Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering

Title:
Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering

Department:
Biomedical Engineering

Reports To:
Chair, Biomedical Engineering

Position Type:
Faculty

Position Summary:
The Biomedical Engineering Department (BME) at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning the 25-26 academic year.

Applications are encouraged from candidates whose background and experience fits and can benefit from research synergies within the department. Research specialties of interest include machine learning and artificial intelligence in biomedicine and medical imaging, nervous system injury (including traumatic brain injury, computational and experimental biomechanics, and tissue engineering), and mechanobiology and cellular engineering.

NJIT and the Department of Biomedical Engineering are committed to building excellence through an inclusive faculty, staff, and student body. The department consists of 18 tenured and tenure track faculty members and serves over 450 students in an ABET accredited program. BME at NJIT offers a vibrant, diverse engineering community and environment with exciting opportunities for research and education. The department has strong collaborative research programs including the Center for Injury Biomechanics, Materials and Medicine centers.njit.edu/cibm3, the Center for Rehabilitation Robotics centers.njit.edu/rehabilitation, and a state-of-the-art Motion Capture Lab, https://mocap.njit.edu/. Interdisciplinary centers and institutes across the campus (http://centers.njit.edu) provide access to comprehensive, state-of-the-art core facilities and facilitate collaborative research activities. NJIT has one of the largest Makerspaces (~20,000sqft), a venue where students test ideas, visualize and construct projects, and apply complex technologies, machines, and materials used in state-of-the-art manufacturing https://www.njitmakerspace.com/. Universities, research institutes and industrial facilitates in the vicinity of NJIT further increase collaboration opportunities and access to experimental equipment. Essential Functions:
Candidates are expected to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Biomedical Engineering; conduct research; and provide service to the department, college, university and the profession. They should participate in student advising and program support. Additional Functions:
Assistance with recruiting of new faculty and graduate
students; outreach activities to other universities and professional
associations. Department and university service as appropriate. Prerequisite Qualifications:
A Ph.D/D.Sc degree in biomedical engineering or closely related field. High quality scholarly achievements and a commitment to excellence in undergraduate and graduate education. Holders of this faculty position are expected to generate a significant externally-funded research program in their areas of specialization.

At the university's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may be exempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the university, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position. Bargaining Unit:
PSA

FLSA:
Exempt
Full-Time

Special Instructions to
Applicants:
Review of applications will begin November 30, 2024 and continue until the position is filled.

A cover letter, a complete curriculum vitae, a statement of
research interests, a statement of teaching interests, a diversity statement,
and names of at least three references should be included in the application
package. Applications will be accepted and reviewed until the position is
filled.

Questions may be directed to Bryan Pfister, PhD, Chair,
Biomedical Engineering Department, pfister@njit.edu.