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Multiple Openings for Faculty Positions in:

Biomedical Imaging
Biomanufacturing
Computational Bioengineering
Multiscale Biomechanics

Penn State’s Department of Biomedical Engineering seeks to hire multiple full-time biomedical engineering (BME) tenure-track or tenured faculty members for 2016-17 at the levels of assistant, associate, and/or full professor to continue developing an interdisciplinary cluster in biomedical engineering.

This growth reflects the second stage in a multi-year expansion that includes a plan to:

- More than double the number of BME faculty by 2019
- Break ground on a new state-of-the-art facility in 2016
- Expand the intellectual footprint of the department to compete at the highest levels

These primary BME faculty positions will include joint appointments in the College of Medicine, Eberly College of Science, the Materials Research Institute, the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, or the Institute for CyberScience. Applications from researchers representing a wide array of biomedical engineering/bioengineering research areas are welcomed, and we are particularly interested in candidates with a documented track record in:

BIOMEDICAL IMAGING including systems, cellular and molecular imaging with emphasis on MRI, photoacoustic imaging, ultrasound-mediated drug delivery and super-resolution microscopy, and incorporating computational methods and biomaterials.

COMPUTATIONAL BIOENGINEERING to solve fundamental questions at the systems network, tissue, cellular, and molecular levels.

BIOMANUFACTURING aimed at the development of new instrumentation and manufacturing processes for the (re)generation of tissues and organs.

MULTISCALE BIOMECHANICS including vascular remodeling, mechanotransduction, and multiscale characterization as applied to cardiovascular disease, cancer and other pathophysiologies.

Candidates would be expected to secure (or for Associate and Full Professor ranks, have an outstanding track record of) extramural funding, be effective educators in the application of engineering to the medical and life sciences at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and participate in service to further the missions of the department, College, and University.

THE MISSION

The core mission of Penn State’s Department of Biomedical Engineering is to improve healthcare effectiveness and delivery by employing fundamental engineering principles to solve problems in life sciences and medicine at the basic science, clinical, and industry levels. We are looking for qualified individuals who can help bridge activities ongoing across interdisciplinary colleges and institutes and who can make a significant impact on Penn State’s biomedical engineering research, educational, and translational activities. The department is committed to the highest quality education for undergraduates and graduate students in line with the college’s mission of training world-¬‐class engineers and with the Penn State’s land-¬‐grant mission of enhancing quality of life in the commonwealth and nation through technology and innovation.