Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Biological Engineering

Position ID:MIT-Biological Engineering-FACULTY [#22231]
Position Title: Faculty positions in Biological Engineering
Position Type:Tenured/Tenure-track faculty
Position Location:Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States [map] sort by distance
Subject Areas: Biological Engineering / Biological Fluid Mechanics, Biopharmaceutical and Health Engineering, biotechnology-sustainable agri or water resource management, Systems analysis-Nexus of food, water, and energy, tissue engineering, tissue regeneration, translational regenerative medicine
Appl Deadline:2023/02/28 11:59PMhelp popup finished (2022/08/03, finished 2023/09/02, listed until 2023/02/28)
Position Description:    

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The MIT Department of Biological Engineering in Cambridge, MA invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions at the assistant professor level, to begin July 1, 2023 or on a mutually agreeable date thereafter. MIT Biological Engineering is a unique department that fuses molecular and cellular bioscience with quantitative engineering approaches and includes faculty and students with diverse scientific interests and backgrounds. Areas of high priority for growth include biotechnology beyond medicine, including applications in materials, chemicals, agriculture, sustainability, energy and the environment, as well as innovative new areas for the application of biotechnology. Applicants should hold a Ph.D. in a science or engineering discipline related to Biological Engineering by the beginning of employment and should have demonstrated experience in biological engineering research. A more senior faculty appointment may be considered in special cases. The department culture is vibrant, creative, and collaborative, and we strive to help each member of the community reach their greatest potential. Faculty duties include teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels, conducting research, as well as supervision, training and mentoring students and junior researchers. Candidates should be capable of instructing in our core biological engineering educational curricula.

Candidates must register with the BE search website at http://be-fac-search.mit.edu, and must submit application materials electronically to this website. Candidate applications should include a description of professional interests and goals in both teaching and research. Each application should include a curriculum vita and the names and addresses of three or more references who will provide recommendation letters. References should submit their letters directly at the http://be-fac-search.mit.edu website.

With MIT’s strong commitment to diversity in engineering and science education and research, we especially encourage those who will contribute to our diversity and outreach efforts to apply.

MIT is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, skin color, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, ancestry, or national or ethnic origin. MIT’s  full policy on Nondiscrimination can be found at https://policies.mit.edu/policies-procedures/90-relations-and-responsibilities-within-mit-community/92-nondiscrimination

MIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer


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