Associate​/Full Professor Canada Research Chair; Tier I AI Driven Discovery

Position Description

The Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering in the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary is pleased to invite applications for an appointment with tenure at the rank of Associate or Full Professor in the area of AI Driven Discovery and Optimization of Clean Energy Materials. The successful candidate will be nominated for a Tier I Canada Research Chair.

The anticipated appointment start date is July 1, 2026, or a mutually agreed upon date.

The University of Calgary and, in particular, the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, is globally recognized for energy research and energy technology development. Leveraging its existing strengths, the University has embarked on a new strategic plan, Ahead of Tomorrow, which emphasizes transdisciplinary scholarship, deeper community integration, and future‑focused program delivery. Based on our historic successes, the University Energy Research Strategy, Energy for the Common Good, aims to expand energy research and training activities, and promote collaboration across the campus and with external stakeholders, with a focus on ensuring sustainable, affordable, and climate‑appropriate energy services for society.

In alignment with this strategy, the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering is building on its leadership in energy research and scholarship by sharpening its focus on creating safe, secure, and socially responsible energy supplies for the world.

We are seeking a research leader with a strong international reputation for advancing AI‑driven discovery and optimization of clean energy materials. The successful candidate will be forward‑thinking with a demonstrated ability to create, lead, and grow an original, innovative, and high‑impact engineering research program focused on AI driven discovery and optimization of advanced materials for clean energy conversion, storage and utilization.

It is expected that the collaborative and transdisciplinary research program will result in the creation of knowledge and technologies that will accelerate the creation of sustainable energy solutions, improve energy efficiency, and support integration of renewable energy. Potential areas of application include, but are not limited to, (i) materials for next‑generation batteries, electrolyzers, and fuel cells, (ii) high‑performance (electro) catalysts used in different applications including hydrogen and CO utilization, (iii) environmentally responsible alternatives to persistent substances, such as undesirable perfluorinated compounds (e.g., PFAS) used in thermal management, membranes, and electronic components, and (iv) optoelectronic and quantum materials.

As Canada’s energy university, the University of Calgary houses world‑class expertise in experimental research and physical modeling of energy materials, including a robust electrochemical cluster and active research in hydrogen production, carbon capture, catalysis, and sustainability.

In alignment with the University of Calgary’s strategic plan, and in support of its academic and research priorities, the successful candidate will actively contribute to the supervision of undergraduate students, graduate students and postdoctoral scholars, and teach courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The successful candidate will also provide service to the Department, School, University, community and profession, contribute to achieving equitable, diverse, inclusive and accessible employment practices, workplaces and learning environments, and add to the collegial and vibrant academic community.

The successful candidate will join a vibrant research ecosystem that combines world‑class expertise with a collaborative and inclusive culture. The University of Calgary is recognized as Canada’s energy university, with strengths spanning electrochemistry, catalysis, hydrogen, carbon capture, and emerging clean energy materials. Researchers benefit from world‑class research infrastructure, such as the Dynamic Imaging Lab, Laboratory for In‑Operando X‑ray Spectroscopy (LINX), and the Centre for Far‑from‑Equilibrium Nanostructured Cleantech…