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Salt Lake, UT - USA

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The Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Utah invites applications for 12 tenuretrack faculty positions in cardiovascular engineering starting in the fall of 2024. Candidates at the assistant or associate professor rank are sought with research experience in a range of topics relevant to cardiovascular disease with emphasis on simulation data science or experimental approaches at the tissue and wholeorgan scales in the areas of cardiac electrophysiology and heart failure. Candidates must have a demonstrated track record of highimpact research as evidenced by scholarly publications and must exhibit strong potential (assistant rank) or an established record (associate rank) of extramural funding and teaching effectiveness. Applicants are expected to have a Ph.D. Sc.D. or M.D. with research experience in cardiac sciences or closely aligned area. There should be evidence of accomplishments and experiences that have prepared the applicant to engage in research mentoring and teaching practices that foster the inclusion and support of culturally diverse constituents. Candidates are expected to establish an independent extramurally supported research program conduct collaborative research be engaged in service activities and teach biomedical engineering courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The Department of Biomedical Engineering BME at the University of Utah has a history of over 50 years of excellence as one of the oldest Ph.D. granting programs in the world. It is currently home to over 165 graduate students and 300 undergraduate students all of whom carry out research as an integral element of their programs. The Bachelor of Science BME degree program is ABET accredited (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) and graduates approximately 90 undergraduate students each year. The BME department is home to 24 tenure track faculty 5 research faculty and 94 adjunct faculty. All tenuretrack faculty in the Department are engaged in extramurally funded research undergraduate and graduate teaching and service. The University of Utah is a tierone research institution with extramural research of almost $770 million in FY 2023. The medical and engineering complexes are adjacent to each other nestled in the beautiful Wasatch Mountain foothills of Salt Lake City SLC . SLC residents enjoy a highly accessible and walkable downtown with vibrant restaurants sports nightlife cultural events easy access to national parks worldclass skiing/snowboarding hiking fishing biking and rafting/kayaking. The University promotes new venture development and SLC is an economic hub of the Mountain West and home to technology and Fortune 500 companies. The University is committed to leadership in biomedical research and engineering and has a wide range of resources to support worldclass research including the: Scientific Computing and Imaging SCI Institute the Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute CVRTI the Utah Center for Advanced Imaging Research and both Clinical and Preclinical Animal Imaging Cores. Salt Lake City is the epicenter of one of the fastestgrowing metropolitan areas in the United States with a current metroarea population of over one million residents. The region has grown into a major hub for technological innovation and offers a rich art and cultural scene. The recently expanded international airport is within 15 minutes from downtown and offers direct flights to most U.S. cities as well as numerous international flights. The culturally diverse city has also been attracting minorities of a variety of origins (e.g. 21.5 of Latino population). More than a third of Utahs ethnic/racial minorities are children or youth under the age of 18 years and the Salt Lake City School District is now a majority minority district with one in five Salt Lake County residents speaking a language besides English at home. The International Rescue Committee headquartered in Salt Lake is one of eight national resettlement committees committed to helping people with refugee status thrive in the United States. Review of applications will begin on December 15 2023. Applications must be submitted electronically and should include: 1 a letter of interest 2 curriculum vitae 3 three representative publications 4 names of three or more potential referees 5 a research statement 6 a teaching statement. For submission questions please contact Sheila Olson at the Department of Biomedical Engineering 36 S. Wasatch Drive SMBB3100 Salt Lake City UT. 84112.


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