Environmental Technologies for Energy Transition - Professor

(AP25-04-59505)

Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) is a human-scale university-level institution dedicated to research and graduate training. Our organization, with its 700 employees, is dedicated to supporting innovation and excellence since 1969, in a dynamic and multidisciplinary work environment.

As a member of INRS, you will contribute to its unique mission of research and graduate training serving Quebec society.

Position Summary
INRS is research and graduate training establishment ranked first in Canada for research intensity (grant total per professor. It includes 170 professors and about 800 students and postdoctoral fellows in four centres: Quebec City, Montreal, Varennes and Laval.

INRS Eau Terre Environnement Research Centre (ETE) is located in downtown Quebec City.  It includes 37 faculty members, 100 research and research support staff, 33 administrative employees and 220 graduate students.

INRS’s Joint research units (UMRs) are interuniversity partnerships established with collaborating universities to develop cutting-edge research capacity in areas of significant societal impact, in regions of Québec that are strategically important to these fields. The five UMR themes include: materials and technologies for the energy transition, cybersecurity, digital transformation in support of regional development, sustainable health, and Indigenous studies. Each UMR brings together professors from both institutions, trains students, and generates significant regional impacts.

The Centre invites applications for a position of Professor in environmental technologies for energy transition. within the UMR formed in collaboration with the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR). This position is aligned with the UMR's theme and aims to meet societal and scientific demands related to climate change mitigation through economic decarbonization, with a focus on batteries, hydrogen, and the recycling of critical and strategic minerals.

The recruited candidate will be a member of the professorial assembly or the ETE Centre and will work at the UMR facilities at UQTR, with others professors affiliated with both the INRS’s Energy, Materials and Telecommunications Centre and UQTR’s Department of Biochemistry, Chemistry, Physics and Forensic Science. They will be part of a dynamic interdisciplinary research environment focused on the energy transition. They will contribute to the scientific programming of the UMR while also enhancing the ETE Centre's research program.

The candidate’s research program should focus on emerging areas of the energy transition, with emphasis on several key themes, including batteries and green hydrogen, innovative materials for electrodes and electrolytes, circular economy and waste recycling related to the energy transition, and green hydrogen production and usage technologies. The successful applicant will collaborate with a team of researchers using physical and chemical approaches for the synthesis and characterization of materials, while also leveraging numerical simulations to accelerate discovery and model energy systems.

The candidate will have access to existing infrastructure within the UMR and INRS, including the equipment available at the Environmental Technologies Laboratory (LISTE), and will eventually benefit from infrastructure under development within the INRS-UQTR UMR and at UQTR.

Main Roles and Responsibilities

• Establish your own independent and innovative research program;
• Secure funding for your research program through external grants from public and private organizations, as well as through industry partnerships when required;
• Participate in training activities, particularly as part of the Center's graduate and graduate programs, and in the supervision of students and research staff;
• Make a significant contribution to the smooth running of the UMR, while contributing to the influence of INRS at the national and international levels.

Requirements

Education 

• PhD in a relevant field.

Experience

• Show interest and ability in developing industrial, community, and/or governmental partnerships;
• Expertise in process modeling, energy efficiency, or life cycle analysis is an asset;
• Early-career researchers will be given priority for this position.

Standard Requirements

• Possess excellent scientific productivity demonstrating autonomy and originality;
• Demonstrate strong potential to obtain the necessary funding for research activities;
• Possess aptitude for teaching and academic training of 2nd and 3rd cycle students;
• Possess skills for teamwork within multidisciplinary networks with a high capacity for adaptation.

The working language is French. Advanced knowledge of English is essential. Candidates with limited knowledge of French are strongly encouraged to apply. The necessary resources will be made available to facilitate the successful candidate's learning.

Inclusive Environment
INRS values equity, diversity, and inclusion, encouraging applications from women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, and persons with disabilities. Priority is given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents as per Canadian employment laws.

Accommodations during recruitment are available for candidates with disabilities. For assistance or questions, contact edi@inrs.ca.

Additional Information

Workplace
UMR INRS-UQTR
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR)
Trois-Rivières Campus
3351, boul. des Forges
Trois-Rivières (Quebec)  G8Z 4M3

The salary range for an assistant professor is $98,982 to $128,599 annually, depending on experience and qualifications. This position is covered by the collective agreement of the Syndicat des professeur.e.s de l’INRS.

INRS encourages candidates who meet the requirements of the position to apply online (Professor in Environmental Technologies for Energy Transition (AP25-04-59505)) no later than August 10^th 2025 by including:

• Brief letter of interest;
• Complete CV;
• Three most important publications;
• Contact details of three referees;
• Summary of current and future research interests (maximum 4 pages including references);
• Statement of their teaching and mentoring philosophy (maximum 1 page).

Incomplete applications will not be evaluated.