Help Shape the Next Generation of Nuclear Professionals
UNENE is looking experienced nuclear-industry professionals who want an opportunity to have a meaningful impact on nuclear education and workforce development in Canada.
This is not a traditional academic teaching role. Our Professional Development courses are designed for working professionals, and we are looking for instructors who can bring the realities of the nuclear industry into the learning experience. Our courses are intentionally application-oriented: professional learners should understand, discuss and apply nuclear concepts rather than simply consume slides.
The Role
As a Professional Development Instructor, you will facilitate live courses for professionals working in or transitioning into the nuclear sector.
Rather than lecture, you will act as a mentor, using your industry experience to connect course concepts to real-world nuclear practice through discussion, scenarios, examples and Q&A.
Instructors also provide feedback to help ensure courses remain practical, technically credible and relevant to working professionals.
Courses
We are building our instructor pool across our Professional Development portfolio, including:
- CANDU Design — Explores the major systems, design features and engineering decisions that define CANDU reactor technology.
- Nuclear Power Plant Operations — Introduces how nuclear generating stations operate, how major plant systems interact, and the practical considerations involved in safe and reliable plant operation.
- Nuclear Fuel Engineering — Examines nuclear fuel design, materials, performance and behaviour within the reactor environment.
- Nuclear Safety — Explores the principles, systems and engineering approaches used to maintain nuclear safety and manage risk.
- Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) — Examines emerging SMR technologies, their design approaches and their potential applications within the evolving nuclear sector.
- Project Management for the Nuclear Industry — Applies project-management principles within the unique regulatory, technical and organizational environment of nuclear projects.
Who We're Looking For
The ideal candidate brings diverse, practical nuclear-industry experience and enjoys sharing that experience with other professionals.
Candidates should have:
- A minimum of five years of professional experience with a nuclear company or organization.
- A P.Eng. designation.
- Strong practical knowledge in one or more areas relevant to our Professional Development portfolio.
- The ability to connect technical concepts to real-world nuclear practice, engineering decisions, operational experience, projects or industry examples.
- An interest in mentoring and engaging with professionals from a range of backgrounds and experience levels.
- A willingness to provide constructive feedback on course content and contribute to the continued improvement of UNENE's Professional Development offerings.
Experience across multiple areas of the nuclear industry is particularly valuable, as it allows instructors to make connections across systems, disciplines and professional practice.
Teaching Experience Is Not Required
You do not need to be an experienced academic or university instructor to apply. In fact, this role is designed primarily for nuclear-industry professionals, rather than career academics.
Teaching, training, mentoring or facilitation experience is an asset, but it is not required. For successful candidates without formal teaching experience, UNENE will provide a short instructor-development course covering the fundamentals of facilitating effective Professional Development for adult learners.
We will provide the course structure and instructional support. You bring the industry experience.
Why Get Involved?
This is an opportunity to take the knowledge gained through your nuclear career and use it to help develop the professionals who will support the industry's next chapter.
You will have the opportunity to influence how nuclear Professional Development is delivered, provide feedback that shapes future course development, share practical experience that cannot be learned from a textbook, and help professionals connect technical knowledge with what actually happens in the nuclear workplace.
