Tier 1 Canada Research Chair -- Biorefining Processes Or Bioenergy Research
Lakehead University invites applications and nominations of internationally recognized and respected scholars to be considered for a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Biorefining or Bioenergy Processes.
Candidates will focus on the development of novel bioproducts or bioenergy from forest biomass through transformative biological, biochemical and/or thermo-chemical conversions technologies (such as microbial fermentation, enzymatic transformation, pyrolysis/gasification and catalytic processing).
The Chair should have expertise in one or more of the following disciplines, including Biology, Applied Microbiology, Biochemistry, and Chemical or Bioprocess Engineering.
The Chair’s areas of interest will include identifying biorefining pathways to specialty and commodity bioproducts or bioenergy: lignin, cellulose, hemicellulose or residual streams, such as bark, sawdust and sludge.
The Chair's expertise will complement research underway at Lakehead University's Biorefining Research Initiative and support research collaborations with FPInnovations and the forest industry sector.
The successful candidate will collaborate with three Biorefining Research Chairs already established at Lakehead University's Biorefining Research Initiative, to build a world-class program to deliver new bioproducts or bioenergy for forestry industry installations.
For more information about BRI and the BRI team, visit:
http://lubri.lakeheadu.ca
The successful candidate will hold a doctorate degree and have excellent research credentials and a demonstrated record of securing external research funding.
Tier 1 candidates must be researchers of international stature who will bring an innovative perspective to the university in carrying out and leading research, training researchers and contributing to the Ph.D. programs in Biotechnology and/or Forest Sciences. Furthermore, candidates are expected to have extensive research experience and all the qualifications for a tenured appointment at the rank of Full Professor or Associate Professor.
Associate Professors are expected to be promoted to the Full Professor level within one or two years of the nomination.
Appointment is for an initial seven year term and is renewable every seven years.
Lakehead University offers on campus and community-based programs, continuing education and distributed learning and graduate programs at the Master’s and Doctoral levels.
Lakehead is a comprehensive university, providing an impressive array of programs in professional, arts and sciences and the west campus of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. The University has an enrollment of approximately 7,500 students, with a large Aboriginal contingent at the Thunder Bay campus.
The Orillia campus, which has just unveiled its first permanent building, will be the first official Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum university campus in Canada.
For more information on these and all other positions, as well as a complete listing of teaching opportunities and detailed course descriptions, please visit our website, at:
http://hr.lakeheadu.ca/employment.php
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Applications and nominations, including a curriculum vitae, seven-year research plan and three publications that demonstrate a significant contribution to the field, should be sent to:
Dr. Rui Wang, Vice-President -- Research, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1
In addition, three confidential letters of recommendation should be sent, under separate cover, to Dr. Wang, by the candidate’s referees.
Review of applications will begin on October 1, 2009.
Please note that all positions are subject to review and final approval by the CRC Secretariat in Ottawa.
For additional information on the CRC program, please visit the program website, at:
http://www.chairs.gc.ca 
