AssistantAssociate Professor, Biomedical Engineering

TheBiomedical Engineering (BME) Department at The University of Akron invites applications for a nine-month tenure-track faculty position at Assistant or Associate Professor levels with an anticipated start date of August will be given to candidates with research interests in macroscale biomechanics gait analysis and prosthetic devices. While the primary interest is experimental biomechanics exceptional candidates with computational biomechanics expertise will also be considered. The successfulcandidate is expected to contribute to our core mission in teaching and research develop an independent extramurally funded research program have a passionate interest in teaching and mentorship for undergraduate and graduate students andactively participate in the departmental activities.Candidates should have a doctoral degree in Biomedical Engineering or a closely related discipline with a biomedical engineering emphasis.Post-doctoral training for candidates at the Assistant Professor level is preferable but not required.Applicants at the Associate Professor level are expected to have an active nationally or internationally recognized research program.

The BMEDepartment has over 160 undergraduate students and offers ABET-accredited B.S. degrees M.S. degrees in BME and a Ph.D. degree through the College. Our department emphasizes experiential learning where a majority of the undergraduate students participate in our top-notch co-operative education program perform undergraduate research and are also active in regional and national conferences. The BME department offers interdisciplinary research programs with active collaborations within the university with other institutions such as the Cleveland Clinic and Northeast Ohio Medical University and with local industries. Our research has been supported by funding from the NSF NIH DoW AHA VA foundations and industry. For further information please see to Collective Bargaining Agreement Requirements

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Application Deadline: November 19th 2026.

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