[labnetwork] Open Endowed Chair Position in bioMEMS at Univ of Louisville

[Walsh,Kevin M.]

University of Louisville

DEPARTMENT OF BIOENGINEERING

Endowed Chair Positions in BioMEMS



The Department of Bioengineering in the J. B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville (UofL) was founded in 2004 and has quickly become a leader in education and translational research. In 2010, our department became the first bioengineering program in the country to be dual-level accredited by the ABET EAC for the integrated Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering degrees. In 2011, the UofL Department of Bioengineering received the Coulter Translational Partnership Award from the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation to promote translational research between bioengineers and clinicians. UofL is currently ranked as a Carnegie Research Intensive institution that has gained international recognition in recent years for its pioneering research in the areas of BioMEMS/NEMS (new top-10 cleanroom in the US), Cardiovascular Devices (1st Totally Implantable Artificial Heart Procedure), Cancer Therapy ($80M Brown Cancer Center), Orthopedics (1st hand transplant in U.S.), Neurosurgery and Neuroscience (1st to establish voluntary movement in a paraplegic patient), and Stem Cell Biology (Institute for Cellular Therapeutics). The bioengineering effort is a fast growing program with eight full-time faculty conducting bioengineering research currently supported by over $13M in extramural funding. A primary mission of the Bioengineering Department is to develop a top research program for the discovery and commercialization of technologies that will translate into effective therapies, restore patient quality of life, and stimulate economic development.

The Bioengineering Department is recruiting two endowed chairs - one in the area of BioMEMS and the other in the area of Cardiac Implant Science to partner with researchers in the Brown Cancer Center, Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center and Cardiovascular Innovation Institute. Applications and nominations will be accepted and reviewed on a continuous basis until all the positions are filled. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to leverage the University's recent $30M investment in MEMS and nanotechnology through the use of the new AGI-designed 10,000 sq ft class 100/1000 MicroNanoTechnology Cleanroom.



Applicants must apply on-line at http://www.louisville.edu/jobs, reference ID (BioMEMS - #26879 and Cardiac Implant Science - #26882), and submit the following: (1) cover letter clearly stating the position name and the job ID number; (2) a summary of research interests and teaching interests; (3) curriculum vitae; (4) copies of one or two recent publications; and (5) three letters of reference.



Please direct any questions or inquiries for the positions to:

Palaniappan Sethu, PhD

Chair, Department of Bioengineering Search Committee

c/o Nancy Hansford

e-mail to: nahans01 at louisville.edu

The University of Louisville is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity employer and encourages qualified women and minorities to apply.

Dr. Kevin M. Walsh
Samuel T. Fife Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Founding Director of the UofL Micro/Nanotechnology Center
University of Louisville
BRB Building, Room 234
2210 S. Brook St
Louisville, KY 40292
(502) 852-0826 office
(502) 852-8128 fax
walsh at louisville.edu<mailto:walsh at louisville.edu> or walsh at ieee.org<mailto:walsh at ieee.org>
www.louisville.edu /micronano<http://www.louisville.edu/micronano>

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