Impact+ Research Chair in Antimicrobial Resistance

Faculty position

The selected candidate will be expected to establish an active research program in genomics focused on antibiotic resistance in human pathogenic bacteria. The research must use and/or develop high throughput methodologies involving next generation sequencing and bioinformatics to address fundamental and applied questions related to antibiotic resistance mechanisms, their detection, and the modes of resistance transmission. The research program should lead to collaborations with other established research groups within the Department of Microbiology Infectious Diseases and Immunology and within the Infectious Diseases Research Center, which includes researchers from six faculties working in the field of infectious diseases, with antimicrobial resistance as one of the priorities. The chairholder will also be expected to build partnerships with industry, as well as with governmental and non governmental organizations, to accelerate the application of research results in the health sector, ensuring equitable access to the knowledge produced and to the resulting social benefits.

Quebec city

Canada

Permanent

Full-time

Must be full professor or associate professor within 2 years of being eligible to full professor status.

Antimicrobial resistance

Applicants must meet the CI+RC eligibility requirements. They must be full professors or associate professors who are close to obtaining tenure. Applicants from outside academia must have the necessary qualifications to be nominated at these levels.

Université Laval requires that applicants hold a Ph.D. in a discipline relevant to the research focus of the Chair. They must demonstrate recognized scientific expertise and significant experience in antibiotic resistance in human pathogenic bacteria, with a proven record of international-caliber publications and research funding. Candidates must show a strong ability to conduct independent, original, and transdisciplinary research in collaboration with diverse partners.

She or he must demonstrate an interest in recruiting and supervising Master’s and PhD students and possess the skills required for university level teaching at all three cycles.

The candidate must be proficient in the French language, both spoken and written (or commit to acquiring it within the timeframe specified in the collective agreement).

French

Good

English

Basic

Université Laval, one of the largest universities in Canada, is the oldest French language institution of higher education in the Americas. For many years, Université Laval has been recognized worldwide for its research excellence in Infectiology. This recognition, built over time, is the result of prioritizing infectious diseases as a major research area at Université Laval, the forward thinking vision of its researchers, and the development of essential infrastructures supporting their work. The holder of the IMPACT + CHAIR will join a highly productive group of fundamental and clinical researchers in the Faculty of Medicine, Department of Microbiology Infectious Diseases and Immunology, and will conduct research within the Division of Infectious and Immune Diseases of the CHU de Québec Research Center, the largest French language research center in North America.

No

Yes

Mr

Prof

Flamand

Louis

Université Laval

Cité Universitaire

Quebec

G1V0A6

Canada

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