Research Associate - SDG Innovation Network
Last updated: January 24, 2024, 11:20 a.m.
Posting Period
January 24, 2024 to February 9, 2024
Department
Mechanical, Industrial and Aerospace Engineering
Duties and Responsibilities
The SDG Innovation Network (https://www.sdginnovnetwk.com/) was created by eight Quebec universities in order to conduct research and development activities in the frame of digitalization.
Concordia University is now hiring a research associate in order to coordinate activities related to the network within Concordia.
Duties include:
- Coordinate, in collaboration with the Concordia SDG leaders, activities around research projects at Concordia taking place within the SDG network
- Actively search for industrial partners that would be interested in conducting collaborative R&D activities in the frame of the SDG network
- Conduct research activities in the frame of
- electro-polishing of additively manufactured parts
- digitalization of manufacturing production lines
The successful candidate will bring:
- Working experience in the frame of R&D projects related to digitalization of manufacturing
- Working experience in electro-polishing and related technologies
- Knowledge from the fields of machine learning and data engineering
- Ability to conduct meetings in French and English
Qualifications
Ph.D. degree in Engineering related to digitalization and manufacturing
Principal Investigator and Supervisors
Dr Rolf Wuthrich and Dr. Masoumeh Kazemi Zanjani
Salary information and classification
Salary Information: between $26.68 up to $36.94 per hour upon qualifications
Approximate number of weekly hours of work
40 hours
Planned Start and End Date of Position
Start date: upon mutual agreement and for one year (with possibility to extend up to four years)
Application Instructions
Submit your complete CV with a list of journal/conference publications and work experiences related to the required duties and qualifications. to: Dr. Wuthrich with CC to Dr. Kazemi Zanjani
Union
The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) /Concordia Association of Research Employees (Research associates, Research assistants, professionals and technicians)
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Territorial Acknowledgement
Concordia University is located on unceded Indigenous lands. The Kanien’kehá:ka Nation is recognized as the custodians of the lands and waters on which we gather today. Tiohtià:ke/Montreal is historically known as a gathering place for many First Nations. Today, it is home to a diverse population of Indigenous and other peoples. We respect the continued connections with the past, present and future in our ongoing relationships with Indigenous and other peoples within the Montreal community.
Employment Equity
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Immigration Status
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian and Permanent Residents will be given priority. To comply with the Government of Canada’s reporting requirements, the University is obliged to gather information about applicants’ status as either Permanent Residents of Canada or Canadian citizens. While applicants need not identify their country of origin or current citizenship, all applications must include one of the following statements:
Yes, I am a citizen or permanent resident of Canada
or
No, I am not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada.
