Sobre esta vaga de Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering - 9 Months na University of Arkansas System
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University of Arkansas, FayettevilleFounded in 1871, the University of Arkansas is a land grant institution, classified by the Carnegie Foundation among the nation’s top 2 percent of universities with the highest level of research activity. The University of Arkansas works to advance the state and build a better world through education, research, and outreach by providing transformational opportunities and skills, fostering a welcoming climate, and nurturing creativity, discovery, and the spread of new ideas and innovations.
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The College of Engineering at the University of Arkansas is soliciting applications for a 9-month 100% appointed tenure track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering. Successful candidates will demonstrate interdisciplinary synergy with existing research strengths on campus and a commitment to promoting a collaborative atmosphere. Current faculty research expertise in biomedical engineering includes biomedical imaging and optics; cancer detection, progression, and therapy; cell and gene therapy and regenerative medicine; cardiovascular biomechanics and mechanobiology; biomaterials and tissue engineering; bioseparations and biomolecular simulations; neural engineering; systems biology and computational network modeling. For more information, please visit http://bmeg.uark.edu and http://aimrc.uark.edu.
We are especially interested in candidates with a research focus in the thematic area of cell and tissue metabolism. This faculty search is part of the University’s efforts to grow our existing strengths in metabolic research on campus and is closely aligned with the Arkansas Integrative Metabolic Research Center (AIMRC). The AIMRC is a NIH-funded Center for Biomedical Research Excellence established in 2021 and will provide critical support to junior faculty to establish their research programs. Over the last 4 years, AIMRC-supported early-stage investigators have secured $17.6M in federal research funding.
Applicants are asked to submit a PDF file that includes: (a) a cover letter, (b) a comprehensive curriculum vitae, (c) three-page statement of research expertise and plans, (d) a one-page statement of teaching interests, and (e) names and complete contact information of three to five professional references. Full consideration will be given to applications received by December 31, 2026. Applications submitted after that date will be reviewed as necessary. Applications should be submitted via http://jobs.uark.edu/postings/.
Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others.
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Minimum qualifications:
- Doctoral degree in Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering or a closely related field from an accredited institution of higher education, conferred by the start of employment
- Sustainable record of scholarly research as demonstrated by the ability to publish in established national and international peer-reviewed journals
Preferred qualifications:
- Post-doctoral research experience
- Research expertise in the thematic area of cell and tissue metabolism. These include but are not limited to development of invitro models of key physiological systems involved in metabolic regulation, development of imaging tools to evaluate cellular and tissue metabolism, metabolic engineering using gene editing tools, development and use of computational or experimental high content screening systems to understand metabolic dysregulation, and modeling and simulation of metabolic processes involved in disease
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- Strong commitment to quality undergraduate and graduate education
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