ASSISTANT
PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, THE UNIVERSITY
OF AKRON
Fall Semester 2008
The Department of Biomedical Engineering at The University
of Akron invites applications for a tenure-track assistant
professor in the area of Biomechanics or Biomaterials with
an emphasis in Orthopaedics. Applicants for the position must
have an earned doctorate in Biomedical Engineering or closely
related field. Successful candidates will be expected to develop
and maintain an independent research program and to contribute
to our B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. programs by teaching courses at
both the undergraduate and graduate levels, advising Master's
theses and Doctoral dissertations, and performing other academic
duties. A detailed description for this position can be found
at our web site: www.engineering.uakron.edu/positions.php.
The department currently has six full-time faculty and
one Research Associate Professor with specializations in
cardiovascular
and skeletal biomechanics, clinical diagnostics, instrumentation
and drug and gene delivery. Enrollment consists of ~150 undergraduate
and over 30 graduate students with a consistently increasing
freshman class and a 1 year increase in the Student/Faculty
ratio of 23%. Three undergraduate curriculum ‘Tracks’ are
offered including Biomechanics, Instrumentation, Signals & Imaging,
and Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering, and all programs
are ABET accredited. The University of Akron is a state-assisted
metropolitan university in northeast Ohio with over 23,000
students; more details can be found at www.uakron.edu. The
University of Akron is an equal opportunity/affirmative action
employer.
Please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement
of research and teaching goals (one page each) and the names
of at least three references to the Chair of the Search Committee, Department
of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron,
Ohio 44325-0302. Telephone: 330-972-6031;
Fax: 330-374-8834. The search will remain open
until the position is filled.
[Considerable potential for clinical collaboration exists,
including with a new Orthopedic Hospital now being planned
by local hospitals, physicians and the regional medical school
(NEOUCOM)]
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