Tenure-Track Faculty in the Department of Biomedical Engineering

Penn State University•University Park, IL

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Biomedical Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Pennsylvania, invites applications for a tenure-line faculty position in cell therapy, immune cell therapy, or tissue engineering, with an emphasis on immune-modulation approaches that advance fundamental understanding or translational biomedical technologies. The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary community of engineering faculty and collaborators across related fields at Penn State. The position includes active participation in focused mentoring and professional development opportunities. The candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate courses, develop an internationally recognized and externally funded research program, and contribute through service to the department, college, university, and profession. The department has 34 faculty, approximately 100 graduate students, and approximately 400 undergraduate students, and conducts more than $17 million in research annually. It offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. programs and has research relationships with the School of Medicine, Materials Research Institute, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, and Institute for Computational and Data Sciences. The position may be supported in part by the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, with an expectation of close collaboration with its centers and expertise. Relevant opportunities include collaboration in cellular dynamics, molecular immunology and infectious disease, advanced life-sciences core facilities, and cross-institute work at the life sciences–engineering interface. The successful candidate may also contribute to interdisciplinary graduate education through relevant Huck Intercollege Graduate Degree Programs.

Requirements

Doctorate in engineering or a related field, completed by the position start date.
Demonstrated outstanding scholarly research.
Strong track record in engineering education.
Commitment to inclusivity.

Responsibilities

Teach courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Develop an internationally recognized, externally funded research program.
Contribute through service to the department, college, university, and profession.
Participate actively in focused mentoring and professional development opportunities.
Collaborate closely with relevant centers and expertise in the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences.
Contribute to interdisciplinary graduate education through relevant Huck Intercollege Graduate Degree Programs.