Assistant Professor | Biomedical Engineering

JOB TITLE

Assistant Professor | Biomedical Engineering

LOCATION

Worcester

DEPARTMENT NAME

Biomedical Engineering Department

DIVISION NAME

Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

The Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) (www.wpi.edu/+BME) at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position with appointment at any level, to begin during the 2024-2025 academic year. Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in BME or a closely related discipline by the beginning of employment. Applicants must show potential for an innovative and sustainable career that integrates and balances research and teaching.

Outstanding applicants with research and teaching interests in any area of BME are welcome to apply. Ideal candidates will have interests that are complementary to, or synergistic with, the department's existing research areas and will be able to contribute to our teaching mission.

Our Departmental areas of strength include biomechanics, computational modeling, biomaterials, tissue engineering, disease modeling, robotic surgery, advanced biomanufacturing and bioMEMs, coupled with a strong interest in examining health disparities and the social factors that influence biomedical design and implementation. The BME Department values innovation, creativity, diversity, inclusion, and collaboration.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Our department delivers a vibrant ABET-accredited undergraduate BME program with approximately 400 undergraduate and 70 graduate students pursuing BS, MS, MEng, and Ph.D. degrees. The BME Department is housed in the WPI Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center at Gateway Park (www.wpi.edu/Admin/LSBC/index.html), a state-of-the art, mixed-use research facility.

WPI's campus is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, a thriving 21st century college city recognized as a growing hub of scientific and technological innovation about one hour west of Boston. WPI also has a joint Ph.D. program with the University of Massachusetts Medical School, located 2 miles from WPI, which offers additional research opportunities with over 30 biomedical research clusters.

WPI's reputation as a rigorous and innovative university rests on the shoulders of its faculty. A highly selective, private technological university and one of the nation's first, WPI believes that when great minds work together, great advances follow. At WPI the boundaries to multidisciplinary collaboration are low. Faculty members, students, and other partners work collaboratively on real-world projects and purposeful research that are hallmarks of the WPI experience.

Our department and institute are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected; a place where every student, faculty and staff member can be themselves, irrespective of their race, class, gender, or sexual orientation, so that they can study, live, and work comfortably to reach their full potential and make meaningful contributions in order to meet personal, departmental, and institutional goals.

Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, separate teaching and research statements - each elucidating experience, interests, and leadership - a diversity statement, and the names and email addresses for five references.

Please direct queries to gr-bme-faculty-search@wpi.edu.

FLSA STATUS

United States of America (Exempt)

WPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer that actively seeks to increase the diversity of its workplace. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability.

It seeks individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences who will contribute to a culture of creativity, collaboration, inclusion, problem solving, innovation, high performance, and change making. It is committed to maintaining a campus environment free of harassment and discrimination.