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Position Vacancy Listing

PVL # 74209

Please Note: A change was made to this position announcement on 09/04/12

 

Working Title:
Professor - Biomedical Engineering
Official Title:
PROFESSOR(C20NN) or ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR(C30NN) or ASSISTANT PROFESSOR(C40NN)
Degree and area of specialization:
Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering or other area related to biomedical engineering.

 
  
Minimum number of years and type of relevant work experience:
Salary and academic rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The successful candidate is expected to have exceptional potential to establish a strong research program in a biomedical engineering specialty, and must demonstrate outstanding teaching ability.

For a tenured position, candidates should have the following:

- At least 6 years in a university faculty position or government or industrial research position;

- Demonstrated track record of national leadership in biomedical engineering, with academic
accomplishments as a scholar and teacher that meet the standards for a tenured appointment
in the Biomedical Engineering Department.
Principal duties:
The University of Wisconsin, Department of Biomedical Engineering, is seeking faculty members with research interests in one of the following areas:

Neuroengineering: neural instrumentation, prostheses and interfaces (including BioMEMS and devices), neural imaging, optogenetics, neural repair and regeneration (including stem cell therapies), neural signal processing, computational neurosciences, and clinical neuroengineering. A faculty member recruited in this specialty area will have the opportunity to closely collaborate with clinical and research faculty in neurosurgery.

Systems Biology: regulatory networks, multiscale modeling, stochastic modeling, transcription and signaling in single cells, proteomics/phosphoproteomics.

Biophotonics: optical microscopy, tissue optics, optical coherence tomography, photoacoustic tomography, microendoscopy, image informatics and biomedical applications of these techniques and modalities.

Research focused on pathological conditions (e.g. cancer) is of strong interest. Candidates will be expected to develop an innovative research program, advise graduate students and post-graduate research, and develop and maintain extramural funding for this research program; teach undergraduate and graduate courses and develop new courses; participate in outreach and service to industry and government; and participate in faculty governance activities in department, college, and/or university.
 
  

A criminal background check will be conducted prior to hiring.
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Appointment Type:Faculty
Department(s):ENGR/BIOMEDICAL ENGR
Full Time Salary Rate:Minimum $85,000 ACADEMIC (9 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Term:N/A
Appointment percent:100%
Anticipated begin date:AUGUST 01, 2013
Number of Positions:1

TO ENSURE CONSIDERATION
Application must be received by: FEBRUARY 01, 2013
HOW TO APPLY:
 
Unless another application procedure has been specified above, please send resume and cover letter referring to Position Vacancy Listing #74209 to:
Beth Meyerand
 
2128 Engineering Centers Building
Fax: N/A
1550 Engineering Dr.
Madison WI 53706-1609
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )

NOTE: Unless confidentiality is requested in writing, information regarding the names of applicants must be released upon request. Finalists cannot be guaranteed confidentiality. 

UW-Madison is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
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