Call for applications - CANADA EXCELLENCE RESEARCH CHAIR (CERC) IN PHOTONICS
CANADA EXCELLENCE RESEARCH CHAIR (CERC) IN PHOTONICS
Application deadline:2025-09-16
Université Laval is recruiting candidates for a Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Photonics. The Chair holder will be a full professor and member of the Centre for Optics, Photonics and Lasers (COPL). Université Laval is located in Québec City QC, Canada.
CERCs are the most prestigious academic positions in Canada. They are endowed with funding of $8 million over 8 years (i.e. $1 million/year, including the salary), plus an allocation from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) enabling them to apply for $2 million in equipment.
The Chair holder of the CERC in Photonics will be responsible for developing a major research program aimed at increasing the impact and scope of COPL research by proposing a vision for the future that will address one of the following emerging themes:
- Synergies between artificial intelligence (AI) and photonics
- Photonic nanomaterials
- Photonics applied to quantum sciences
- Metrology and photonic instrumentation
The person chosen by the Recruitment Committee will have to pass an internal selection process at Université Laval, as well as the national selection process for the CERC 2026 competition, which requires to demonstrate the link to Canadian research priorities.
To find out how to apply, the documents required, the selection stages and criteria, and to obtain the full job description, please consult the detailed announcement:Call for applications CERC in Photonics . The candidate must hold a PhD in a relevant discipline and have a proven track record in research.
Université Laval is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), rejects all forms of discrimination, promotes excellence in research and research training, and guarantees equal opportunity for all candidates.
As a professor at Université Laval, the selected candidate will also contribute to teaching activities. If necessary, French courses will be offered by Université Laval to allow the person to acquire the necessary skills to teach in French Depending on the selected candidate expertise and preference, the CERC holder's home department will be either the Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Optics, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering or the Department of Chemistry.