Pursue a Career at Polytechnique Montreal Professor in Nuclear Engineering – Department of Engineering Physics Posting/Closing Date:

September 9, 2026 to November 8, 2026

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All buildings

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Department of Engineering Physics

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Polytechnique Montréal is an internationally renowned engineering university. Located on Mount Royal in the heart of Montréal, it is recognized for its leading multidisciplinary and multi-sector research at the local, national, and international levels, as well as for the high quality of education it provides across all programs and degree levels.

Proud of its 150-year history, Polytechnique now welcomes more than 10,000 students and relies on the expertise of nearly 1,600 employees with diverse skills and backgrounds, including more than 300 faculty members.

Certified STARS Gold for its commitment to sustainable development, Polytechnique stands out for its cutting-edge achievements and its active role in technological, environmental, economic, and social development. The university values the diversity of its workforce and implements an employment equity program aimed at women, members of visible and ethnic minorities, Indigenous Peoples, and persons with disabilities. Having received the Parity Certification from La Gouvernance au Féminin, Polytechnique offers excellent working conditions, with a strong emphasis on work-life balance and employee well-being.

JOB DESCRIPTION Polytechnique Montréal is seeking to fill a faculty position in Nuclear Engineering, accompanied by a chair supported by external partners. The desired candidate possesses a robust background in nuclear engineering,



strengthens the institution’s impact in this field and can represent Polytechnique in its efforts to consolidate research and teaching activities in nuclear engineering. Upon appointment, the candidate will establish or continue an internationally recognized research program in an area relevant to nuclear engineering. The primary area of interest is nuclear energy, including small modular reactors (SMRs). Other areas of interest include statistical mechanics, thermal-hydraulics, biomedical engineering, nuclear safety, radiation protection, nuclear analysis techniques, waste management, infrastructure decommissioning, and related fields.

The selected candidate will develop a course offering in nuclear engineering and contribute to teaching activities alongside both current and future faculty members. This person will also contribute to public education on issues related to nuclear technologies. In addition, this person will establish external collaborations and partnerships to strengthen Polytechnique Montréal’s position as a key player in the field at the provincial, national, and international levels.

The position includes annual funding of $100,000 per year for five years, intended to serve as leverage for securing additional research funding.



The selected candidate will support Polytechnique Montréal in its efforts to secure additional faculty positions in nuclear engineering, as well as funding for additional co-financed research initiatives. This person will work closely with Polytechnique’s nuclear engineering community, which spans several departments, particularly Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Physics.

Polytechnique Montréal has a long-standing tradition of contributions to nuclear engineering through members of its Institute of Nuclear Engineering. Notable achievements include the open-source DRAGON code for solving the neutron transport equation and DONJON for reactor core calculations, both of which have been adopted by numerous reactor designers and operators. For the past fifty years, Polytechnique has also operated a SLOWPOKE-2 nuclear reactor for neutron activation analysis.

The selected candidate will join the Department of Engineering Physics, which is recognized for the quality of its teaching and research activities, primarily in the fields of optics and photonics, advanced materials and devices, biomedical engineering, and nuclear and energy engineering. The department is responsible for an undergraduate Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) program in Engineering Physics, as well as graduate programs in Engineering Physics, Materials Engineering, and Energy Engineering.

The department includes 23 faculty members and teaching professors, approximately 270 undergraduate students, and 130 graduate students. It is renowned for the quality and scale of its experimental and computational research facilities. Its faculty members actively participate in major research and innovation networks.

RESPONSIBILITIES The selected candidate will carry out the responsibilities associated with this position

📌 Professor in Nuclear Engineering – Department of Engineering Physics (Winnipeg)
🏢 Polytechnique Montréal
📍 Winnipeg