Title: Assistant/Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering
Department: Bio-Medical Engineering
Reports To: Chair, Biomedical Engineering

Position Type: Faculty
Position Summary: The BiomedicalEngineering Department (BME) at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)invites applications for a tenure-track faculty appointment at the rank ofAssistant/Associate Professor beginning the 24-25 academic year.
Researchspecialties of interest include nervous system injury (including traumaticbrain injury, computational and experimental biomechanics, and tissueengineering), neuromuscular biomechanics (including 3-D motion capture, imagingand function, and computational simulation) and rehabilitation engineering(including exoskeletons and other assistive devices, virtual reality, andtelemedicine).
NJIT and theDepartment of Biomedical Engineering is committed to building excellencethrough an inclusive faculty, staff, and student body. The department consistsof 17 tenured and tenure track faculty members and serves over 450 students inan ABET accredited program. BME at NJIT offers a vibrant, diverse engineeringcommunity and environment with exciting opportunities for research andeducation. The department has strong collaborative research programs including the Center for Injury Biomechanics,Materials and Medicine centers.njit.edu/cibm3, the Center for RehabilitationRobotics centers.njit.edu/rehabilitation, and a state-of-the-art MotionCapture Lab, https://mocap.njit.edu/. Interdisciplinary centers and institutes across the campus(http://centers.njit.edu/) provide access to comprehensive, state-of-the-artcore facilities and facilitate collaborative research activities. Universities,research institutes and industrial facilitates in the vicinity of NJIT furtherincrease collaboration opportunities and access to experimental equipment. NJITalso has a 10,000 square-foot Makerspace, a venue where students test ideas,visualize and construct projects, and apply complex technologies, machines, andmaterials used in state-of-the-art manufacturing https://www.njitmakerspace.com/.
Essential Functions: Candidates areexpected to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Biomedical Engineering;conduct research; and provide service to the department, college, universityand the profession. They should participate in student advising and programsupport.
Additional Functions: Assistance withrecruiting of new faculty and graduate students; outreach activities to otheruniversities and professional associations.
Prerequisite Qualifications: - A Ph.D/D.Scdegree in biomedical engineering or closely related field. High quality scholarly achievements and acommitment to excellence in undergraduate and graduate education.
- Holders ofthis faculty position are expected to generate a significant externally-fundedresearch program in their areas of specialization.
- At the university's discretion,the education and experience prerequisites may be exempted where the candidatecan demonstrate to the satisfaction of the university, an equivalentcombination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidatefor success in the position.
Bargaining Unit: PSA
FLSA: Exempt
Full-Time
Special Instructions toApplicants: Rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Applicants must include a curriculum vitae, teaching and research statements, a diversity statement, cover letter and a list of three (3) professional references. Questions may be directed to the department chairperson, Dr. Bryan Pfister at pfister@njit.edu.