A Culture of Innovation

McMaster is a full-service university. With well-established strengths in health care, engineering, business, social sciences, science, and humanities research and education, the University offers both students and professors exciting and unique opportunities for research, education, and collaboration.

With a long-standing reputation as Canada's "most innovative" university, McMaster has pioneered a number of programs that have changed how professors teach and students learn. Problem-based-learning (PBL), pioneered at McMaster, has now spread across North America as a preferred method of instructing undergraduate students.

Through its continued dedication to innovative education and ground-breaking research, the University has earned its reputation as one of the leading post-secondary institutions in Canada. McMaster continues in its commitment to be Canada's most student-centred research university.

People are McMaster University’s most valuable resource. The sixth largest employer in the Hamilton area, McMaster offers attractive career opportunities for talented individuals from all walks of life.

From the President

"Working at McMaster is the promise to continuously try to improve the quality of work life in this University and improve the ways in which we communicate and do our jobs so that our reward is great and our performance as an organization is second to none."
— President Peter George

Growth and Development Opportunities

McMaster supports and actively creates opportunities for career growth and professional development. One of the key strategic priorities McMaster's Managers and Leaders are facilitating is called ‘Developing People’, and it encourages career progression and succession planning for all employees. McMaster also offers a menu of tools for employees to reach their career potential through Employee Career Services, a suite of Corporate Training strategies, and the popular annual 'Inspiring from Within’ employee conference.