CERC in Health Technology
The CERC candidate will be an exceptional researcher with a proven track record of discovery and innovation. They will have demonstrated a clear ability to lead, manage and grow multidisciplinary research collaborations, and develop strong relationships with partners in related academic fields and in the public and private sector. They will be committed to excellence in supervision, mentorship and research training, and enthusiastic about communicating their research to audiences beyond academia. They will also be committed to the values of equity, diversity and inclusion – key ingredients for successful innovation.
The successful candidate will propose an ambitious program of high-quality research within the broad scope of biomedical and healthcare engineering. Their program will explore new approaches and technologies with real social impact, and with the potential to improve our quality of life in the decades to come. Fields of focus may include, but are not limited to:
- Imaging and diagnostic technologies, including wearables and remote health monitoring;
- Biomaterials and tissue engineering, including regenerative medicine;
- Personalized and precision medicine technologies, including point-of-care assays and drug delivery systems;
- Trauma biomechanics and rehabilitation technology, including assistive devices;
- Living therapeutics, biologics and biomanufacturing, including biopharmaceuticals.
Candidates should be at the rank of Full Professor or be an Associate Professor who is expected to be promoted to the rank of Full Professor within one to two years of the nomination. Alternatively, if from outside the academic sector, nominees must possess the necessary qualifications to be appointed at these levels. Applicants must hold a PhD or equivalent with relevant professional designation or licensure, as required by the University of Waterloo. The CERC program imposes no restrictions on nominees with regard to nationality or country of residence. Researchers who hold a full-time academic appointment at another Canadian institution are eligible, but should they be nominated the University will be required to demonstrate the net benefit to Canada in moving the researcher from one Canadian institution to another.
At Waterloo, it’s recognized that career interruptions can have an impact on research achievements. Applicants are encouraged to explain further how this may affect them in their application; this information will be taken into careful consideration during the assessment process. Contact the Office of Research for full CERC information including further details on eligibility criteria.
The University of Waterloo is one of Canada’s leading research universities, home to the country’s largest and highest-ranked Engineering Faculty (US News and World Report). Our heavily oversubscribed Biomedical Engineering program attracts outstanding students, and our health and biomedical engineering teams are some of the fastest growing research groups on campus: https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering/research/waterloo-engineering-research-health-technologies.
Waterloo’s strategic vision – Waterloo at 100 – plans significant investment in Health Futures, focusing on the intersections of health, society, technology and entrepreneurship. With a new regional hospital planned on campus, strong partnerships with the healthcare ecosystem, and a newly constructed Innovation Arena to support capital-intensive healthtech R&D, the university is well positioned to pioneer new healthcare technologies. Indeed, innovation is in our DNA, with more startup founders than any other university in Canada, raising over $20 billion USD over the last decade. Our inventor-owned approach gives all researchers full ownership of their IP, and complete freedom to commercialize their research as they see fit.
How to apply: An executive search is being undertaken by the University of Waterloo’s search partner, Perrett Laver. For further information and to submit a curriculum vitae and a cover letter in confidence, please visit Perrett Laver’s Vacancies page quoting reference dc4a7443. Applications received by September 10 will be given full consideration, however applications will continue to be reviewed until the position is filled. Applicants selected for an initial online interview will be contacted in September and asked to provide a three-page research statement, a teaching statement, up to five sample research outputs, and three letters of reference.
All applicants to this CERC opportunity are required to self-identify using the self-identification applicant survey. The CERC program requires institutions to collect self-identification data from all applicants to assess the diversity of its candidate pool. Information disclosed by applicants will be kept strictly confidential.
The University of Waterloo is committed to accessibility for persons with disabilities. If you have any application, interview or workplace accommodation requests please contact Karen Parkinson (occupationalhealth@uwaterloo.ca) who will work with the selection committee to secure accommodation while ensuring that the information is safe-guarded and confidentiality is maintained. If you have any questions regarding the position, the application process, assessment process, or eligibility, please contact: Cora Hui at cora.hui@perrettlaver.com.
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