Building for the Future

Faculty Positions Now Available

To further enhance research and innovation, the student experience, and diversity on campus, Queen’s University is hiring 200 Tenured or Tenure-track faculty positions across all disciplines over a 5-year period.

The university invites applications from all qualified individuals

  • Queen’s is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, racialized/visible minorities, Indigenous/Aboriginal Peoples, persons with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ persons.

  • 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.

  • All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, Canadians and Permanent Residents of Canada will be given priority.

  • The university will provide support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that takes into account an applicant’s accessibility needs.

Vaccination requirements

Queen’s University Policy Regarding Mandatory Vaccination Requirements for In-person University Activities requires ALL Community Members, including employees, to be Fully Vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to participating in any In-person University Activities.

This is a condition of employment for all employees who are required to attend University Property to perform their employment responsibilities. Individuals who cannot be vaccinated due to substantiated grounds (medical and other protected grounds under the Ontario Human Rights Code) may ask the University to validate the exemption and request an accommodation for these rare circumstances. If approved, they will be subject to additional health and safety measures.

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

Department Position Application Deadline
Chemistry Tenure-track Position in Climate Change and Sustainability (PDF) December 10, 2021
Computing Three (3) Year Term Teaching-Focused Position December 12, 2022
Languages, Literatures and Cultures Tenure Track Position in Cultural Communications December 3, 2021
Psychology Tenure Track Position in Cognitive Neuroscience (PDF) November 15, 2022
Sociology Tenure Track Position in Contemporary Muslim Societies (PDF) November 30, 2021
School of Computing  Teaching Focused Position in Computing - 3 year term July 8, 2022
Tenure Track Position in Theoretical Artificial Intelligence May 27, 2022
Faculty Position in Computing:  Intelligent Internet of Things December 13, 2021
Arts & Science, Faculty of Law and Smith School of Business Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in the Responsible use of Artificial Intelligence Applications will continue to be reviewed until a suitable candidate is found

Faculty of Law

Position Application Deadline
Tenure-track Faculty Positions November 25, 2022

Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science

Department Position Application Deadline
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Joint Appointment - Engineering Design February 15, 2023
Electrical and Computer Engineering Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Applied Artificial Intelligence (PDF) January 31, 2023
  Tenure Track Faculty Position in Software Engineering November 15, 2022
  Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Biomedical Engineering November 30, 2022
  Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Nanoelectronics November 30, 2022
  Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Robotics and/or Mechatronics Engineering January 15, 2023
  Tenure-Track Teaching-Focused Faculty Position in Software Engineering March 1, 2023
  Tenured Faculty Position for the Bruce H. Mitchell Endowed Chair May 1, 2023
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Cell Mechanics and Mechanobiology (PDF) January 15, 2022
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Nuclear Materials and/or Materials Degradation May 31, 2023

Thermo-Fluids with applications to Sustainable Energy Systems and in association with the Chair for Women in Engineering

December 1, 2022
  Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Fluid-Structure Interaction April 10, 2023
Civil Engineering Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Geotechnical Engineering or Coastal Engineering (PDF) February 1, 2022
  Tenure-Track position in Climate Change Resilience of Structural or Geotechnical Infrastructure February 28, 2023
Mining Engineering Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Energy Efficient Mining October 1, 2022
  Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Chemical Extraction of Critical Metals  March 6, 2023
Chemical Engineering Tenure Track Position: Process Systems Engineering June 20, 2022

Faculty of Health Sciences

Department Position Application Deadline
School of Nursing Sally Smith Chair in Nursing.pdf March 31, 2022
Health Quality June 30, 2021
Curriculum & Program Evaluation June 30, 2021
Primary Healthcare Nurse Practitioner June 30, 2021
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physiatrist February 11, 2022
Pathology and Molecular Medicine Tenure-track Scholar/Educator November 1, 2022
Biomedical and Molecular Sciences Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Non-human Primate Models of Health and Disease May 24, 2023

 

Recently Closed Positions

Searches for these positions are underway and applications are no longer being accepted at this time.

Art History and Art Conservation

  • Arts and Visual Culture of Africa and/or its Diaspora – Queen's National Scholar. Application deadline: January 8, 2018
  • Artifact Conservation. Application deadline: November 16, 2018
  • Design and Material Cultures in a Global World (PDF). Application deadline: October 31, 2019

Biology

  • Evolutionary Ecology & Rapidly Changing Environments. Application deadline: February 18, 2018
  • Molecular Genetics. Application deadline: January 10, 2020

Classics

Chemistry

  • Physical-Organic Chemistry. Application deadline: October 12, 2018
  • Chemistry Education. Application deadline: October 12, 2018
  • Green Engineering (Sustainability, Energy, and Environmental Remediation). Application deadline: December 9, 2018.
  • Theoretical/Computational Chemistry. Application deadline: October 12, 2018
  • Nanomaterials. Application deadline: November 22, 2019

Computing

  • Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Computing and Informatics. Application deadline: August 1, 2018
  • Open to all areas of Computer Science (3 positions). Application deadline: October 31, 2018
  • Teaching-focused position. Application deadline: September 30, 2019
  • Software Engineering. Application deadline: October 31, 2019
  • Cybersecruity. Application deadline: October 31, 2019

Computing & Philosophy

  • Philosophical Implications of Artificial Intelligence (PIAI) - Queen's National Scholar. Application deadline: November 30, 2019

Computing & Biomedical and Molecular Sciences

  • Queen's National Scholar in Artificial Intelligence, Medicine and Data Justice (PDF). Application deadline: May 31, 2021

Dan School of Drama and Music

  • Theatre History and Music Theatre. Application deadline: October 15, 2018
  • Dramatic Literature and Playwriting. Application deadline: November 4, 2019
  • Arts Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Application deadline: November 15, 2019

Economics


Environmental Studies

Film and Media

  • Cinema Studies. Application deadline: October 19, 2018
  • Media Studies. Application deadline: December 14, 2018

Gender Studies and Geography & Planning

Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering

  • Site Investigation and Geological Engineering. Application deadline: February 16, 2018
  • Engineering Geology. Application deadline: June 15, 2018
  • Applied Isotope Geochemist. Application deadline: December 1, 2018
  • GeoEnvironmental Engineer. Application deadline: February 22, 2019
  • Geodynamics. Application deadline: February 15, 2019
  • Digital Earth Sciences (PDF). Application deadline: December 1, 2019

Geography and Planning

  • Economic Geography and Economic Planning. Application deadline: November 15, 2018

Global Development Studies

  • Gender and Social Movements in the Islamic World. Application deadline: August 31, 2018
  • The Political Ecology of Natural Resource Management in Latin America. Application deadline: November 27, 2018
  • Migration and Development. Application deadline: September 13, 2018
  • Urban and Regional Planning (PDF) (2 positions). Application deadline: November 8, 2019

History

  • North American Indigenous History. Application deadline: December 3, 2018

History and Gender Studies

  • African American Gender History – Queen's National Scholar. Application deadline: January 8, 2018

Kinesiology and Health Studies

  • Molecular Nutrition. Application deadline: November 15, 2018
  • Neuromechanics. Application deadline: November 15, 2019
  • 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

Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Mathematics and Statistics

  • Mathematics and Engineering and Applied Mathematics. Application deadline: December 10, 2018
  • Statistics. Application deadline: December 1, 2018
  • Data Science and Statistics. Application deadline: December 1, 2019

Philosophy

  • Philosophy of Race. Application deadline: November 12, 2018

Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy

Political Studies

  • Indigenous Politics. Application deadline: November 1, 2018
  • Politics of Race and U.S. Politics. Application deadline: December 15, 2018
  • Gender and Politics. Application deadline: November 16, 2018
  • Canadian Politics. Application deadline: November 18, 2019

Psychology

  • Cognitive Neuroscience - Decision Sciences. Application deadline: October 15, 2018
  • Cognitive Neuroscience - Spatial Cognition. Application deadline: October 15, 2018
  • Developmental Science. Application deadline: October 15, 2019
  • Cognitive Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience. Application deadline: October 15, 2019;

Religion

  • Religion in Diaspora: Diversity and Inclusion. Application deadline: April 16, 2018
  • Religion and Social Justice. Application deadline: February 15, 2019
  • Contemporary Jewish Religion and Globalized Identities. Application Deadline: March 1, 2019
  • Indigenous Knowledges. Application deadline: December 15, 2019
  • The Future of Work. Application deadline: March 1, 2019

Sociology

  • System Biology - Queen's National Scholar. Application deadline: November 9, 2018.
  • Chemical Engineering Design - Teaching-focused position. Application deadline: November 9, 2018.

Chemical Engineering

  • Teaching-focused position. Application deadline: July 31, 2019
  • Teaching-focused position. Application deadline: February 29, 2020

Electrical and Computer Engineering

  • Software Engineering. Application deadline: December 17, 2018.
  • Power Electronics. Application deadline: December 17, 2018.
  • Power Electronics for Smart Micro-Grids (PDF) - Queen's National Scholar. Application deadline: December 16, 2019

Civil Engineering

  • Environmental Engineering. Application deadline: November 15, 2018.
  • Structural Engineering. Application deadline: November 15, 2018.

Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining

Mechanical and Materials Engineering

  • Educational Policy. Application deadline: October 1, 2018
  • Curriculum Theory. Application deadline: October 1, 2018
  • Measurement and Assessment. Application deadline: October 1, 2018
  • Visual Arts Education. Application deadline: November 30, 2022
  • Chair in Student Success and Wellness. Application deadline: February 3, 2023

Biomedical and Molecular Sciences

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

  • Queen’s National Scholar in the area of International Economic Law. Application deadline: September 30, 2018.
  • Open to all areas of legal study – a minimum of 2 positions. Application deadline: August 15, 2018.
  • International Economic Law (PDF). Queen's National Scholar. Application Deadline: September 30, 2019
  • David Sharpe Professorship of Indigenous Law. Application deadline: February 1, 2021

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