NSERC Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Building Science

Ryerson UniversityToronto, ON, Canada

30+ days ago

Job type

Part-time

Job description

NSERC Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Building Science

Posted : December 12, 2024

Deadline to Apply : Thursday, February 20, 2025

Located in downtown Toronto, the largest and most culturally diverse city in Canada, and situated on the territory of the Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Mississaugas of the Credit and the Wendat Peoples, the Department of Architectural Science (DAS) in the Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) invites applications for a NSERC Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Building Science.

Building science bridges architecture and engineering, seeking to apply building physics to architectural design and assess the interaction among building components, its users, and the environment. In 2008, TMU’s Building Science graduate program (PhD, MASc, MBSc) was the first of its kind, and continues to be a leader amongst such programs across Canada. Graduates benefit from our downtown campus location and proximity to Canada’s leading building science consulting firms.

The Canada Research Chairs Program is a federally funded program that seeks to achieve excellence by attracting and retaining the most accomplished and promising researchers. The Tier 2 CRC is intended for exceptional emerging scholars, i.e., candidates must have been active researchers in their field for fewer than 10 years at the time of nomination. Further details on the CRC eligibility criteria can be found on the Canada Research Chairs website.

In collaboration with TMU, the successful candidate will develop the CRC application. If the successful candidate is external to TMU, they will be appointed to a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor, effective July 1, 2025, and submit a NSERC CRC Tier 2 Nomination application for the October 2025 deadline. If awarded, they will commence their initial five-year term once the results are known and in accordance with the CRC Notice of Award. If the successful candidate is internal to TMU, they will commence their CRC initial term once the results of the October 2025 competition are known and in accordance with the CRC Notice of Award. The NSERC CRC Tier 2 appointment is tenable for five years and renewable once. The appointment is subject to final budgetary approval. All nominations are subject to review and final approval by the CRC Secretariat.

The successful candidate will engage in a combination of research, teaching and service duties, and maintain an inclusive, equitable, and collegial work environment across all activities. The incumbent will be expected to develop and maintain a strong, independent, externally funded research program that will be internationally recognized in five to ten years, to mentor and support diverse trainees, students, future researchers and colleagues in forms such as organizing workshops, co-authoring papers, obtaining patents, and contributing to public policy and professional practice. The incumbent will be expected to teach undergraduate and graduate courses.

Qualifications

Candidates must have a Ph.D. in building science, engineering, architecture, or a related discipline, with expertise in accordance with the Department’s requirements in one or more of the following areas :

Decarbonization and Net-Zero Energy / Carbon / GHG Buildings
Indoor Air Quality (Quantitative)
Health, Well-being and Indoor Environment
Resilience in the Built Environment
Life Cycle Assessment
Circular Economy and Resource Management
Sustainable Materials
Building and Enclosure Performance
Adaptive Reuse and Heritage Conservation

Candidates holding or eligible for professional registration are preferred.

Nominees for Tier 2 Chair positions should, at a minimum, be Assistant Professors, or possess the necessary qualifications to be appointed to this rank. Candidates must also :

be excellent emerging world-class researchers who have demonstrated particular research creativity;

have demonstrated the potential to achieve international recognition in their field(s) in the next five to ten years;

as chairholders, have the potential to attract, develop and retain excellent trainees, students and future researchers;

be proposing an original, innovative research program of high quality;

have established a strong emerging research profile that demonstrates creativity and impact;

have the potential to attract diverse world-class collaborators;

demonstrate the ability to establish an independent, highly productive program of research which will attract high levels of external funding;

have a record of commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion in leadership, teaching and research;

demonstrate the ability to effectively teach students with diverse backgrounds and experiences;

demonstrate the ability to participate in leadership activities in collegial service.

TMU recognizes that scholars have varying career paths and that career interruptions can be part of an excellent academic record. Candidates are encouraged to provide any relevant information about their experience and / or career interruptions to allow for a fair assessment of their application.

All eligible leaves (e.g., pregnancy, parental, medical, bereavement) are credited at twice the amount of time taken; part-time leaves will be taken into consideration. Other leaves that have had an impact on the nominee’s research career may be taken into account.

To inquire about CRC eligibility, please contact Dayle Levine, Director, Institutional Programs, Office of Vice-President, Research and Innovation.

How to Apply

Applicants must submit their application online via the Faculty Recruitment Portal by clicking on “Start Application Process” to begin. Consideration of applications will commence January 20, 2025 . The application portal will remain open until a short list is formed and no later than February 20, 2025 .

The application must contain the following organized in a single PDF (30 MB limit) :

a letter of application (up to 2-pages);

a current curriculum vitae ;

a research statement (up to 3 pages);

a teaching statement (up to 3 pages);

a statement discussing your record of demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion (up to 3 pages);

the names and email contact information of three academic referees ;

Up to five examples of research activities and outcomes .

Please note that all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, applications from Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority, in accordance with Canadian immigration regulations.

As part of its efforts to amend the conditions of disadvantage in Canada for under-represented groups, TMU invites all applicants to voluntarily complete an online Diversity Self-ID questionnaire at the time of submitting their application.

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