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Assistant Professor in Bioengineering

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Position overview

Position title: Assistant Professor in Bioengineering
Salary range: Salary is commensurate with education, experience, and UC academic salary scales
Percent time: 100%
Anticipated start: July 1, 2022
Position duration: Tenure-Track

Position description

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of California Merced invites applications for an Assistant Professor of Bioengineering with focus on Biomolecular Engineering and Biotechnology. The Assistant Professor will work on the manipulation, engineering, and design of biomolecular components (proteins, nucleic acids, lipids), cellular components and cells for novel applications in biotechnology that address scientific and engineering issues of high societal impact related to human health, energy, and the environment.

We are specifically interested in applicants who develop approaches and applications within the following areas:
• Protein Engineering and Design, Directed Evolution
• Protein and Nucleic Acid Therapeutics, Vaccines, and Diagnostics
• Smart Drug and Gene Delivery Systems
• Nano-Biotechnology
• Biosensors for Medicine, Environment and Agriculture
• Metabolic Engineering
• Nucleic Acid Engineering
• Bioprocess Engineering
• Biomolecular Adaptive/Responsive Nanostructured Materials
• Synthetic Biology

As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program Policy: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/5000695/SARS-CoV-2_Covid-19. All Covered Individuals under the policy must provide proof of Full Vaccination or, if applicable, submit a request for Exception (based on Medical Exemption, Disability, and/or Religious Objection) or Deferral (based on pregnancy) no later than the applicable deadline. For new University of California employees, the applicable deadline is 14 days after their first date of employment.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications
  • Ph.D. or equivalent degree in biochemical engineering, bioengineering, chemical engineering or related science and engineering fields (preferred by July 1, 2021, must be conferred by June 30, 2021).
  • Demonstrated record of research.
Preferred qualifications
  • Applicants are expected to have demonstrated potential for excellence in research.
  • Applicants are expected to develop externally funded research programs.
  • Applicants are expected to be committed to join efforts to increase diversity at UC Merced.

Application Requirements

Document requirements
Reference requirements
  • 3 letters of reference required

Please be sure to initiate the request to your reference letters in the system otherwise your application will be considered incomplete and ineligible for consideration by the Search Committee.

Apply link: https://aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/JPF01225

Help contact: soe-deptspecialist@ucmerced.edu

About UC Merced

The University of California, Merced, is the newest of the University of California system’s 10 campuses. With over 9,000 undergraduate and graduate students (https://cie.ucmerced.edu/analytics-hub/student-statistics), UC Merced is committed to interdisciplinary excellence in research and teaching as well as to diversity, equity and inclusion. Ranked as one of the best public universities in the nation by U.S. News and World Report, UC Merced provides outstanding educational opportunities to highly qualified students from the heart of California, the nation, and abroad. The campus has special connections to nearby Yosemite National Park; is on the cutting edge of sustainability in construction and design; and supports the economic development of Central California. The Merced 2020 Project doubled the physical capacity of the campus, and enhanced academic distinction, student success, and research excellence (https://merced2020.ucmerced.edu/).

The University of California, Merced is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements. This includes the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/5000695/VaccinationProgramsPolicy.

Job location

Merced, CA