Canada Impact+ Emerging Leader in Manufacturing and Advanced Materials
Core
Establish an internationally recognized, independent research program in sustainable nanomaterials and advanced functional materials for energy harvesting, storage, and the energy transition.
Role type
Tenure-track Canada Impact+ Emerging Leader (Academic Researcher)
Builds
Next-generation materials for renewable energy technologies, device engineering, and sustainable manufacturing.
Domain
Advanced Materials & Energy Transition
Deliverable
production ML models | research | client delivery
Required skills
Independent research program leadership, external funding acquisition, graduate-level teaching and training, interdisciplinary collaboration, materials discovery and characterization
Preferred skills
AI-guided materials discovery, high-throughput experimentation, autonomous laboratories, recovery and recycling of critical materials
Technologies
Batteries, hydrogen technologies, fuel cells, electrocatalysts, solar-energy systems, photonic and optoelectronic materials, smart polymers, membranes, catalysts, coatings
Responsibilities
Establish an externally funded research program, train highly qualified personnel, foster interdisciplinary collaborations, translate research discoveries into innovative technologies
Seniority
Early Career Researcher (within 5 years of first independent research appointment)