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Job Reference Number:

25-DD-2

Posting/Closing Date:

August 25, 2025 to October 19, 2025

Workplace:

Polytechnique Montreal

Department or Service:

CEO Office

POLYTECHNIQUE MONTREAL

Polytechnique Montreal is proud

to have been recognized by Mediacorp Canada as one of

"Montreal's Top Employers" for 2025.

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Polytechnique Montreal is an internationally recognized engineering university. Located in the heart of Montreal on Mount Royal, it is renowned for the high quality of the training offered at all levels, and for its multidisciplinary and multisectoral research, at the forefront of the local, national and international engineering.


Proud of its 150 years of history, it now welcomes more than 10,000 students and relies on the expertise of nearly 1,600 staff members with diverse skills, including more than 300 professors.


Polytechnique has been certified Gold by STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System). Polytechnique is known for its innovative approach, and its active role in technological, economic and social development. It values the diversity of its employees and adheres to an equal employment opportunity program for women, visible and ethnic minorities, Indigenous people and those with disabilities. Having received the Parity Certification from Women in Governance, it offers excellent working conditions, focusing on work-life balance and the well-being of its employees.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The Department of Chemical Engineering comprises 28 professors and conducts innovative research, in close collaboration with industry, in the following fields: lifecycle analyses, biorefinery, biomanufacturing, reactor and process engineering, materials and biomaterials, regenerative medicine, process modeling and control, and polymers. The research activities of the department's professors are intense and fall into one or more of the above areas.


The Department of Chemical Engineering at Polytechnique Montreal is known for its dynamic teaching and the development of new methods of knowledge transmission. For more information on our activities, visit www.polymtl.ca/gch.

ROLE

As part of Polytechnique Montreal's vision, mission and objectives, and under the authority of the President, department directors help to administer the institution and are responsible for managing the department's various strategic, scientific, budgetary and human resources dimensions, while adhering to the highest possible standards of excellence. Department directors model Polytechnique values by promoting collaboration, responsible leadership, self-improvement and integrity in their interactions and actions every day. The department director presides and is accountable to the departmental assembly of professors. The director is also accountable to Polytechnique's management and Board of Directors.

RESPONSABILITIES

The department director's main responsibilities are:

Strategy

As a member of the Polytechnique Board of Directors, contribute to strategic thinking and participate in strategic decision-making for the institution; Help to develop and implement the objectives of the Polytechnique strategic plan; Implement the objectives of the Polytechnique strategic plan in their department based on the issues specific to its situation; Steer the progress and long-term development of the department and, with professors and staff, contribute to improving its quality and reputation on a continuous basis, with the goal of promoting its reach; Ensure institutional and departmental orientations are harmonized and defend Polytechnique decisions before its departmental assembly.

Outreach

Represent their department with Polytechnique official bodies and committees; Represent the institution with external bodies and committees, according to institutional needs and as delegated by the President; Represent their department and the institution in the scientific and professional networks specific to their domains.

Teaching and research

In collaboration with the persons in charge of teaching and research, their department program heads and members of the departmental assembly of professors:


Ensure that existing programs are maintained, taught and continuously improved as well as support the development of new programs; Support research development in the department and coordinate the use of the resources necessary to successfully carry out projects; Encourage members of the department to stay at the forefront of technological and educational developments in areas relevant to their fields; Ensure the quality of the teaching and research carried out in the department; Ensure the quality of the education provided to students; Ensure that training is compliant with program accreditation requirements.

Department management

Use their actions and decisions to direct and engage all teaching and non-teaching staff in the department, while leading by example by directing with equity, efficiency, continuity, transparency and balance, in accordance with the principles of sound management; Manage, in compliance with applicable collective agreements, human resources-related aspects, particularly the hiring, assignment and evaluation of teaching and non-teaching staff; Support professors in their career paths towards probation and promotion; Supervise all department activities according to objectives and budgets; Develop and manage the department budget in collaboration with the assistant director and ensure the necessary human and material resources are allocated to carry out the department's mission; Establish administrative management objectives in collaboration with the assistant director and annually assess their contribution and the progress of their development objectives; Organize any committee, assembly or working group likely to help develop and improve their department's operations.

REQUIREMENTS

A PhD in engineering or in a related discipline relevant to the department's research and teaching activities; Several years' experience in university teaching and research as a professor and in developing programs of study and services in support of teaching and research; Licensed or in the process of becoming licensed to practise engineering in Canada by a Canadian engineering regulatory body (preferably the Ordre des ingenieurs du Quebec). Excellent knowledge of engineering programs would be an asset; Although not mandatory, other criteria such as experience in an industrial environment or experience in team management positions in various management-related functions may be taken into account when considering candidates' applications.

COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS

This position requires the following competencies and skills:


Strong interpersonal skills; Ability to communicate your vision dynamically, convince and rally stakeholders while remaining flexible and open-minded; Proven ability to work on a team to carry out important initiatives in collaboration with community members; Strategic resource management and effective delegation; Judgment and diplomacy in problem-solving and conflict management; Integrity and responsible conduct, agility and innovation, emotional intelligence, vision, strategic thinking, change management and talent development; Excellent spoken and written French (French is the primary language of communication). Fluent spoken and written English.

COMPENSATION

Based on the applicable compensation policy at Polytechnique Montreal for department director positions.

TERM AND START DATE

Term: Three years, with the possibility of renewal. Target start date: January 2026.

APPLICATION

If you are interested in this position, please send us a letter of interest and your current curriculum vitae to stc-candidatures@polymtl.ca. Thank you for your interest in joining the Polytechnique Montreal management team.


Please note that applications will be analyzed during the week of October 27th, 2025.


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