The successful candidate will establish an internationally recognized and high-impact research and training program in the field of physics of low-dimensional quantum materials and technologies. The research field and expertise of the selected candidate are expected to complement and blend well with that of other researchers at the Department of Physics at the University of Ottawa and its Nexus for Quantum Technologies Institute comprising experimental, computational and theoretical aspects of electronic, photonic, magnetic, topological, and superconducting, dense quantum materials. Research partnership will extend to leading industrial and governmental partners in the National Capital region and across Canada.
The Chair will benefit from extensive existing nanofabrication and materials characterization infrastructure. A preferred candidate would in particular leverage the wafer-scale 2D materials growth (MOCVD) facility for the Chair’s research program at the University of Ottawa. The Department of Physics is committed to provide high-quality training in French and English. The search committee thus particularly encourages applications from bilingual candidates for this research Chair position.
Tier 2 Chairs, tenable for five years and renewable once, are for exceptional emerging researchers, acknowledged by their peers as having the potential to lead in their field. For each Tier 2 Chair, the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) Program allocates to institutions $100,000 annually for five years, with an additional $20,000 annual research stipend for first-term Tier 2 Chairs.
Candidates should, at a minimum, be assistant professors, or possess the necessary qualifications to be appointed to this level. Hiring at the associate professor level can be considered under exceptional circumstances. Candidates who are more than 10 years from their highest degree must contact the University of Ottawa directly for questions related to their potential eligibility for a Tier 2 Chair. The institution may nominate a professor or a researcher who is more than 10 years from their highest degree at the time of nomination and has experienced legitimate career interruptions. In such cases, the institution must submit to the Secretariat a formal justification (using the Tier 2 Justification Screening Form), explaining why the nominee is still considered to be an emerging scholar.
The University recognizes the legitimate impact that leaves (e.g., parental leave, leave due to illness) can have on a candidate’s record of research achievement and that these leaves will be taken into careful consideration during the assessment process. New CRC nominees are also eligible for infrastructure support from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to help acquire state-of-the-art equipment essential to their work.