The university invites applications from all qualified individuals
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Queen’s is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from Black, racialized/visible minority and Indigenous people, women, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQ+ persons.
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The university has policies in place to support employees with disabilities, including an Accommodation in the Workplace Policy and a policy on the provision of job accommodations that take into account an employee’s accessibility needs due to disability.
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All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, Canadians and Permanent Residents of Canada will be given priority.
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The university will provide support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that takes into account an applicant’s accessibility needs.
Learn more: Immigration and Relocation
See Also: Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC) 2026 Competition
Though many of the application deadlines noted below have passed, the competitions will remain open until the position has been filled.
Faculty of Arts and Science
School of Computing
Computational Intelligence - Application Deadline: July 7, 2025
Department of Biology
Baillie Family Chair in Conservation Biology and Associate Director of QUBS - Application Deadline: September 5, 2025
Department of Biology and School of Environmental Studies
Queen's National Scholar in Indigenous Science - Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted until the position is successfully filled.
CRC Tier 1 in Paleolimnology - Application Deadline: September 10, 2025
Department of Chemistry
C2MCI Mitchell Chair - Tenure Track Position in Nanomaterials and Surface Science - Application Deadline: March 28, 2025
CERC in Precision Materials Chemistry - Application Deadline: June 8, 2025 (possibility of extension until filled)
Department of Art History and Art Conservation
Bader Chair in Northern Baroque Art History - Application Deadline: December 31, 2024
Department of Physics
CERC in Astroparticle Physics - Application Deadline: June 21, 2025 (possibility of extension until filled)
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Peter Taylor Professorship in Mathematics and Statistics - October 30, 2025
Social Sciences
- Global Development Studies
- Economics
- Geography and Planning
- Political Studies
- Psychology
- School of Kinesiology and Health Studies
- School of Policy Studies
- Sociology
- Gender Studies
Humanities
- Art History & Art Conservation
- Bachelor of Fine Arts Program
- Classics
- Dan School of Drama and Music
- English Language & Literature
- Film and Media
- French Studies
- Languages, Literature and Cultures
- History
- Philosophy
- School of Religion
Natural and Physical Sciences
Smith School of Business
None available at this time.
Faculty of Education
None available at this time
Smith Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Tier 2 CRC in Supercomputing and High Performance Computing - Application Deadline: November 1, 2025
CERC in Artificial Intelligence and Exascale Computing - Application Deadline: June 8, 2025
Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Defects in Materials or Nuclear Materials - Application Deadline: February 28, 2025
Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining
Surface and Underground Mining (Teaching-Focused) - Application Deadline: August 1, 2025
Mineral Processing and Metallurgy - Application Deadline: August 1, 2025
Mine Planning and Design, Orebody Modelling and Geostatistics - Application Deadline: September 1, 2025
Interdisciplinary
Smith Engineering Professorship in Interdisciplinary Engineering - Application Deadline: May 31, 2025
Smith Engineering Chair in Engineering for Humanity - Application Deadline: May 31, 2025
Faculty of Health Sciences
Biomedical and Molecular Sciences
Mitchell Chair in Neonatal Immunology - Application Deadline: March 30, 2025
Faculty of Law
Tax Law - Application Deadline: November 22, 2024
Labour and Employment Law - Application Deadline: January 5, 2025
Queen's University Library & Queen's University Archives
Teaching and Outreach Archivist/Librarian - Application Deadline: October 18, 2023
Recently Closed Positions
Searches for these positions are underway and applications are no longer being accepted at this time.
Computing
Cybersecurity - Application Deadline: August 11, 2023
Gender Studies
- Head, Department of Gender Studies (PDF). Application deadline: February 14, 2022
Kinesiology and Health Studies
- Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Biomechanics (PDF). Application deadline: March 15, 2022
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Exercise Testing, Prescription and Experiential Learning. Application Deadline: February 15, 2022
- Queen's National Scholar in Indigenous Food Sovereignty and Community Health - Application Deadline: November 17, 2023
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Exercise Physiology - Application Deadline: April 4, 2025
Psychology
- Tenure Track Position in Cognitive Neuroscience (PDF). Application Deadline: November 15, 2022
Department of English
Queen's National Scholar in Indigenous Literary Arts - Application Deadline: January 26, 2024
Indigenous Studies Program, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Queen's National Scholar in Indigenous Knowledges and Perspectives - Application Deadline: January 29, 2024
Queen's National Scholar, Chair in Indigenous Studies - Application Deadline: February 1, 2024
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Mathematical Sciences - Application Deadline: January 3, 2025
Department of Geography and Planning
Urban and Regional Planning - Application Deadline: November 30, 2023
Department of Biology
Director of the Queen's University Biology Station (QUBS) and the Baillie Chair in Conservation Biology - Application Deadline: February 1, 2024
Department of Political Studies
Comparative Politics - Application Deadline: January 15, 2024
- Tenure Track Position in Marketing. Application deadline: July 18, 2022
- Strategy and Organizations. Application deadline: September 30, 2022
- Black or Indigenous Business Scholar. Application deadline: October 21, 2022
- Professorship in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) - Application Deadline: March 15, 2024
- Tenure-track Indigenous Business Scholar - Application Deadline: May 10, 2024
- Joint Appointment - Engineering Design. Application Deadline: February 15, 2023
Chemical Engineering
- Tenure Track Position: Process Systems Engineering. Application Deadline: June 20, 2022
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Advanced Energy Storage Materials/Technology - Application Deadline: October 17, 2024
Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Applied Artificial Intelligence (PDF). Application Deadline: January 31, 2023
- Tenure Track Faculty Position in Software Engineering. Application Deadline: November 15, 2022
- Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Biomedical Engineering. Application Deadline: November 30, 2022
- Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Nanoelectronics. Application Deadline: November 30, 2022
- Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Robotics and/or Mechatronics Engineering. Application Deadline: January 15, 2023
- Tenure-Track Teaching-Focused Faculty Position in Software Engineering. Application Deadline: March 1, 2023
- Bruce H. Mitchell Endowed Chair - Application Deadline: May 1, 2023
Civil Engineering
- Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Geotechnical Engineering or Coastal Engineering (PDF). Application Deadline: February 1, 2022
- Tenure-Track position in Climate Change Resilience of Structural or Geotechnical Infrastructure. Application Deadline: February 28, 2023
Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining
- Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Energy Efficient Mining. Application Deadline: October 1, 2022
- Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Chemical Extraction of Critical Metals. Application Deadline: March 6, 2023
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Head of Department - Application Deadline: April 19, 2024
Mechanical and Materials Engineering
- Tenure-Track position in Robotics and Mechatronics . Application deadline: January 2, 2023
- Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Cell Mechanics and Mechanobiology (PDF). Application Deadline: January 15, 2022
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Fluid-Structure Interaction -Application Deadline: April 10, 2023
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Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Nuclear Materials and/or Materials Degradation - Application Deadline: May 31, 2023
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Thermo-fluids and associated with the Chair for Women in Engineering - Application Deadline: June 16, 2023
- Teaching-Focused in Thermos-Fluids - Application Deadline: September 16, 2024
- Visual Arts Education. Application deadline: November 30, 2022
- Chair in Student Success and Wellness. Application deadline: February 3, 2023
- Indigenous Education - Application Deadline: October 15, 2023
Biomedical and Molecular Sciences
- Tier 2 CRC in Microbiota Research (PDF)
- Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Non-human Primate Models of Health and Disease - Application Deadline: May 24, 2023
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Physiatrist. Application deadline: February 11, 2022
Pathology and Molecular Medicine
- Tenure-track Scholar/Educator. Application Deadline: November 1, 2022
Public Health Sciences
Queen's National Scholar in Indigenous Health Promotion - Application Deadline: January 29, 2024
- Tenure-track Faculty Positions. Application Deadline: November 25, 2022
- Queen's National Scholar in Indigenous Legal Studies - Application Deadline: October 22, 2023