University of South Florida - Chemical & Biochemical Engineering - Associate or Full Professor Position

INSTITUTION: University of South Florida
DEPARTMENT: Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
POSITION: Associate or Full Professor Position
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The Department of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering invites applications and nominations for Assistant, Associate or Full Professor tenure-track faculty positions (open rank search) in the areas of biomedical engineering and sustainable energy starting August 2015.  Research areas synergistic to our current faculty interests are preferred, which include neuroscience and engineering, photonics, biosensors, solar energy and energy conversion catalysis.  The new faculty members must have an earned Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or a related field.  Applications from women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged.

The University of South Florida is a high-impact, global research university located in beautiful Tampa Bay on Florida's spectacular west coast.  It is one of the largest public universities in the nation, and among the top 50 universities, public or private, for federal research expenditures.  The university is one of only four Florida public universities classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in the top tier of research universities, a distinction attained by only 2.3 percent of all universities nationally.  At the heart of USF is a vibrant, diverse and engaged student body.

The Department has 16 faculty members and offers B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Biomedical Engineering.  ChBME faculty members have strong collaborations with all departments in the College of Engineering, and Colleges of Medicine, Arts & Sciences, Behavioral and Community Sciences and Education.  ChBME faculty members have strong ties with several centers and institutes at USF, which include leadership roles in the Global Center for Hearing and Speech Research, Clean Energy Research Center, Florida Energy Systems Consortium and Functional Materials Research Institute.  ChBME faculty work collaboratively with members of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Center for Assistive Rehabilitation Robotics & Technologies,  Center for Wireless and Microwave Information Systems, and USF Health Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute.  Detailed information about the Department can be found at http://chbme.eng.usf.edu.

The new faculty members are expected to develop a nationally and internationally recognized program of externally funded research and demonstrate scholarship and a strong commitment to excellence in undergraduate and graduate education.  Applicants must submit their application electronically with supporting documentation directly to https://employment.usf.edu.

Please include 3-5 references, statements of research and teaching interests, and reprints or web links to at least three key publications.

Women and underrepresented minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. Applicants who need disability accommodations to participate in the selection process should notify Mr. Brett Annette, EOL Coordinator at (813) 974-7736 at least seven working days in advance of need. Review of applicants will begin on January 26, 2015 and applications will be accepted until the positions are filled.

USF is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action institution.