independent, externally funded, and internationally recognized research program. 
• Strong pedagogical skills and enthusiasm for teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. 
• Potential and desire to develop interactions with other professors in the Department of Chemistry and the Faculty of Sciences. Note: The ability to teach in French, or to rapidly achieve this ability (2 years), is required. 

Start date: June 1st 2021 

CANDIDATE APPLICATIONS 

Check our website for the full description of all our job opportunities, then submit your application online. For this opportunity, see offer 04251. Application deadline is Tuesday November 3rd, 2020, at 5:00 PM Review of applications will begin on November 3rd, 2020 à 5:00 PM and will continue until the position is filled. Please join to your curriculum vitæ a statement of your teaching interests and philosophy, and a list of your infrastructure needs including a provisional budget to acquire it. Join also a proposal of maximum 6 pages including references detailing your future research program. This proposal needs to include long and short-term objectives, a review of the current state of the art, and a description of the methodology. In addition, please have three letters of recommendation (citing this announcement and addressing both research and teaching potential) supporting your application sent directly by the signatories to the coordinates listed below. Madame la Doyenne Faculté des sciences Offre d'emploi no 04251 Université de Sherbrooke 2500, boul. de l'Université Sherbrooke (Québec) J1K 2R1 Email: doyensci@USherbrooke.ca All recommendation letters must be sent separately from the professional email address of the referring person. Incomplete application files will not be considered