Course Lecturer: BMDE 653 - Patents in Biomedical Engineering

Job summary

The Course Lecturer is responsible for preparing and delivering lectures on patents in biomedical engineering, including the development of teaching materials and assignments. They will also facilitate classroom discussions, evaluate student performance, and hold regular office hours.

Job details

Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at McGill University), do not apply through this Career Site. Login to your McGill Workday account and apply to this posting using the Find Jobs report (type Find Jobs in the search bar). The Department of Biomedical Engineering of the Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, is seeking applications for a Course Lecturer for the 2026-2027 academic year to teach Patents in Biomedical Engineering under the Graduate Certificate Program in Translational Biomedical Engineering. This course provides an overview of intellectual property, patents and the patents process. The course also provides insights into the strategies relating to commercialization and exploiting of patents, as well as enforcing patents. Responsibilities Preparing the students with the required knowledge, facilitating classroom discussions, assessing and evaluating student performance and preparing students to be successful leaders in their profession. Other main responsibilities include: Preparation of course lectures and teaching materials Preparation of assignments, tests and grading rubrics Participation in curricular discussions Hold regular office hours Teaching Qualification Requirements Experience in drafting and prosecuting patents, as well as freedom to operate, in different jurisdiction Education/Éducation Bachelor in Engineering Experience/Expérience Minimum 5 years Other/Autre Fluency in English and French (written and verbal) preferred. This posting will expire at 00:00 am the day of the deadline to apply. You have until midnight the day before the deadline to apply to submit your application. Disclaimer Please note that given the resumption of in-person teaching activities, most courses will be taught in person. Exams may however need to be administered remotely depending, mainly on the size of the class. Course Lecturers will be required to plan accordingly. Should government restrictions prohibit the resumption of in person teaching, courses will revert to remote teaching. In the event of such a change, Course Lecturers will be advised without delay. Course Lecturers may be required to prepare and deliver teaching material suited to a remote/online teaching environment using a virtual learning platform [e.g., Zoom, WebEx] and the McGill myCourses learning management system. Training and assistance on remote teaching is available through Teaching and Learning Services (TLS). Course Lecturers are encouraged to record their lectures. Hiring Unit: Biomedical Engineering Course Title: Patents in Biomedical Engineering Subject Code: BMDE 1 Location: Duff Medical Building Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays 16:06-17:25 Deadline to Apply: 2026-10-14 McGill University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We welcome applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated groups to self-identify. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence, accessibilityrequest.hr@mcgill.ca.

What you’ll do

The Course Lecturer is responsible for preparing and delivering lectures on patents in biomedical engineering, including the development of teaching materials and assignments. They will also facilitate classroom discussions, evaluate student performance, and hold regular office hours.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor in Engineering and possess a minimum of 5 years of experience in drafting and prosecuting patents. Proficiency in English and French is preferred.

Listed skills

• French · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• Training · Preferred
• Zoom · Preferred
• preparation · Preferred
• Verbal · Preferred
• materials · Preferred
• management · Preferred
• Process · Preferred
• Development · Preferred
• Workday · Preferred
• English · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Patent drafting
• Patent prosecution
• Intellectual property
• Commercialization strategies
• Patent enforcement
• Biomedical engineering
• Curriculum development
• Teaching
• Grading
• Classroom facilitation
• Freedom to operate analysis
• Employment Equity
• Patent Enforcement
• Online Teaching
• Freedom To Operate (Patent Law)
• Zoom (Video Conferencing Tool)
• Bilingual (French/English)
• Biomedical Engineering
• Commercialization
• Learning Management Systems
• Intellectual Property
• Lecturing
• Patents
• Virtual Learning Environments
• Cisco WebEx

Job areas

• Education
• Engineering
• Science & Research
• Legal
• Biomedical Engineer
• Biomedical Engineering Professor
• University and Higher Education Teachers
• Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
• Postsecondary Teachers