Professor in Electrical Engineering

École de technologie supérieure; Montreal; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Telemedicine

Sports center on site

Group insurance | pension plan

3 months of free public transport

Parking at competitive price

French language program

Job summary

ÉTS is seeking professors with a PhD in Electrical Engineering to join its Department of Electrical Engineering. The role emphasizes digital systems design, computer architecture, and embedded systems, with opportunities to lead research and contribute to teaching across all levels.

The successful candidates will develop a strong research program, secure funding, and collaborate with industry partners while mentoring graduate students and guiding the next generation of engineers.

Qualifications

• PhD in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Member of OIQ or eligible to join the OIQ.
• Experience collaborating with industry or in industrial R&D.
• Fluent French (oral and written) or willingness to learn and enroll in French program.

Responsibilities

• Teach at all three university levels in electrical engineering, with emphasis on digital and computer systems.
• Contribute to modern hardware design offerings and course development.
• Supervise adjunct instructors teaching embedded systems.
• Mentor graduate students and submit funding/grant applications to various agencies.
• Lead funded or contract research projects with industry and the workplace.
• Develop a coherent research program and communicate results and impacts.

Skills

French proficiency

Teaching ability

Industry collaboration

Education

Doctorate (PhD) in Electrical Engineering

Job description

YOUR CAREER AT ÉTS

L’École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) is a rapidly evolving university in engineering and technology located in downtown Montreal. ÉTS offers undergraduate and graduate programs focused on Applied Engineering as well as state-of-the-art research infrastructure. ÉTS is also home to the Centech, a business incubator, offering support services for researchers wishing to commercialize their research.

By joining l’ÉTS, you will be joining a team of highly active professors and researchers in the school’s various research chairs, labs, institutes and groups. Your work will make a tangible contribution to scientific progress and the development of Quebec’s productivity and competitiveness, as well as the training of a highly qualified workforce.

What we offer

• A start-up fund to support your scientific career
• Financial support for research and teaching (recognition of supervision of students, teaching credits, grading help, etc.)
• A personalized onboarding process
• A structure to promote your research as well as networking activities to make yourself known and help you recruit students.
• A work environment favorable to your career development, for both research and teaching.
• A mentor program for all faculty members offered at your arrival and throughout your career.
• Support for the immigration process and a relocation program for your family
• A full-course program to learn French.

YOUR ADVANTAGES

• COMPETITIVE SALARY
• TELEMEDECINE
• SPORTS CENTER ON SITE
• GROUPE INSURANCE | PENSION PLAN
• 3 MONTHS OF FREE PUBLIC TRANSPORT
• PARKING AT COMPETTIVE PRICE
• AND MUCH MORE...

OUR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTEMENT

The Departement of Electrical Engineering offers undergraduate and graduate programs that meet the needs of industry in the design of electrical, electronic, photonic and computer systems as well as their components. These programs are oriented towards computer systems, telecommunications, digital processing, industrial control, energy transport, vision and microelectronics. Faculty members lead numerous research projects, several of which are in close collaboration with industry, essentially around three major areas: power electronics and industrial control, telecommunications and microelectronics, and the field of imaging, vision and artificial intelligence. In addition to numerous research chairs, the Electrical Engineering Department has four research groups officially recognized by ÉTS that offer multiple opportunities for collaboration: the Power Electronics and Industrial Control Research Group (GREPCI), the Microelectronics Communications and Integration Laboratory (LACIME), the Space Technologies, Embedded Systems, Navigation and Avionics Laboratory (LASSENA), and the Health Information Processing Laboratory (LATIS) and the TéraÉTS laboratory, which studies terahertz technologies.

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Department of Electrical Engineering at ÉTS is seeking professors with a bachelor’s degree in engineering and expertise in digital systems design and computing architectures. The research and teaching activities of the successful candidates will complement and strengthen those already established in the department, particularly in microelectronics, embedded systems, and telecommunications.

Main Areas of Specialization:

• Hardware accelerators for artificial intelligence and signal processing;
• High-level synthesis (HLS) and agile hardware-design methodologies;
• Processor architectures, extensible instruction sets, and open ecosystems (e.g., RISC-V);
• Hardware security, roots of trust, and embedded cryptography;
• Emerging computing architectures (e.g., in-memory computing or neuromorphic computing);
• Heterogeneous computing and hardware-software co-design;
• Low-power design and energy-efficient computing.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Teach at all three university levels in fields related to electrical engineering, with a particular focus on courses in digital and computer systems;
• Contribute to the development of the department’s course offerings, particularly in relation to modern hardware design methods;
• Supervise adjunct instructors teaching courses in the field of embedded systems;
• Mentor graduate students;
• Submit funding and grant applications, particularly to Quebec, Canadian, or international government agencies, industry partners, municipalities, and foundations;
• Conduct funded or contract-based research projects with industry and the workplace;
• Develop a research program;
• Communicate the developments and results of your scientific research, as well as their impacts.

REQUIREMENT

• Hold or be about to obtain a Doctorate (PhD) in Electrical Engineering or in a relevant field for this position;
• Be a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ) or be eligible to join the OIQ and undertake the necessary steps to become a member before submitting an application for full professorship;
• Have experience in conducting research in collaboration with industry or solid experience in industrial R&D;
• Demonstrate the ability to pass on knowledge in a teaching context;
• Demonstrate excellent skills in training highly qualified personnel through research projects and teaching;
• Be proficient in French (oral and written), in compliance with the ÉTS Language Policy (in French), or demonstrate a willingness to learn French and register to a French program with the support of ÉTS.

START DATE

Depending on the candidate’s availability

SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION

All applications will be processed in strict confidentiality.

ÉTS will take into account any leaves that may result in career interruptions or delays. Therefore, we encourage you to mention any such leave that may have affected your professional path. We will take this information into consideration when evaluating your application.

In case of a disability, we may offer accommodation measures during the hiring process.

Interested candidates are invited to submit their application on January 10, 2027 (EST).

Each application must include the information indicated below in a single PDF document, in the following order:

• An automated (dynamic) Table of Contents;
• A cover letter;
• Your curriculum vitae;
• A statement of your teaching objectives;
• Your research plan, including an indication of how your work complements the areas of research targeted by a department or research group at ÉTS;
• A sample of your research achievements (e.g.: recent scientific articles).

If you require more information, please refer to our Q&A document.

You must submit a complete application for it to be considered. Only those candidates who are retained for participating in the process will be contacted.

COMPENSATION

We are seeking applications for a position leading to tenure, open to all faculty ranks. Tenured faculty members may be considered in accordance with the internal tenure process in effect at ÉTS. Tenure, the 2026-2027 salary scale, and benefits are determined according to the standards of the current collective agreement of the Association des professeurs de l'ÉTS (APÉTS).

IMMIGRATION REQUIREMENTS

In compliance with the immigration requirements in effect in Canada, ÉTS invites all qualified individuals to apply. However, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. When submitting an application, it is important to indicate whether you are able to work in Canada, so that the applicable immigration procedures can be planned accordingly.