"Tier 2 Canada Research Chair position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor with specialization in supercomputing, high performance computing, and extreme-scale systems"

Posted: May 29, 2025 Revised: December 15, 2025

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The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Stephen J. R. Smith Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Queen’s University invites applications for a tenure-track/tenured Tier 2 Canada Research Chair position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor with specialization in supercomputing, high performance computing, and extreme-scale systems. Applicants with expertise in computing systems for modelling and simulation, digital twins, and AI infrastructure are especially encouraged to apply. The position will continue to support research at Queen’s University in the growing specialty of Supercomputing and High-Performance Computing and will expand the successful Computer Engineering program at Queen’s, which already includes 38 full-time Faculty and over 200 graduate students and postdocs. The preferred start date for the position is July 1, 2026.

Tier 2 Canada Research Chair Canada Research Chairs were established as part of a national strategy to foster research excellence (www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca). The successful candidate must submit an external application to the Tri-agency Institutional Program Secretariat that meets the requirements for the successful nomination of Tier 2 Chair as defined by the Canada Research Chairs Program:

• be an excellent emerging world-class researcher who has demonstrated particular research creativity;
• have demonstrated the potential to achieve international recognition in their field in the next five to ten years;
• have the potential to attract, develop and retain excellent trainees, students and future researchers; and
• be proposing an original, innovative research program of high quality.

Decreased teaching and administrative responsibilities will be associated with this position to enable the candidate to develop a world-class research program.

Qualifications The ideal candidate will have:

• a PhD or equivalent degree completed at the start date of the appointment (Note: the requirement for a PhD is that of the University and not the CRC program).
• a background in supercomputing systems and a solid understanding of the challenges of building and operating large supercomputers.
• the ability to design and build supercomputers and be familiar with the components and overall system design.
• extensive experience with building, improving, and using software on supercomputers, direct experience with large supercomputers with traditional batch systems like Slurm and expertise with Message Passing Interface, collective communication libraries like NCCL/RCCL and experience with high performance computing middleware is highly Optimizations of large parallel code bases and experience with GPU programming languages such as CUDA and HIP is an asset. Candidates should have strong backgrounds in C and/or C++ programming, have knowledge of shared memory programming models like OpenMP and hybrid MPI+X models.
• enthusiasm about teaching supercomputing/HPC to diverse

The main criteria for selection are:

• evidence of high-quality scholarly research expertise that complements existing research areas in the department that is demonstrated through peer reviewed publications and external research funding;
• demonstrated aptitude for teaching courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, with a clear commitment to academic and pedagogical excellence;
• evidence of an ability to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary and student-centered environment;
• Professional engineering licensure in Canada, or the eligibility to obtain licensure, is a requirement. Note that all forms of engineering licensure in Canada are considered acceptable (e.g. P.Eng., temporary engineering license, provisional engineering license, etc.).
• Postdoctoral and/or industrial experience will be considered an asset;

The successful candidate will be required to make contributions through service to the Department, the Faculty, the University, and/or the broader community. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

CRC Tier 2 candidates with more than 10 years from their highest degree at the time of nomination may have their eligibility for a Tier 2 Chair assessed through the program’s Tier 2 justification process. Acceptable justifications are generally limited to breaks in the candidate’s research career due to maternity or parental leave, extended sick leave, clinical training, and family care. Please contact research@queensu.ca if you desire more information on the Tier 2 justification process. In addition, the impact of certain circumstances (including but not limited to parental leave, family responsibilities, illness, disability, research in emerging fields, limited access to resources) that may legitimately affect a nominee’s record of research achievement will be given careful consideration when assessing the nominee’s research productivity. Candidates are encouraged to provide any relevant information about their experience and/or career interruptions to allow for a fair assessment of their application.

How to Apply The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Queen’s is strongly committed to employment equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace and encourages applications from Black, racialized/visible minority and Indigenous people, women, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQ+ persons.

In accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority, including any qualified individuals who have a valid legal work status in Canada. Please indicate in your application if you have a valid legal work status in Canada. Applications from all qualified candidates will be considered in the applicant pool.

In addition, the impact of certain circumstances that may legitimately affect a nominee’s record of research achievement will be given careful consideration when assessing the nominee’s research productivity. Candidates are encouraged to provide any relevant information about their experience and/or career interruptions.

The University will provide support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that takes into account an applicant’s accessibility needs. If you require accommodation during the interview process, please contact Ms. Shelly Stilson in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, at ecesearch@queensu.ca.

Those interested in this position should submit a complete application package, including the following documents:

• a cover letter, indicating whether or not you have a valid legal work status in Canada;
• a current Curriculum Vitae (including a list of publications and, funding secured and pending);
• a statement of research interests, including your research vision for the next 5 years;
• a statement of teaching interests and experience (including teaching outlines and evaluations if available);
• a statement identifying their strengths and experiences with, and commitment to, facilitation and promotion of Indigenization, equity, diversity, inclusion, anti-racism, and accessibility;
• three sample publications; and,
• the names and contact information of three referees.

Applicants are encouraged to apply and upload all documents in their application packages electronically as PDF's on the following website: https://apply.smithengineering.queensu.ca/123952. The deadline for applications is January 31, 2026; however, applications will continue to be reviewed until the position is filled.