Faculty Positions
The Department of Mining and Materials Engineering at McGill University invites applications for tenure track positions in Mining at the Assistant Professor level; however, exceptional applications will be considered for all ranks.
The Department offers B.Eng., Master’s and Doctorate degrees in Mining Engineering. Currently the Mining Program has 3 full-time Professors and several course lecturers whose research topics and teaching interests cover a wide range of Mining Engineering. There are approximately 100 full-time undergraduate students in the Program and about 30 graduate students. McGill Mining has state-of-the art laboratories and research tools. More information about the Program and McGill University can be found at http://www.mcgill.ca/mining.
Given the strength of the Department in research, the successful candidate must demonstrate an ability to establish and sustain a dynamic research activity in his/her area of expertise. Candidates should hold a B.Eng. or equivalent and hold a doctoral degree and have a demonstrated commitment to teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels. McGill is revitalizing its Mining Engineering program and is looking for Professors to work closely with industry to provide innovative research ideas to address contemporary mining issues, such as sustainable mining.
Please submit a resume, including a statement of teaching and research interests, together with names and addresses of three references, and copies of recent publications to: Professor Stephen Yue, Chair, Department of Mining and Materials Engineering, McGill University, 3610 University Street, Suite 2160, Montreal H3A 2B2, Canada, or by position [dot] mm [at] mcgill [dot] ca .
McGill University is committed to equity in employment and diversity. It welcomes applications from indigenous peoples, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, women, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities and others who may contribute to further diversification. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Salary will be negotiated according to qualifications and experience. Membership, or willingness to become a member, in a Canadian professional engineering association is required.
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Graduate Positions
Advertised Masters and PhD positions are listed below. Typically, there are many more openings than advertised and so we always welcome applications for these positions from strong students interested in our research. Please browse our main research areas and contact professors with whom you would be interested in working.
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Post-doctoral Positions
Below are the advertised postdoctoral positions. If there is no position open in your field at the moment, we invite you to apply if your background fits one of our research areas. Please contact the professors who you think could be interested in giving a look at your CV.
Mechanical Engineering Post Doctoral/Research Associate in Earth Mine Energy Research Group (EMERG),McGill and Qatar Universities
Background:
A position for a postdoctoral or research associate is available in the Earth Mine Energy Research Group (EMERG). EMERG at McGill University is to investigate and advance the sustainable development of alternative energies from both active and abandoned surface as well as underground mines and oil/gas wells The development of these alternate and sustainable energies will employ physical characteristics and properties of different type of mines and oil/gas wells such as thermal heat, potential energy, as well as its enclosure capacity. This project is a collaboration of Profs. Hassani, Mucciardi (McGill), Therrien (Laval), Al Khawaja (Qatar).
Description:
This is a multi disciplinary research project carried out in Qatar University in Qatar with close cooperation with McGill and Laval Universities in Canada. The project aims the Production of Heat and Electricity by exploiting geothermal heat of oil / gas wells and waste heat from refineries. The research is aimed to cover both the technical and the economic aspects of utilization of oil wells for heat and electric power generation. It is planned to create the engineering infrastructure required for future developments of geothermal and waste heat recovery heat facilities in oil industry. The study will include thermodynamic analysis of thermal cycles, hydro-geological assessments and experimental works. It is hoped that by undertaking this research the following goals can be achieved:
- Facilitating sustainable energy extraction from active and abandoned oil fields
- Lowering the cost of geothermal electricity generation to a considerable amount
- Contribution to the environmental issues of abandoned oils wells
- Drawing the applicability of geothermal power generation into the new domain of oil industry
Required skills:
The Postdoctoral fellow or the Research associate must have a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and demonstrate a good knowledge of thermodynamics and energy conversion techniques. The researcher should be familiar with heat transfer and thermodynamics of thermal cycles, be hands on for experimental works and ready for in-site measurements.
Special requirements:
The researcher must be willing to reside in Qatar for the duration of the project. The travel cost of travel to Canada twice a year will be covered. The candidate must have a good command of English language. Familiarity with Arabic language is an asset. A very generous salary is offered.
Applying:
This appointment consists of a limited duration not to exceed three years. This appointment is also contingent upon the individual having a PhD or equivalent terminal degree by the start of this appointment. Interested applicants should contact ferri [dot] hassani [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Prof. Ferri Hassani) .