Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Description

Vanderbilt University (VU) Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) and the Vanderbilt Brain Institute (VBI) invite applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Neuroengineering at the Assistant Professor rank. 

Vanderbilt University has a strong institutional commitment to recruiting and retaining an academically and culturally diverse community of faculty. Minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and members of other underrepresented groups, in particular, are encouraged to apply. Vanderbilt is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Vanderbilt University is located in the heart of Music City, Nashville, TN, and ranks in the top 15 National Universities. Nashville is consistently rated as one of the best cities in which to live.

Vanderbilt University has made the safety of our students, faculty and staff, and our surrounding communities a top priority. As part of that commitment, the University recently announced that students, faculty, and staff, are required to be vaccinated against COVID. As a prospective and/or a new employee at Vanderbilt, you will be required to comply with the University’s vaccination protocol.  Effective, August 1, 2021, proof of full vaccination or an approved accommodation will be required before the start of employment in order to work at Vanderbilt University. Accommodations for medical and religious exemptions can be requested with the Equal, Opportunity and Access Office https://www.vanderbilt.edu/eoa/.

Qualifications

We are seeking outstanding scientists with an interdisciplinary approach focusing on Neuroengineering and/or Computational Neuroscience, broadly defined. Some example areas of interest include, but are not limited to: (1) computational neuroscience, with potential interaction with the Vanderbilt Data Science Institute and the Vanderbilt Institute of Imaging Science, (2) brain-machine interfaces, which could interact with existing programs in deep brain stimulation and prosthetics as well as basic neuroscience programs on synaptogenesis and network assembly, and (3) in vitro 3-D models of brain and neural organoids which would leverage existing strengths in Engineering and Physics.

Application Instructions

Applicants should submit a letter of interest, full curriculum vitae, PDF copies of three significant publications, and statements of research interests and teaching philosophy (2 pages each) directly to http://apply.interfolio.com/95998.  Applicants should arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent to the same link. Completed applications must be received by December 3, 2021 for full consideration.

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