Position Description
The University of Mississippi is dedicated to developing new solutions for human health by educating future engineers at the interface of medicine and engineering. These future leaders cultivate and support the integration of engineering, science, and medicine towards discovery-driven problem solving. Towards this goal, the Departments of Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering are seeking well qualified applicants to fill a joint tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant/Associate Professor level. We are particularly interested in recruiting qualified faculty in these research areas: 1) biodevice design, 2) mechanobiology, or 3) systems biomechanics.
Position Details
Appointment: 9 Month
Assignment Type: Tenure Track
Minimum Qualification
The qualified candidate must have a Ph.D. in Biomedical or Mechanical Engineering or a closely related discipline, with a strong record of research accomplishments, publications, and funding appropriate for their career stage. Candidates are expected to teach core undergraduate and graduate courses in biomedical and/or mechanical engineering, develop a sponsored research program, supervise graduate students, employ inclusive practices in their classrooms and research programs, collaborate with other faculty, and have a commitment to university and professional service.
Additionally, we seek applicants who have a desire to build collaborations with various entities including the School of Pharmacy, the Department of Biology, and within the School of Engineering. The University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in nearby Memphis also offer collaborative potential.''
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