Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Engineering

The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Ottawa is seeking applications for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Biomedical Engineering. The Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Engineering will advance innovative solutions at the intersection of engineering, health sciences, and digital technology. With expertise in areas such as tissue engineering, artificial organs, biomedical devices, biomechatronics, biorobotics, biosignals, biosensing, or biomaterials. The Chairholder will develop transformative technologies to improve patient care and health outcomes. The Chair will also become a member of the Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Biomedical Engineering (OCIBME), a joint research institute established by both the University of Ottawa and Carleton University.

Located on the unceded territory of the Anishinaabe-Algonquin people, in the heart of the nation's capital and in close proximity to multiple national agencies, the University of Ottawa is one of Canada's top research-intensive universities. It is recognized as the first and largest bilingual university in North America and offers strong connections to organizational, government and policy interest holders.

Tier 2 Chairs, tenable for five years and renewable once, are for exceptional emerging researchers, acknowledged by their peers as having the potential to lead in their field. For each Tier 2 Chair, the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) Program allocates to institutions $100,000 annually for five years, with an additional $20,000 annual research stipend for first-term Tier 2 Chairs.

Candidates should, at a minimum, be assistant or associate professors, or possess the necessary qualifications to be appointed to these levels. Candidates who are more than 10 years from their highest degree must contact the University of Ottawa directly for questions related to their potential eligibility for a Tier 2 Chair.

Preferential Hiring: The University of Ottawa is committed to ensuring equity, diversity and inclusion in the scholarly and leadership environments of our students, staff, and faculty. Accordingly, we strongly encourage applications from skilled and experienced members of the four designated groups such as Indigenous Peoples, racialized individuals, persons with disabilities, women and gender equity-seeking groups, as defined in the CRC Program and the Employment Equity Act.

Skills requirements:

• Education: Ph.D. in a relevant engineering discipline, with application to Biomedical Engineering.
• Required Qualifications: Superior research achievements in the CRC’s identified area(s) and proof of interdisciplinary collaborations, a solid record with respect to teaching and training of students at the graduate level, the ability to obtain external research funds, excellent communication skills in either English or French. Active knowledge of one’s second official language (French or English) is a requirement for tenure. English-French bilingualism is an asset. Active or eligible for P.Eng license in good standing.

Duties: Academic staff functions include, in varying proportions: teaching, scholarly activities such as research, artistic or literary creation, or professional work, academic service, and graduate student supervision.

Rank and Salary: New tenure-track academic appointment in the Faculty of Engineering. Salary scale for an Assistant Professor starts at $99,377 and $109,776 for an Associate Professor (as per the collective agreement of May 1, 2025). Salaries are competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Benefits package: The University of Ottawa provides a complete benefits package, which includes long-term disability insurance, basic group life insurance, health insurance, University of Ottawa pension plan and optional life insurance, as well as reimbursement of eligible relocation expenses.

Location of work: Faculty of Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5

Application Package: A cover letter; an up-to-date curriculum vitae; a research plan (2 to 3 pages); a statement of teaching interests (1 to 2 pages); a statement on equity, diversity, and inclusion philosophy and concrete practices (1 page); the names of three people whom may be contacted by the University for letters of reference; and a self-identification questionnaire.

Deadline: October 14, 2025. Apply online through the University of Ottawa Careers portal.