University of Massachusetts Amherst

Assistant Professor - Water Quality in Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Massachusetts Amherst   The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the assistant professor level. We seek an individual that can address national and international water quality challenges, broadly defined, in support of a department-level focus on resilient civil infrastructure systems.  The appointment is expected to begin September 1, 2020.  Specific areas of interest include but are not limited to physical-chemical treatment processes, water reuse, water quality, water quality modeling, advanced oxidation processes, fate and transport of contaminants, drinking water distribution systems, or other supporting fields. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering has 27 full-time, tenure track faculty members and approximately 120 graduate students and 330 undergraduates.  The department’s FY 19 research expenditures exceed $13 million/year. Additional information about the Department can be obtained at cee.umass.edu.  

Assistant Professors - Biomedical Engineering University of Massachusetts Amherst   Job Description: The Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst invites applications for multiple tenure-track faculty positions at the assistant professor rank in the broad area of Biomedical Engineering; applicants in the areas of immunoengineering, neuroengineering, bioinstrumentation, and medical devices are particularly encouraged. While we are seeking talented applicants qualified for an assistant professor position; under exceptional circumstances, highly qualified candidates at other ranks may receive consideration. The appointment is expected to begin September 1, 2020.   As a campus with a continually growing diverse student body, we encourage applications from women, minorities and individuals with a commitment to mentoring under-represented demographics in the sciences to apply.   Requirements: The candidates are expected to teach both undergraduate and graduate courses. Supervise graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Contribute significantly to the advancement of basic science and engineering as evidenced by scholarly publications. Develop a nationally recognized program of sponsored research; and have a commitment to diversity and inclusion. Candidates must have an earned a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering or related field by August 31, 2020. Post-doctoral research experience is desired, but not mandatory, for the rank of assistant professor. For associate or full professors, the successful candidate will possess academic credentials of the highest quality and have a strong record of teaching, research, extramural funding, service, and demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Applicants with research and teaching expertise in areas of biomaterials for devices and regenerative medicine or biosensors and bioinstrumentation are especially encouraged.     Additional Information: The Department of Biomedical Engineering was established in 2017. Thus, successful candidates will have the opportunity to help shape the growth of the new Department of Biomedical Engineering. The department will represent the core of biomedical engineering research and teaching at UMass, Amherst and will leverage synergies with other departments in the College as well as with the new Institute of Applied Life Sciences (IALS:  https://www.umass.edu/ials/ ), which was established in 2014 with an investment of more than $150 million from the Massachusetts Life Science Center and the University. IALS manages more than 30 core equipment facilities to enable its translational mission ( https://www.umass.edu/ials/core-facilities ). There are also avenues for collaboration with the UMass Medical School located in Worcester, MA and Baystate Health in Springfield, MA.