Assistant Professor Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering

Université Lakehead

Application Deadline: Opened until filled

Department of Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering
Reference # ENG-2025-26-01

Lakehead University, Thunder Bay Campus, invites applications for a tenure-track Teaching Focused Faculty appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor to primarily teach in the area of Mechatronics Engineering. The position will commence on July 1, 2025, or as soon as it is filled.

The Department currently offers undergraduate and graduate programs at all levels in Mechanical Engineering and B.Eng. program in Mechatronics Engineering with commitments to expand is graduate program offerings to all areas under Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering. The department strives for excellence in teaching, research and innovation in interdisciplinary teaching and research. With a new STEM hub in Barrie, Ontario, its poised to expand its pioneering Technology and Engineering integrated education opportunities for both High Schools and Technology Diploma transfer students.

The successful candidate must have a PhD in Mechatronics Engineering or a closely related field and must be registered as a P.Eng. in Ontario or must be able to register as P.Eng. very soon prior to taking on the teaching commitments.

Lakehead is a comprehensive university with a reputation for innovative programs and cutting-edge research. Our campuses are in Thunder Bay and Orillia with a new stem hub in Barrie, Ontario. They are located on the traditional lands of the Fort William First Nation, Signatory to the Robinson Superior Treaty of 1850 and in Orillia on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg, and Rama First Nation. Lakehead University acknowledges the history that many nations hold in the areas around our campuses and is committed to a relationship with Métis and Inuit and First Nations peoples. Lakehead has approximately 10,000 students and 2,160 faculty and staff. With an emphasis on collaborative learning and independent critical thinking and a multidisciplinary teaching approach, Lakehead offers a variety of degree and diploma programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels through its nine faculties, including Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Health and Behavioural Sciences, Natural Resources Management, Science and Environmental Studies, Social Sciences and Humanities, Graduate Studies, and Faculty of Law. For further information, please visit: www.lakeheadu.ca.

For further information on the Department of Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering and the Faculty of Engineering and our programs is available at:
https://www.lakeheadu.ca/programs/faculties/engineering

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. The electronic application (in the form of one PDF document) quoting Reference # ENG-2025-26-01 should include: a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching effectiveness (including a statement of teaching philosophy, course outlines and teaching evaluations for previously-taught courses), a statement of a research plan (current and future interests), copies of the three most significant publications, and the names and contact information of three references. A completed Confirmation of Eligibility to Work in Canada.pdf form must accompany your package.
Applicants should submit their electronic application to:

Dr. Janusz Kozinski, Dean
Faculty of Engineering
Lakehead University
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Email: dean.engi@lakeheadu.ca

Lakehead University is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals including women, racialized persons, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities and other equity-seeking groups. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. This is in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements.

Lakehead University has an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan 2019-2024 with a goal to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as measured by increasing representation of under-represented groups among applicants, candidates and hires. We encourage candidates to self-identify, if you are from an under-represented group, and prefer candidates with the knowledge, competencies and relationships derived from lived experience. Experience working with Indigenous or racialized communities, and/or members of other equity-deserving groups is a strong asset. A lived experience or worked experience of any of these issues is preferred.

We appreciate your interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be notified. Lakehead University is committed to supporting an accessible environment. Applicants requiring accommodation during the interview process should contact the Office of Human Resources at (807) 343.8010 ext. 8334 or human.resources@lakeheadu.ca to make appropriate arrangements.

This position is subject to budgetary approval.