Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Mass. is continuing a major investment in the life sciences. In 2007, the university opened the WPI Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center (LSBC), which houses the life sciences-related graduate research programs of five academic departments and the WPI Bioengineering Institute (BEI). Since that time, WPI has recruited 12 new full-time faculty members in the life sciences and bioengineering, bringing to more than 30 the number of faculty working in interdisciplinary clusters within a strongly collaborative environment in the LSBC. As a result of this investment, graduate research and external research funding have increased considerably, with faculty winning major awards from the NIH, NSF, DARPA, and other agencies.

In 2008-09, WPI recruited five new full-time life science and bioengineering faculty members across five departments, including a new head for the Biomedical Engineering Department. In 2009-10, we are seeking to fill seven tenure-track positions at the junior and senior levels in five departments, including a new head for the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department. The ideal candidates for these positions will have research interests and expertise that are complementary to our current research areas, and be committed to collaboration among multidisciplinary teams, and to securing external funding.

Read about the new life sciences faculty members recruited over the past three years.

Open Positions

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
DEPARTMENT HEAD: The new head, who will also hold an endowed professorship, will have a clear and creative vision for building and sustaining ambitious departmental research programs during a period of growth. This vision will include enhancing the department’s role in the natural sciences. Read the full position description.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR working in either biochemistry or chemistry. Read the full position description.

Department of Biology and Biotechnology
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: Areas of particular interest include ecology and environmental biology, cell and developmental biology, and systems biology. Read the full position description.

Department of Biomedical Engineering
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: Specializing in biosignals and bioinstrumentation. Read the full position description.

ASSOCIATE or FULL PROFESSOR: Specializing in regenerative medicine. Read the full position description.

Department of Mathematical Sciences
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: Applications from candidates with teaching and scholarly interest in the areas of biostatistics, computational statistics, experimental design, or Bayesian methods are especially encouraged. Read the full position description.

Department of Physics
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: In theoretical or experimental soft-condensed matter physics. This position will complement WPI’s research initiative in biophysics and regenerative biosciences. Read the full position description.