Assistant/ Associate/ Professor Dept of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Important messages

The screening board cannot make assumptions about your education and experience. The onus is on the candidate to submit an application which addresses directly the screening requirements of the competition. The candidates must describe how they meet the experience criteria and provide concrete examples that demonstrate how they meet the requirements by responding to the experience questions on the application. FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION MAY RESULT IN YOUR ELIMINATION FROM THIS PROCESS. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possibly missing information.

Work environment

The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario, invites applications for tenure-track positions at the level of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor.
The Royal Military College is a bilingual university offering undergraduate and graduate programs in the humanities, sciences and engineering to members of the Canadian Forces and civilians.
Members of the department are involved in a wide range of research in the fields of Aero-Elasticity and Fluid Dynamics. Control, Robotics, Guidance and Navigation. Bio-Mechanical Engineering. Combustion, Propulsion and Heat Transfer. Ionized Gases, Plasmas and Electric Spacecraft Thrusters. Design, Optimization and Manufacturing. Solid and Fracture Mechanics, Structures and Materials. Tribology.
The department is accredited to offer B.Eng., M.Eng., M.A.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees. The typical teaching load of an indeterminate Faculty member is comprised of three undergraduate courses plus one graduate course per annum. In addition to teaching graduate courses in their area of expertise, Faculty members of the department may be expected to teach any undergraduate courses in the program, in the language(s) of their position. Kingston is a beautiful and historic city at the confluence of Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River and the Rideau Canal system. Easily accessible from Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, Kingston offers a diverse array of local music, art, history, theatre and live entertainment that attracts thousands of tourists annually. Kingston has also been designated as a bilingual city by the Government of Ontario.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions with various tenure and security profiles, within DND in Kingston, ON.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 3 references.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

French essential

Information on language requirements

Education:
PhD, or having completed all requirements for a PhD, from a recognized Post secondary institution in Mechanical Engineering, or in Aeronautical Engineering, or in a closely related discipline or having an equivalent degree.

Degree equivalency

Occupational Certification:
The applicant should be eligible to be licensed as a Professional Engineer in Canada.

Experience:

E1 – Acceptable teaching experience in the aeronautical engineering field; specifically aircraft materials and structures.

E2 – Acceptable research experience demonstrated by a good or promising publication record in the field(s) of expertise.

Abilities and Skills:

A1 – Ability to teach effectively at the university level; both undergraduate and graduate.

A2 – Ability to carry out independent research in one or more of the designated specialty fields.

Personal Suitability:

PS1 – Effective Interpersonal Relationships
PS2 – Flexibility
PS3 – Dependability
PS4 – Motivation
PS5 – Judgment

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

AQ1 – Undergraduate degree in aeronautical engineering or mechanical engineering or closely related discipline or having equivalent degree.

Degree equivalency

AQ2 – Industrial or postdoctoral experience in the field.

AQ3 – Supervision of undergraduate students projects/thesis.

AQ4 – Future research interests in line with the Department priorities.

AQ5 - The candidate holds a Canadian P.Eng. licence.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - Enhanced reliability clearance.

• The application for a professional engineer license in Canada, and/or registration as an engineer in training (EIT), is required within the first two years of employment. The candidate then needs to obtain and maintain a professional engineer license in Canada.

Other information

Candidates must provide the following information when submitting their application:
Interested candidates must submit a covering letter indicating how you meet Education and Experience factors and the Asset Qualifications by clicking on the ‘Apply Online’ button below at the bottom of the advertisement and pasting your cover letter in the space provided. In addition to your on-line application including your curriculum vitae, please submit the following via email to , subject line “UT02/3 Mechanical Engineering Process number: 17-DND-EA-KGSTN-414155 before the closing date:
i. A cover letter which identifies your qualifications for the position, including research and teaching;
ii. A two-page outline of your proposed research programme;
iii. 2 samples of published work in a field related to the position being staffed;
iv. Proof of citizenship status;
v. Proof of education;
vi. 3 Reference letters (note references may be contacted to validate your experience).
Candidates whose applications are retained for further consideration may be required to travel to attend an interview or for the administration of a second language test. If you are asked to travel in relation to this appointment process, you should direct any questions you have about travel entitlements to the hiring organization, and they will provide you with the necessary information.
Interviews may be conducted.
Reference checks may be conducted.
Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official
language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official
language in their application.
Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position. A candidate may be appointed to a position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications.
However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Depth and breadth of experience may be used as a selection tool.
For this selection process, we find that email is the most efficient way to communicate with you. Please provide a valid e-mail address, as all correspondence will be sent via e-mail. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an e-mail address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). Candidates are responsible to regularly check their e-mail and spam folders for information concerning this process. In some cases, there will be deadlines for responses (i.e. assessment invitations) and late responses will not be accepted. If you cannot receive results by email, it is your responsibility to inform us.
The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.
The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.