Assistant/Associate Professor at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington

Job Description:

Online applications must be received before 12:00am on:

January 7, 2025

If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.

Available Title(s):270-NN_FACULTY - Assistant Professor
Business Title:Assistant/Associate Professor
Employee Type:Faculty
Position Term:9 Month
Position Details:

The Opportunity:

The Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering (VSCEB) is recruiting a tenure-track faculty at either the assistant professor or associate professor level, depending on candidates' qualifications (please refer to the required and preferred qualifications section below). The successful candidate is expected to establish a dynamic, externally funded, nationally recognized research program, teach core and elective undergraduate and graduate courses in bioengineering and/or chemical engineering, mentor a diverse group of students, perform professional service, and publish scholarly work. VSCEB welcomes strong candidates working in the fields of experimental metabolic engineering, microbial engineering, or synthetic biology to address challenges in any of the following areas: energy, environment, and health-related research. Preference will be given to candidates working at the interface of chemical engineering and bioengineering to uniquely strengthen our existing research programs. VSCEB has a strong focus on the research of catalysis, CO2 fixing, plastic recycling, electrosymbiotic engineering, microbial biofilms, metabolic engineering, molecular programming, human health-related protein and tissue engineering, and biomechanics. Successful candidates are expected to build collaborations within the Voiland School and with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, other WSU departments, nationally and internationally.

Required Qualifications for all candidates at all ranks:

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  An earned PhD in chemical engineering, bioengineering, biomedical engineering, or a closely related field prior to the start of the appointment.

  
  


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  Ability to teach core bioengineering and/or chemical engineering classes and commit to services and collaborate with diverse internal and external groups.

  
  


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  Demonstrated record of scholarly work.

  
  

Required Qualifications for Assistant Professor:

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  The potential to establish a strong, nationally recognized research program with extramural funding that complements and uniquely enhances existing programs within the school and Washington State University.

  
  

Required Qualifications for Associate Professor:

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  A record of a robust, nationally recognized, extramurally funded research program that complements and uniquely strengthens existing programs within the school and Washington State University.

  
  

Preferred Qualifications for Assistant Professor:

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  Experience serving as teaching assistant for Chemical Engineering and/or Bioengineering classes.

  
  

Preferred Qualifications for Associate Professor:

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  Experience serving as instructors for Chemical Engineering and/or Bioengineering classes.

  
  


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  Must meet requirements of an Associate Professor as described by the WSU Faculty Manual: chrome-extension: https://facsen.wsu.edu/documents/2022/08/faculty-manual-pdf.pdf/ and VCEA T&P Guidelines:https://vcea.wsu.edu/faculty-staff/policies-and-guidelines/tenure-and-promotion/

  
  

Additional Information:

Area/College: Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture

Department Name: Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering

City, State, Zip: Pullman, WA 99163

Department Link: VCEA Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering

Annual Salary:

Assistant Professor 9-Month Salary: $105,000 - $115,000

Associate Professor 9-Month Salary: $120,000 - $130,000

In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range per rank for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate's current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination. WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts.

Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts.

For a more detailed summary of benefits offered by WSU for Faculty visit: https://hrs.wsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-Benefit-Overview-for-Faculty-and-AP-1.pdf

Find total compensation information here: https://hrs.wsu.edu/managers/recruitment-toolkit/total-compensation/.

FTE: 100%

This is a permanent tenure track position.

Application Instructions: Visit wsu.edu/jobs, select your appropriate employment status, and search R-12329 in the search bar. Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application Applicants will be requested to provide contact information for professional references within the online application.

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  External candidates, please upload all documents in the "Resume/CV" section of your application.

  
  


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  Internal candidates, please upload all documents in the "Resume/Cover Letter" section of your application.

  
  

Required Documents:

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  Cover Letter

  
  


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  Curriculum Vita

  
  


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  Statement of research plans and potential synergy with VSCEB and other

  
  


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  WSU faculty research activities (approx. 2 pages)

  
  


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  Statement of teaching experience and interests (maximum of 2 pages)

  
  


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  Contact Information for 4 professional references

  
  

Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need. A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.

About The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering:

The individual hired for this position will join existing faculty members in the VSCEB. As of Fall 2024, 240 undergraduate students and 41 Ph.D. students are enrolled in programs offered by the VSCEB. We currently graduate about 70 BS students and 13 Ph.D. graduate students each year. We plan to grow our undergraduate and graduate programs through new and innovative research and educational offerings. The bioengineering program has an exceptionally strong focus on electrochemically active biofilms, electrosymbiotic engineering, molecular programming, metabolic engineering, human health-related protein and tissue engineering, and biomechanics research. With over $6.2 million in recorded annual research expenditures, the VSCEB faculty has an outstanding track record in receiving 6 NSF CAREER awards and acquiring several multi-million-dollar collaborative research grants and many individual project grants from NIH, NSF, DOE, USDA, ONR, DTRA, and other federal and private funding agencies. In addition, the bioengineering and chemical engineering faculty have established strong synergy with other faculty in biology, chemistry, microbiology, neuroscience, and materials science as well as the WSU College of Veterinary Medicine and the medical community in Spokane, WA, on human and environmental health-related research. Furthermore, our chemical engineering and bioengineering faculty are integral to one of the nation's longest-running, NIGMS-sponsored Ph.D. training programs, which is focused on protein biotechnology.

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