Saint Louis University - Biomedical Engineering - Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

INSTITUTION: Saint Louis University
DEPARTMENT: Biomedical Engineering
POSITION: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
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The Department of Biomedical Engineering in Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and
Technology at Saint Louis University seeks dynamic, collegial, collaborative, and creative individuals for a tenure-track position in our department starting in the Spring of 2016. We seek faculty members who strive to integrate scholarship with teaching of both undergraduate and graduate students in a team-oriented, student-focused environment. The growing Biomedical Engineering department consists of eight full-time faculty members who offer both undergraduate and graduate degree programs to approximately 200 undergraduate students and 20 graduate students. Appointments are targeted for the assistant professor level.

Responsibilities:

• Make balanced contributions in teaching, research, and service
• Supervise undergraduate and graduate students
• Collaborate with existing faculty and local industry
• Develop sustainable funded research programs

Minimum Qualifications:

• An earned doctorate in Biomedical Engineering or a closely related field
• Demonstrated potential for excellence in research and education

Preferred Qualification:

• Expertise in an area closely related to our strengths of biomechanics, biomaterials, tissue engineering, image-guided therapy, biomedical instrumentation, and neural engineering

Exceptional candidates with other areas of expertise are encouraged to apply, including those with interests in the application of technology to healthcare. Opportunities for collaboration exist with other research programs in engineering, science, SLU Health Sciences Center (medicine, nursing, and allied health), and the Center for Emerging Technologies.

Saint Louis University is a Catholic, Jesuit institution dedicated to student learning, research,
healthcare, and service. Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology, founded in 1927,
became an integral part of Saint Louis University in 1946. The college offers academic programs of
excellence that integrate the education of the whole person with classroom and hands-on experiences in the major field of study. Laboratory coursework and undergraduate research are hallmarks of the student learning experience at Saint Louis University. The college offers ABET accredited bachelor's degree programs in Aerospace, Biomedical, Civil, Computer, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Physics, and AABI accredited bachelor’s degrees in Flight Science and Aviation Management. M.S. and Ph.D. programs in engineering and aviation are also offered.

Application Procedures: Interested candidates must submit a cover letter, application, current
curriculum vitae, research plan and statement of teaching philosophy to http://jobs.slu.edu. (Search
requisition number 20141100). All other correspondence regarding this position can be sent to
Biomedical Engineering Search Committee, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology, Saint Louis, MO 63103, or email: biomed@slu.edu. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Saint Louis University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages nomination of and applications from women and minorities.