Faculty and staff

Our faculty is a dynamic and multi-faceted community of people. We have approximately:
- 90 regular faculty
- 30 adjunct, emeritus and sessional faculty
- 50 support employees
- 500 graduate students and post-doctoral fellows
- 2,400 undergraduate students
We thrive in a culture based on excellent teaching and world-class scholarship, innovation and professional practice. We are committed to serving a diverse group of students from Canada and beyond.
Resources for faculty and staff
- Connect/SharePoint – Our faculty's Connect SharePoint site
- Engineering directory – office and lab locator
- Faculty documents – restricted repository
- Faculty meetings – restricted archive of dates, agendas, minutes, attachments
- MRBS – book Engr and CSc meeting rooms, video conference rooms & special spaces
- Online teaching working group – resources and information around online instruction
- EngrTV digital signage – send slides to engrtv@engr.uvic.ca
Opportunities
University of Victoria faculty and staff are passionate about working here. The Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science's award-winning faculty, committed staff, outstanding students and a record of innovation are just some of the reasons UVic consistently ranks as one of the top comprehensive universities in the country.
General
Posting | Closing Date |
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Canada Research Chair — Tier II — Global Water Sustainability for Indigenous and Rural Communities The Departments of Civil Engineering and Geography invite applications for a Canada Research Chair (CRC) Tier 2 in Global Water Sustainability for Indigenous and Rural Communities. This CRC builds upon UVic’s strengths in water research, both in these departments and across the university, including in the Centre for Global Studies, the Faculty of Law, the Water & Climate Impacts Research Centre, and other units. The successful applicant will be nominated by the university for a CRC Tier 2 and, upon approval by the CRC Secretariat, will then be offered a position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor (eligible for tenure, or with tenure). The anticipated start date is July 1, 2020. |
Apr. 26th, 2019 |
Canada Research Chair — Tier II — Advanced Functional Materials The Centre for Advanced Materials and Related Technologies (CAMTEC) at the University of Victoria invites applications for a Canada Research Chair (CRC) Tier 2 in “Advanced Functional Materials”. The successful applicant will be nominated by the university for a CRC Tier 2 and upon approval by the CRC Secretariat, will then be offered a tenured or tenure-track appointment at the appropriate rank. Rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Preferably, the position will involve a formal cross-appointment between one Department from the Faculty of Engineering (either Civil, Electrical and Computer, or Mechanical Engineering) and one Department from the Faculty of Science (either Chemistry, or Physics and Astronomy). Teaching duties will be assigned in one of these Departments. |
Oct. 1st, 2018 onward |
Departments
For postings specific to a department, please visit their respective opportunities page:
See also
Directories
- Faculty of
Engineering and
Computer Science
Civil
Engineering
Computer
Science- Electrical and
Computer
Engineering -
Mechanical
Engineering
recent
appointments
Group/Position | Name | Telephone | Office | |
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Office of the Dean |
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FAX | 250-721-8676 | |||
Dean and Professor | Mina Hoorfar | 250-721-8612 | EOW 248 | engrdean@uvic.ca |
Associate Dean Research | Colin Bradley | 250-472-4208 | EOW 245 | engradr@uvic.ca |
Assistant to the Dean | Jennifer Holmes | 250-721-8612 | EOW 248 248 | engrasst@uvic.ca |
Director, Administration | Mary-Anne Teo | 250-721-8615 | EOW 243 | mteo@uvic.ca |
Administrative Assistant (Dean's Office) | Sandra Makosinski | 250-721-8677 | EOW 248 | engrdo@uvic.ca |
Administrative Assistant (Dean's Office) | Alisha Lemmen | 250-721-8677 | EOW 248 | engrdo2@uvic.ca |
Research Funding Officer | Armando Jardim | 250-472-5797 | ECS 563 | engrrfo@uvic.ca |
Support |
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Communications Officer | Anne Tolson | 250-721-8399 | EOW 303 | engrcomm@uvic.ca |
Recruitment Officer | Monty Raisinghani | 250-472-5569 | JCC B104C | engcsrecruit@uvic.ca |
Senior Programmer Analyst | Gary Duncan | 250-721-8673 | ELW A340 | gduncan@uvic.ca |
Senior Programmer Analyst | Matthew Cormie | 250-472-4204 | ELW A336 | mcormie@uvic.ca |
Programmer Analyst | Erik Laxdal | 250-721-8734 | ELW A338 | elaxdal@uvic.ca |
Programmer Analyst | Lynn Palmer | 250-472-4200 | ELW A202 | lpalmer@uvic.ca |
Engineering Undergraduate Office |
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Associate Dean Undergraduate Programs | LillAnne Jackson | 250-472-5322 | EOW 209 | engradu@uvic.ca |
Engineering Undergraduate Administrative Officer | Charlene Hewitt | 250-472-5287 | EOW 219 | engradmn@uvic.ca |
Assistant to the Associate Dean | Brenden Hartridge | 250-472-5322 | EOW 206 | enguoast@uvic.ca |
Engineering Undergraduate Assistant | Tracy Kirkendale | 250-721-6023 | EOW 206 | engr@uvic.ca |
Admissions/Advising Assistant | Mimi Lin | 250-721-8678 | EOW 206 | enguo@uvic.ca |
Admissions/Advising Officer | LeAnne Golinsky | 250-721-6018 | EOW 211 | engradav@uvic.ca |
Academic Advisor | Belinda de Jong | 250-472-5215 | EOW 207 | engradv1@uvic.ca |
Academic Advisor | Alejandra Montenegro | 250-472-5216 | EOW 217 | engradv2@uvic.ca |
Accreditation Officer | Steve Geddes | 250-472-5621 | EOW 221 | engraccred@uvic.ca |
Inter-Departmental Program Directors |
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Software Engineering Program Director | Stephen Neville | 250-721-6017 | EOW 441 | sengdir@uvic.ca |
Biomedical Engineering Program Director | Chris Dennison | 250-721-8867 | EOW 225 | bmedirector@uvic.ca |
Development |
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Senior Development Officer | Anne-Lise Loomer | 250-853-3245 | EOW 253 | engrdev@uvic.ca |
Director, Principal Gifts & Campaigns | Katherine Blake | 250-472-5871 | EOW 203 | directorprin@uvic.ca |
Development Co-ordinator | Lauren Stamhuis | 250-472-4210 | ECS 631 | stemcoor@uvic.ca |
Science Venture |
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Director (Acting) | David Jackson | 250-721-8661 | ELW A118 | svdirector@engr.uvic.ca |
Manager of Programs | 250-721-8158 | MAC D017A | svprograms@uvic.ca | |
People — Faculty, Staff, Sessional Instructors
Group/Position | Name | Telephone | Office | |
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Chair | Thomas Froese | 250-721-7066 | ECS 304B | civechair@uvic.ca |
Administrative Officer | Cheryl Lawrence | 250-472-5840 | ECS 309 | civeadmin@uvic.ca |
Department Secretary | Christine Doszecki | 250-472-5842 | ECS 304 | civesec@uvic.ca |
Graduate Secretary | Lorrie Barth | 250-472-4640 | ECS 304 | civegrad@uvic.ca |
Laboratory Supervisor | Armando Tura | 250-721-8687 | ECS 311 | atura@uvic.ca |
Programmer Analyst | 250-472-4437 | ECS 313 | civeit@uvic.ca | |
Director, Undergraduate Program | Rishi Gupta | 250-721-7033 | ECS 314 | guptar@uvic.ca |
Director, Graduate Program | Tara Troy | 250-472-5084 | EOW 341 | tjtroy@uvic.ca |
Faculty, Emereti & affiliated faculty, Staff
Group/Position | Name | Telephone | Office | |
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Receptionist/Program Support | Kath Milinazzo | 250-472-5700 | ECS 504 | cscrecep@uvic.ca |
Financial Secretary | Nancy M. Chan | 250-472-5701 | ECS 504 | csfinsec@uvic.ca |
FAX | 250-472-5708 | |||
Chair | Sudhakar Ganti | 250-472-5704 | ECS 504a | chair@csc.uvic.ca |
Department Secretary and Assistant to the Chair | Vacant | 250-472-5704 | ECS 504 | cscdept@uvic.ca |
Undergraduate Studies Program Coordinator | Rich Little | 250-472-5752 | ECS 516 | uspc@csc.uvic.ca |
Experiential Learning Coordinator | Bill Bird | 250-472-5833 | ECS 632 | cscelc@uvic.ca |
Director, (Student) Outreach, Recruitment and Retention | Yvonne Coady | 250-472-5715 | ECS 610 | csdorr@csc.uvic.ca |
Director, Opportunities for Funding Research | George Tzanetakis | 250-472-5711 | ECS 606 | csdofr@cs.uvic.ca |
Undergraduate Advising Officer | Irene Statham | 250-472-5757 | ECS 512 | cscadvisor@uvic.ca |
Administrative Officer | Erin Robinson | 250-472-5854 | ECS 514 | cscao@uvic.ca |
Graduate Advisor | Kui Wu | 250-472-5766 | ECS 522 | gradadv@cs.uvic.ca |
Graduate Secretary | Wendy Beggs | 250-472-5703 | ECS 504 | cscgsec@uvic.ca |
Senior Lab Instructor | Victoria Li | 250-472-5834 | ECS 320 | vli@csc.uvic.ca |
Senior Lab Instructor | Nirav Galani | 250-472-5853 | ECS 322 | ngalani@uvic.ca |
Senior Lab Instructor | David Clark | 250-472-5894 | ECS 324 | daclark@uvic.ca |
Assistance Centre | ECS 251 | |||
Senior Systems Administrator | Robert Taylor | 250-472-5892 | ECS 456 | rgtaylor@cs.uvic.ca |
Senior Programmer Analyst | Vacant | |||
Senior Software Developer | Simon Di | 250-472-5795 | ECS 455 | sdi@uvic.ca |
Programmer Analyst | Kathryn Wilson | 250-472-5896 | ECS 460 | kwilson@uvic.ca |
Programmer Consultant | Tomas Bednar | ECS 462 | tbednar@uvic.ca | |
Electronics Technician | Glen McCloskey | ECS 449 | gmcclosk@uvic.ca |
Faculty, Staff
Group/Position | Name | Telephone | Office | |
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Receptionist & General Office Assistant | Janice Closson | 250-721-6036 | EOW 448 | ecesec@uvic.ca |
FAX | 250-721-6052 | |||
Chair | Michael McGuire | 250-721-8684 | EOW 451 | ecechair@uvic.ca |
Assistant to the Chair & Office Supervisor | Amy Issel | 250-721-8614 | EOW 453 | eceasst@uvic.ca |
Administrative Officer | Dan Mai | 250-721-8674 | EOW 403 | eceao@uvic.ca |
EE Program Director & Undergraduate Advisor | Amirali Baniasadi | 250-721-8613 | EOW 323 | ecediree@uvic.ca |
CE Program Director & Undergraduate Advisor | Mihai Sima | 250-721-8680 | EOW 313 | msima@ece.uvic.ca |
Undergraduate Academic Advisor | Alejandra Montenegro | 250-472-5216 | EOW 219 | engradv2@uvic.ca |
MADS Program Director | Ulrike Stege | 250-472-5729 | ECS 624 | madsdir@uvic.ca |
MTIS Program Director | Riham AlTawy | 250-721-8639 | EOW 431 | ecemtis@uvic.ca |
Graduate Advisor | Aaron Gulliver | 250-721-6028 | EOW 325 | ecegradv@uvic.ca |
Graduate Secretary, MADS | Jessica Fox | 250-853-3798 | EOW 448 | ecegsec3@uvic.ca |
Graduate Secretary; MTIS MENG | Leng Jax | 250-721-8781 | EOW 448 | ecegsec2@uvic.ca |
Graduate Secretary; MASC PHD NOND | Ashleigh Carlsen | 250-721-8675 | EOW 448 | ecegsec@uvic.ca |
Faculty, Staff
Group/Position | Name | Telephone | Office | |
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General Inquiries | 250-721-8895 | EOW 548 | mech.sec@uvic.ca | |
FAX | 250-721-6051 | |||
Acting Chair | Brad Buckham | 250-721-8901 | EOW 551 | mech.chair@uvic.ca |
Assistant to the Chair | Christine Rattray | 250-721-8900 | EOW 548 | mech.asst.chair@uvic.ca |
Director, Graduate Program | Ben Nadler | 250-721-6050 | EOW 507 | menggraddirector@uvic.ca |
Graduate Secretary | Jaerang Lee | 250-721-8921 | EOW 548 | mech.grad@uvic.ca |
Director, Undergraduate Program | Daniela Constantinescu | 250-721-6040 | EOW 541 | danielac@uvic.ca |
Receptionist/Undergraduate Secretary | Leah Greschner | 250-721-8895 | EOW 548 | mech.sec@uvic.ca |
Administrative Officer | Kavita Sharma | 250-721-8896 | EOW 553 | mech.ao@uvic.ca |
2022
- Karae White – Career Educator, Engineering and Computer Science Co-op – Mar. 14, 2022 (11 months)
- Olivia Theon – Admin Assistant, Science Venture – Mar. 7, 2022 (1 year)
2021
- Katharine Waring – Program Coordinator, Biomedical Engineering – Oct 12, 2021 (7 months)
- Dr. Chris Dennison – Program Director, Biomedical Engineering – July 1, 2021 (3 years) news story
- Dr. Brad Buckham – Acting Chair, Mechanical Engineering – July 1, 2021 (6 months)
- Dr. Rishi Gupta – Acting Associate Dean Undergraduate Programs, Engineering – July 1, 2021 (6 months)
- Dr. Mina Hoorfar – Dean, Engineering – July 1, 2021 (5 years) news story
- Dr. Chris Dennison – Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering – July 1, 2021
- Dr. Mina Hoorfar – Professor, Mechanical Engineering – July 1, 2021
- Dr. Flavio Firmani – Assistant Teaching Professor, Mechanical Engineering – May 1, 2021
- Dr. Rishi Gupta – Undergraduate Director, Civil Engineering – May 1, 2021 (1 year)
- Charlene Hewitt – Acting Curriculum Renewal Specialist, Engineering – Mar. 1, 2021 (7 months)
- Cheryl Lawrence – Acting Engineering Undergraduate Administrative Officer, Engineering – Mar. 1, 2021 (7 months)
- Dr. Teseo Schneider – Assistant Professor, Computer Science – Feb. 1, 2021
- Brenden Hartridge – Assistant to the Associate Dean Undergraduate Programs, Engineering – Jan. 4, 2021
- Dr. Jens Weber – Acting Associate Dean Undergraduate Programs, Engineering – Jan. 1, 2021 (6 months)
- Lauren Stamhuis – Development Coordinator, Engineering – Jan. 1, 2021 (return)
2020
- Dr. Kristian Dubrawski – Tier 2 CRC in Water Sustainability for Indigenous and Rural Communities, Civil Engineering / Geography – Dec. 16, 2020
- Dr. Makhsud Saidaminov – Tier 2 CRC in Advanced Functional Materials, Chemistry / Electrical & Computer Engineering – Dec. 16, 2020
- Mimi Lin – Admissions/Advising Assistant, Engineering – Nov., 2020
- Laurel Duncanson – Administrative Officer, Civil Engineering – Sep. 8, 2020
- Dr. Navneet Popli – Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering – Sep. 1, 2020
- Dr. Brandon Haworth – Assistant Professor, Computer Science – July 1, 2020
- Dr. Kristian Dubrawski – Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering / Geography – July 1, 2020
- Dr. Peter Wild – Acting Dean, Engineering – July 1, 2020 (+12 months)
- Dr. Nikolai Dechev – Acting Chair, Mechanical Engineering – July 1, 2020 (+12 months)
- Dr. Stephanie Willerth – Acting Program Director, Biomedical Engineering – July 1, 2020 (+12 months)
- Dr. Sardar Malek – Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering – March 1, 2020
- Armando Jardim – Research Funding Office, Engineering – Feb. 3, 2020 (1 year)
- Anne Kobb – Development Coordinator, Engineering – Jan. 31, 2020 (1 year)
- Luc Larocque – Co-op Coordinator, Engineering and Computer Science Co-op – Jan. 13, 2020 (2 years)
- David Clark – Senior Lab Instructor, Computer Science – Jan. 2, 2020 (4 months)
- Dr. Sowmya Somanath – Assistant Professor, Computer Science – Jan. 1, 2020
- Dr. Miguel Nacenta – Associate Professor, Computer Science – Jan. 1, 2020
2019
- Clare Walton – E+CS Student Recruitment Officer, Engineering – Nov. 26, 2019
- Sheryl Thompson – Co-op Coordinator, Engineering and Computer Science Co-op – Oct. 21, 2019
- Lorrie Barth – Graduate Secretary, Civil Engineering – Oct. 15, 2019
- Irene Statham – Administrative Officer, Civil Engineering – Oct. 1, 2019 (4 months)
- Jaerang Lee – Graduate Secretary, Mechanical Engineering – Sep. 3, 2019
- Ahmed Salman – Co-op Coordinator, Engineering and Computer Science Co-op – Aug. 6, 2019
- Anne Tolson – Communications Officer, Engineering – Aug. 6, 2019
- Bastien Lanusse – Technologist, Civil Engineering – July 2019
- Dr. Stephanie Willerth – Acting Program Director, Biomedical Engineering – July 1, 2019 (+12 months)
- Dr. Colin Bradley – Associate Dean Research, Engineering – July 1, 2019 (5 years)
- Dr. Hosna Jabbari – Assistant Professor, Computer Science – July 1, 2019
- Dr. Riham Altawy – Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering – June 1, 2019
- Dr. Ibrahim Numanagić – Assistant Professor, Computer Science – May 2019
- Mostafa Rahimpour – Co-op Coordinator, Engineering and Computer Science Co-op – May 1, 2019
- Dr. Sean Chester – Assistant Professor, Computer Science – May 1, 2019
- Dr. Tianmin Wei – Assistant Teaching Professor, Computer Science – May 1, 2019 (1 year)
- Dr. Ilamparithi Thirumarai Chelvan – Assistant Teaching Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering – May 1, 2019
- Gabriella Buzoianu – Assistant to the Chair, Computer Science – late Jan., 2019
- Dr. Sudhakar Ganti – Chair, Computer Science – Jan. 21, 2019 (3 years)
- Dr. Tara Troy – Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering – Jan. 2019
- Marjorie Wilder – Assistant to the Chair, Mechanical Engineering – Jan. 1, 2019 (7 months)
- Kavita Sharma – Administrative Office, Mechanical Engineering – Jan. 1, 2019 (7 months)
- Dr. Stephanie Willerth – Acting Program Director, Biomedical Engineering – Jan. 1, 2019 (+6 months)
- Dr. Stephen Neville – Program Director, Software Engineering – Jan. 1, 2019
- Dr. Nikolai Dechev – Acting Chair, Mechanical Engineering – Jan. 1, 2019 (+18 months)
- Dr. Peter Wild – Acting Dean, Engineering – Jan. 1, 2019 (+18 months)
2018
- Lauren Stamhuis – Development Coordinator, Engineering & Science – Dec. 3, 2018
- Arielle Garrett – Technologist, Civil Engineering – Dec. 2018
- Nirav Galani – Lab Instructor, Computer Science – Dec. 2018
- Dr. Celina Berg – Assistant Teaching Professor, Computer Science – Nov 1, 2018
- Dr. Charles Perin – Assistant Professor, Computer Science – Oct. 15, 2018
- Dr. Madeleine McPherson – Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering – Oct. 2018
- Paul Kovacs – Programmer Analyst, Civil Engineering – Sep. 2018
- Dr. Alexandra Branzan Albu – Graduate Advisor, Electrical and Computer Engineering – July 1, 2018 (2 years)
- Dr. Amirali Baniasadi – Program Director, Electrical Engineering – July 1, 2018
- Dr. Stephen Neville – Acting Program Director, Software Engineering – July 1, 2018 (6 months)
- Dr. Peter Wild – Acting Dean, Engineering – July 1, 2018 (6 months)
- Dr. Nikolai Dechev – Acting Chair, Mechanical Engineering – July 1, 2018 (6 months)
- Dr. Stephanie Willerth – Acting Program Director, Biomedical Engineering – July 1, 2018 (6 months)
- Dr. Margaret-Anne Storey – Co-Director, Matrix Institute – July, 2018
- Anne-Lise Loomer – Senior Development Officer, Engineering – June 4, 2018
- Dr. Bill Bird – Assistant Teaching Professor, Computer Science – May 1, 2018
- Rich Little – Assistant Teaching Professor, Computer Science – May 1, 2018
- Geoff Burton – Technologist, Civil Engineering – April, 2018
- Tammy Thibault – Graduate Secretary, Civil Engineering – March, 2018
- David Jackson – Manager of Programs, Science Venture – Feb. 5, 2018
- Nicola Lee – Assistant to the Chair, Computer Science – Jan. 24, 2018
- Christine Rattray – Undergraduate Secretary, Mechanical Engineering – Jan. 15, 2018
- Shiho Itagaki – Graduate Secretary, Electrical and Computer Engineering – Jan. 2, 2018
- Dr. Heather Buckley – Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering – Jan. 1, 2018
2017
- Dr. Kwang Moo Yi – Assistant Professor, Computer Science – Dec. 1, 2017
- Vahid Ahsani – Scientific Assistant, Mechanical Engineering – Nov. 27, 2017
- Dr. Thomas Froese – Professor, Civil Engineering – Nov. 1, 2017
- Dr. Josh W Giles – Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering – Nov. 1, 2017
- Kavita Sharma – Assistant to the Chair, Mechanical Engineering – Nov. 1, 2017
- Katherine Blake – Campaign Director, Engineering – Oct. 2017
- Julia Keenan – External Relations Officer, Engineering/Science – Sep. 2017
- Andrew Maclean – Acting Development Coordinator, Engineering/Science/IMP – Sep. 15, 2017 (10 months)
- Tony Antoniou – Manager of Laboratories, Mechanical Engineering – Aug. 7, 2017
- Dr. Neil Ernst – Assistant Professor, Computer Science – Aug. 1, 2017
- Dr. Nishant Mehta – Assistant Professor, Computer Science – July 15, 2017
- Dr. Andrew Rowe – Executive Director, IESVic – July 1, 2017 (5-year term)
- Dr. Cateano Dorea – Associate Professor, Civil Engineering – Jan. 1, 2017
- Dr. Ralph Evins – Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering – Jan. 1, 2017
- Dr. Lina Zhou – Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering – Jan. 1, 2017