Tenure-Track/Tenured Faculty Positionsin Supercomputing/ High-Performance ComputingDepartment of Electrical and Computer EngineeringStephen J.R. Smith Faculty of Engineering and Applied ScienceQueen’s University at Kingston, CanadaSeptember 2026Queen's University is situated on traditional Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee Territory.The Stephen J. R. Smith Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Queen’s University invites applications for two tenure-track/tenured positions at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor with specialization in supercomputing, high-performance computing, and extreme-scale systems in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. We are seeking scholars with demonstrated leadership in computing systems for modelling and simulation, digital twins, and AI infrastructure, with a preferred starting date of September 1, 2027. This posting is for new positions within the University. The available positions are:Tenure-Track or Tenured Tier 2 Canada Research Chair. Canada Research Chairs were established as part of a national strategy to foster research excellence ( 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.Tenure-Track or Tenured Faculty Position (made possible by a transformative $30M investment by Bruce Mitchell Sc’68, DSc'20). The successful candidate will receive direct research support for the first 5 years of their tenure from the Bruce Mitchell Research Program,



including resources to support the recruitment of multiple postdoctoral researchers/students. Decreased teaching and administrative responsibilities will be associated with this position to enable the candidate to develop a world‑class research program.Qualifications (both positions) 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 and/or using large supercomputers along with an understanding of most of the common software used on these systems, such as:batch systems (e.G. SLURM)communication libraries (e.G. MPI, NCCL/RCCL)shared memory node parallel programming models (e.G. OpenMP, CUDA/HIP, Kokkos, etc.)the composition of communication libraries and node parallel programming (e.G. MPI+X).I/O communication libraries (e.G. SCR, Adios, HDF5 and concepts e.G., POSIX).Deep expertise in one or more supercomputing/HPC research areas. Examples of possible expertise (not an exhaustive list) include:Supercomputing compute system design and optimizationFilesystems, software and/or hardwareApplication performance and optimizationMiddleware and/or software in one or more of the above areasNetworkingInteraction of supercomputers with emerging compute paradigms including, but not limited to edge systems and quantum computersenthusiasm about teaching supercomputing/HPC to diverse groups.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, research funding,



and/or other evidence of scholarly impact; Evidence of the potential for research leadership, and the ability to build a research program with an international presence within the next five to ten years (as appropriate to the discipline); A commitment to translation of knowledge and scholarly impact through engagement with cooperative networks, and other diverse forms of scholarshipEvidence of effective teaching and mentorship at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and an ongoing commitment to academic and pedagogical excellence; A demonstrated commitment to the principles of Indigenization, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti‑racism (I-EDIAA) in the teaching and research environment; Professional engineeringlicensure 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 candidates will be required to make contributions through service to the Department, the Faculty, the University, and/or the broader community.Eligibility for Tier 2 Canada Research ChairNominees for Tier 2 Canada Research Chair positions must be within 10 years from their first independent academic research‑related appointment at the time of nomination. Applicants who are more than 10 years from their first independent academic research‑related appointment (and where career breaks exist) may have their eligibility for a Tier 2 Canada Research 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 for more information on the Tier 2 justification process.The diverse backgrounds of applicants and the type of scholarship appropriate to their research areas, as well as the diverse range of scholarly methodologies and ways of measuring impact, will be taken into

📌 Tier 2 Crc & Mitchell-Funded Tenure-Track/Tenured Faculty In Supercomputing &Hpc (Kingston)
🏢 Queen's University - Electrical and Computing Engineering, Smith Engineering
📍 Kingston