Professor in the field of soil-structure interactions in northern regions

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or a related engineering field;
• Doctorate in civil engineering or in a discipline relevant to the position, or about to obtain one;
• Relevance of experience acquired in relation to the job description;
• Demonstrated research skills at university level;
• Potential for developing an autonomous and promising research programme in the target field;
• Demonstrated aptitude or potential for university teaching, student supervision and pedagogical innovation at all three cycles;
• Demonstrated potential or commitment to community service;
• Ability to communicate and integrate into the institution's French-speaking environment, or a commitment to do so within a reasonable period of time;
• Suitability of professional potential with the key competencies required for professorial positions: 1) analysis, synthesis and judgement, 2) creativity and innovation, 3) communication skills, 4) interpersonal skills and openness, 5) ability to work in a team and with partners, 6) autonomy and sense of responsibility, 7) sense of ethics and duty, and 8) leadership skills;
• Member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec or undertake to become one in the short-term.

Application deadline: 10 November 2025

Job starting date: March 1, 2026

Applicants should send a single PDF document to directeur@gci.ulaval.ca comprising:
a short letter of intent and motivation,
a detailed curriculum vitae,
a page describing their main contributions in relation to the position,
a page setting out their vision of teaching and pedagogy,
a three-page research programme and
the names and full contact details of three referees.

Professeur François Anctil, directeur
Département de génie civil et de génie des eaux
Faculté des sciences et de génie
Pavillon Adrien-Pouliot, local 1916
Université Laval
1065, avenue de la Médecine
Québec (Québec) G1V 0A6 Canada
directeur@gci.ulaval.ca

For more information on the Department of Civil and Water Engineering, visit www.gci.ulaval.ca.

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