Faculty Opening(s)

September 18, 2012

TENURE TRACK POSITION IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

The Department of Biomedical Engineering at Rutgers University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty appointment at a rank commensurate with the applicant’s experience. The Department provides abundant opportunities for collaborative work across Rutgers, as well as with the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and numerous affiliated biomedical devices, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.

Applicants are expected to have a doctoral degree in bioengineering, biomedical engineering, or a closely related discipline.  We are searching for energetic and visionary individuals in the broad areas of Biomedical Devices, Bioinstrumentation, rehabilitation, image guided interventions, and Quantitative Image Analysis.  We particularly invite scientists interested in translational research who want to make a definitive clinical impact.  The ideal candidate will have strong communication,teaching and leadership skills and will contribute to the rapidly growing program at Rutgers.  The candidate is expected to develop outstanding research and teaching programs.  The Department seeks candidates with synergies to its strengths in computational and experimental approaches that address emerging frontiers in noninvasive, wearable and wireless biomedical sensors (including bionanotechnology), BioMEMS, biomedical signal and image processing, physiological systems modeling, computational diagnostics, personalized medicine, rehabilitation, and novel imaging techniques.  In addition, a strong commitment to graduate and undergraduate teaching and advising is essential. This includes the development of both undergraduate and graduate courses and the supervision of graduate and undergraduate students and academic advising of students at all levels.

Candidates should send a letter of application, extended curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation to bme_department@soemail.rutgers.edu. The deadline for applying is December  1, 2012. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is an EEO/AA employer. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.

Rutgers is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  Rutgers is also an ADVANCE institution, one of a limited number of universities in receipt of NSF funds in support of our commitment to increase diversity and the participation and advancement of women in the STEM disciplines.

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