ChBE Faculty Positions at the University of Colorado
The Department of Chemical and Biological
Engineering is seeking to hire exceptional candidates as assistant
professors, with higher levels also considered. Candidates with
interests in all research areas will be considered and applications
are particularly encouraged in bio-related areas.The Department currently has 21 full-time faculty (two joint with Chemistry), 114 graduate students, nearly 20 postdoctoral fellows, and 416 undergraduates. The faculty are dedicated to both research and education, and the Department is characterized by collaboration involving students, faculty, and other departments. For example, nearly 100 undergraduate students participated in faculty-directed research in this past year. Several measures of excellence include:
Graduate Students
• Average undergraduate GPA 3.71/4.00
• Four current graduate students selected as NSF Graduate Fellows, seven NIH Fellows, and 36 as DoEd GAANN Fellows
• 82% U.S. citizens; 50% female or minority; over 100 PhD students
Faculty
• In the last six years, departmental faculty have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, named one of the “One Hundred Chemical Engineers of the Modern Era” by AIChE, received two AIChE Colburn Awards, two ASEE McGraw Awards, two AIChE Professional Progress Awards, the AIChE Wilhelm Award, two Society of Biomaterials Clemson Awards, an ASEE Dow Lectureship, ACS PROGRESS/Dreyfus Lectureship, a Technology Review TR35 award, R&D Magazine Inventor of the Year Award, and the NSF Waterman Award
• Eight peer-reviewed publications per faculty member per year
• Fourteen technical presentations per faculty member per year
• $500,000 in research expenditures and $700,000 in new research grants per faculty member in 2008-09
• Thirteen faculty have won Outstanding Research Awards, and 11 have won Outstanding Teaching Awards
Centers and Programs
• Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Fundamentals and Applications of Photopolymerization
• Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
• Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels
• NSF/IUCR Center for Membrane Applied Science and Technology
• NIH Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Training Grant
• Department of Education Graduate Program in Micro- and Nanostructured Materials
• Department of Education Graduate Program in Chemical and Biological Sensors
• NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site Program in Functional Materials
• Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Program
• University of Colorado Interdisciplinary Molecular Biotechnology Initiative
Applicants should submit their application on-line at:
https://www.jobsatcu.com/applicants/jsp/shared/Welcome_css.jsp. Click on Search Postings and put in job posting number 808179 in the corresponding field. Applications will be accepted until position filled; reviews begin October 2009. The University of Colorado is committed to diversity and equality in education and employment.
