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 16 new full-time faculty members in the life sciences and bioengineering, bringing to 34 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 the past two years, WPI recruited 9 new full-time life science and bioengineering faculty members across five departments, including a new head for the Biomedical Engineering Department.
In 2010-11, 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.
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: With expertise in synthesis with an application focus that complements research in our Life Science areas. Send applications to: faculty-searchCBC@wpi.edu. Read the full position description.
Department of Biology and Biotechnology
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: In neuroscience, preference for individuals focusing on mechanisms of neural degeneration and regeneration. Send applications to: Faculty-searchBBT@wpi.edu. Read the full position description.
Departments of Biology and Biotechnology and Mathematical Sciences
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: In areas of Bioinformatics and computational biology. Send applications to: Bioinformaticsfaculty-search@wpi.edu. Read the full position description.
Department of Biomedical Engineering
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: Specializing in regenerative medicine. Send applications to: bme-facultysearch@wpi.edu. Read the full position description.
Department of Mathematical Sciences
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: In areas of pure and applied analysis, computational mathematics, applied statistics and discrete mathematics that contribute to institute-wide goals for growth in biological sciences, environmental sciences and climate, and energy research. Read the full position description.
Department of Physics
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: In experimental biophysics. Candidates with an interest in optical imaging and spectroscopic microscopy as applied but not limited to single-molecule biophysics, cellular biophysics, and/or biomaterials are particularly encouraged to apply. Send applications to: ph-search@wpi.edu. Read the full position description.