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APTPUO_EVG5179_Summer 26

Ottawa, ON Part time

Posting Reason:

New Position

Location:

Main Campus

Academic Period:

2026 Spring-Summer Semester

Faculty:

Faculté de génie / Faculty of Engineering

Academic Unit:

Département de génie civil \\ Department of Civil Engineering

Course Title:

Anaerobic Digestion

Course Code:

EVG 5179

Section:

C

Course Description:

PT prof needed - Phd minimum with an excellent knowledge in the course
Peng an asset

Posting limited to:

Professeur à temps-partiel régulier / Regular Part-Time Professor

Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/03/19

Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/04/20

Expected Enrolment:

25

Approval date:

2026/03/19

Number of credits:

3

Work Hours:

39

Hourly Rate:

Enseignement / Teaching: $239.47 (2024-2025)

The academic year starts on September 1 and ends on August 31.

These rates do not included vacation pay nor statutory pay.

These rates will be applied until a new collective agreement is ratified. Retro will be paid after the ratification.

Course type:

B

Posting type:

Régulier / Regular

Language of instruction:

Anglais | English

Competence in second language:

Passive

Course Schedule:

Lundi | Monday 16:00-19:00 Mardi | Tuesday 16:00-19:00 - Monday - 65 University (MRT) 211

Requirements:

Advanced theoretical, biological, and practical aspects of anaerobic digestion processes. Principles to be applied to the design and application of conventional and advanced anaerobic processes used for treatment of municipal and industrial wastewaters. Topics to include microbiology and biochemistry fundamentals, techniques for monitoring anaerobic digestion performance, municipal sludge stabilization, anaerobic composting, anoxic/anaerobic bioremediation, Andrew's dynamic model. Design of the following: two-phase digestion; Downflow Stationary Fixed Film (DSFF) reactors; Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB); Upflow Blanket Filter (UBF) reactors; and Anaerobic Sequencing Batch Reactors (ASBR). This course is equivalent to ENVJ 5908 at Carleton University.

Additional Information and/or Comments:

Tuesday - 136 Jean-Jacques L. (VNR) 1075

An acceptable level of education and/or experience could be viewed as being equivalent to the educational required and/or demonstrated experience. If you are invited to continue the selection process, please notify us of any adaptive measures you might require. Information you send us will be handled respectfully and in complete confidence. Employees are required under provincial law to successfully complete all mandatory legislated training. The list of training may be modified by provincial law.

The hiring process will be governed by the current APTPUO collective agreements; you can click here for the main unit, here for the OLBI unit, or here for the Toronto/Windsor unit to find out more.

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