Assistant Professor | Biology & Biotechnology

WPI•Worcester, MA

15h•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Biology and Biotechnology at Worcester Polytechnic Institute invites applications for a full-time tenure track position. The appointment will be at any rank, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2027. We seek an outstanding biologist who will enhance and complement the Department’s strengths in cell and molecular biology, microbiology, genomics, bioinformatics, and neuroscience. We are particularly interested in candidates who integrate computational, quantitative, and/or AI-driven approaches with experimentally grounded biological research programs. Competitive applicants will leverage cutting-edge methods in machine learning, systems biology, genomics, imaging, modeling, and/or bioinformatics to address fundamental questions in biology with relevance to biomedical, biotechnological, or environmental applications. Importantly, applicants must demonstrate a strong commitment to experimentally driven research, including a substantive wet-laboratory component within their research program. We seek candidates whose work bridges computation and experimentation. The successful candidate will be expected to pursue vigorous, innovative, and independent internationally recognized research and to establish an outstanding, competitive, and externally funded research program.

Requirements

Ph.D. in Biology or a related field (e.g., Computational Biology, Systems Biology, Bioinformatics, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Synthetic Biology, Genetics, or related disciplines).
Substantial postdoctoral experience.
Strong record of impactful research.
Commitment to teaching and mentoring of undergraduate and graduate students.
Ability to demonstrate teaching commitment through endorsements from referees, teaching experience and accomplishments, a statement of teaching philosophy, and sample course materials and teaching evaluations if available.

Nice To Haves

Candidates who integrate computational, quantitative, and/or AI-driven approaches with experimentally grounded biological research programs.
Candidates whose work bridges computation and experimentation.

Responsibilities

Pursue vigorous, innovative, and independent internationally recognized research.
Establish an outstanding, competitive, and externally funded research program.
Teach and mentor undergraduate and graduate students.