Canada Impact+ Emerging Leader in Translational Health Technologies, Assistant Professor

Organisation/Company UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO Research Field Engineering Technology Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Established Researcher (R3) Final date to receive applications 10 Dec 2026 - 00:00 (UTC) Country Canada Type of Contract Permanent Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

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The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo is seeking an exceptional internationally renowned scholar and researcher for a Canada Impact+ Emerging Leader in Health and Biotechnology. The appointment will be a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2027. The salary range for this position is $120,000 to $160,000. Negotiations beyond this salary range will be considered for exceptionally qualified candidates.

The Canada Impact+ Emerging Leaders Program is a one-time federal initiative for Canadian institutions to recruit exceptional Early Career Researchers (ECRs) with a demonstrated record of excellence in research and teaching. The successful candidate will be hired as a tenure track Assistant Professor, and Impact+ Emerging Leader. The nominee’s research area must align with the strategic priority area of Health (including Biotechnology).

The award includes $100K per year in research support for six years with the possibility of renewal for an additional 6 years. Nominees must be within 5 years of the start date of their first full-time, independent research related appointment, minus the duration of any eligible career delays or interruptions. They must be working and residing outside of Canada as of July 5, 2026.

See Impact + Emerging Leader Program website at  for full eligibility requirements.

The University of Waterloo requires that the successful candidate must have a PhD in Biomedical, Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or an equivalent discipline. The Impact+ Emerging Leader program is meant to attract exceptional researchers that will become leaders within their field and demonstrate tangible benefits to Canadians through knowledge mobilization, translation, and/or commercialization of their research. The Impact+ Emerging Leader is expected to have their own independent research program and collaborate with the Eddie Goldenberg Research Chair in Supramolecular Biomaterials as well as other faculty members at the University of Waterloo.

We acknowledge that research careers are not linear and that life circumstances – such as illness, disability, family and community responsibilities (including maternity or parental leave, caregiving leaves, chronic illness or disability, and COVID-19-related impacts) - can affect the pace and nature of research contributions. The assessment process will take these circumstances into careful consideration, and nominees are invited to provide relevant context to ensure their achievements are evaluated fairly and equitably.

Applicants must have excellent communication skills and a dedication to both teaching and research. Duties include leading an independent research program, teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level, supervising graduate students, as well as administrative services at the University and in the international research community.

The successful applicant is expected to apply for a Canadian engineering license within the first year of joining the University.

Applicants should have demonstrable research strengths in the broad technical area of translational mechanobiology with applications in human…