Summary of Duties: 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 with active research in the areas of synthetic biology, electrosymbiotic engineering, molecular, cellular and tissue engineering. Priority will be given to the candidate whose work shows significant promise and the potential to uniquely strengthen existing research programs. Successful candidate is expected to build collaborations with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, other departments at WSU, nationally and internationally.

Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering faculty will be attending the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)  conference in Seattle, WA on October 11-14, 2023 and the AIChE Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL on November 5-10, 2023 . We look forward to discussing this opportunity at these events. Applicants may also contact Su Ha at suha@wsu.edu with questions.  

Additional Information:

Area/College: Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture

Department Name: Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering

City, State, Zip: Pullman, WA 99164

Department Link: WSU Voiland

For a more detailed summary of benefits offered by WSU for Faculty visit: https://hrs.wsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023-Benefit-Overview-for-Faculty-and-AP.pdf 

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

FTE: 100%

This is a permanent tenure track position.

Posting Close Date: Applicants must submit their application by April 15, 2024. First consideration will be provided to applications submitted prior to October 1, 2023.

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.

Application Instructions: Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application. External candidates, please upload all documents in the “Resume/CV” section of your application. Internal candidates, please upload all documents in the “Resume/Cover Letter” section of your application.

Required Documents:

• A cover letter

• A curriculum vita

• A statement of research plans and potential synergy with VSCEB and other WSU faculty research activities (approximately 2 pages)

• A statement of teaching experience and interests (maximum of 2 pages)

• A Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement (approximately 1 page)

• Contact information for 4 professional references. The committee may contact the references at anytime during the search.

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EDUCATOR AND EMPLOYER. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veteran, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.

WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521 (v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or hrs@wsu.edu.

Required Qualifications:

• Candidates must hold both (1) a Bachelor degree in either chemical engineering or bioengineering and (2) a PhD degree in chemical engineering, biochemical or biomedical engineering, or a closely related field prior to the start of the appointment, an ability to teach core bioengineering and/or chemical engineering classes, and a commitment to collaborate with diverse internal and external groups.

• Candidates must have a demonstrated record of scholarly work, a commitment to service and diversity equity and inclusion activities in the department, and potential to establish a robust nationally-recognized, extramurally funded research program that complements and uniquely strengthens existing program(s) within the school and WSU.