Tenure-Track Position in Landscape Evolution (EES)

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Tenure-Track Position in Landscape Evolution

The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Ottawa invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Full Professor in landscape evolution. We encourage applications from candidates who apply a diverse skill set to study landscape evolution in different environments. Specifically we seek a colleague with expertise in sedimentology and geochemistry who considers field observations remote sensing and lab-based analytical techniques to charaterise and interpret records of landscape evolution. The suggested start date is July 1 2027.

Title of the position: Full Professor

Terms: New tenure-track position

Wage: Salary scale for an Associate Professor rank starts at $109776 and Full at $131803 (as of May 1 2025).

Benefits Package: The University of Ottawa provides a complete benefits package which includes long-term disability insurance basic group life insurance health insurance University of Ottawa pension plan and optional life insurance as well as reimbursement of eligible relocation expenses.

Location of work: Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences University of Ottawa 150 Louis Pasteur Pvt. Ottawa Ontario K1N 6N5 Canada

Contact information: Dr. Glenn Milne Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences University of Ottawa 150 Louis Pasteur Pvt. Ottawa Ontario K1N 6N5 Canada

Duties: The responsibilities include:

teaching courses in earth and environmental sciences; supervising BSc MSc and PhD students; developing an externally-funded research program; establish links with industry and government agencies; contributing to administrative and academic activities with the department and faculty.

Skill requirements:

• PhD in Earth Sciences Environmental Sciences or a related field
• Postdoctoral experience
• Excellent didactic skills are an asset
• Bilingualism: Excellent communication skills in either English or French. Passive knowledge of ones second official language (French or English) is a requirement for tenure. English-French bilingualism is an asset.

Application procedure: More information regarding Academic Careers can be found online. Candidates should include a cover letter and curriculum vitae in their application.

Application deadline: Review of applications will begin July 2 2026. Applications received before this date will receive full consideration. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Other information:

Analytical laboratories on campus include microbeam (SEM TEM EMPA) X-ray (SCXRD PXRD XRF Micro-CT) and geochemical (LA-ICP-MS ICP-ES ICP-OES) facilities the Ján Veizer Stable Isotope Laboratory and Canadas National AE Lalonde Accelerator Mass Spectrometer Laboratory.

The University of Ottawa is committed to ensuring equity diversity and inclusion in the scholarly and leadership environments of our students staff and faculty. Accordingly we strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples in Canada visible minorities members (racialized persons) persons with disabilities women as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with equitable diverse and inclusive communities. Candidates who wish to be considered as a member of one or more designated groups are asked to complete the confidential Self-Identification Questionnaire to be completed at the time of application.

All qualified candidates are invited to apply; however preference will be given to Canadians and permanent residents. When submitting your application please indicate if you are legally entitled to work in Canada

The University of Ottawa provides accommodations for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you are invited to proceed in the selection process please notify us of any accommodations that you require by contacting the Office of the Vice-Provost Faculty Relations by email at . Any information you send us will be handled respectfully and in complete confidence.

The University of Ottawa is proud of its 160-year tradition of bilingualism. Through its Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute the University provides training to staff members and to their spouses in their second official language.

Prior to May 1 2022 the University required all students faculty staff and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as defined in Policy 129 Covid-19 Vaccination. This policy was suspended effective May 1 2022 but may be reinstated at any point in the future depending on public health guidelines and the recommendations of experts.