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Professor (Open Rank) - Neuroscience

Employer: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Location: Worcester

Faculty Jobs: Engineering & Mathematics, Chemical & Biological Engineering, Science & Technology, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Position Type: Tenured & Tenure-Track
Employment Type: Full Time
Institution Type: Four-Year Institution

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Job Details

Job location: Worcester

Employment Type: Full-time
Posted data: 2018-10-01
Req: R0000016
JOB TITLE

Professor (Open Rank) - Neuroscience

LOCATION

Worcester

DEPARTMENT NAME

School of Arts & Sciences (Jean King)

DIVISION NAME

Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

As part of its Neuroscience Initiative, WPI invites applications for an open rank tenured or tenure-track position in Neuroscience to begin in the fall of 2019.

Applicants should have a strong track record in computational neuroscience research and a Ph.D. in the life sciences, computer science, biomedical engineering, psychology, or a closely related discipline. The successful candidate will be expected to develop and maintain a robust, externally funded neuroscience research program that complements and intersects areas such as, but not limited to: cognitive neuroscience, neuroimaging, neuroimmunology, connectomics, systems biology, bioinformatics, computational biology and machine learning. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in the newly established Neuroscience Initiative at WPI (www.wpi.edu/+neuroscience) which promotes broader campus-wide cross-disciplinary activities in neuroscience. This initiative stimulates collaborations between research groups with different expertise including biology, computer science, biomedical engineering, data science, physics, chemistry, and behavior.

JOB DESCRIPTION

WPI is a highly selective, private technological university that values and encourages multidisciplinary collaboration and project-based learning. WPI was recently ranked #1 in the nation for “faculty who best combine research and teaching” (Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Ed, 2016). The university’s campus is located one hour west of Boston in Worcester, Massachusetts, a thriving 21st century college city recognized as a growing hub of scientific and technological innovation. The WPI campus includes the Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center (LSBC) at Gateway Park (https://www.wpi.edu/research/support/shared-facilities/life-sciences-bioengineering-center), a state-of-the-art, multidisciplinary research facility that houses five departments, multiple research cores, and supports pre-clinical research. WPI offers Bachelor’s, Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in computer science, biology and biotechnology as well as interdisciplinary Ph.D. programs in bioinformatics and computational biology and data science. WPI and the University of Massachusetts Medical School are in close proximity and have a joint Ph.D. program that can support Ph.D. students with research opportunities at WPI and the NeuroNexus Institute (UMass Neuroscience Initiative).

Salary, benefits, and start-up funding are competitive and commensurate with research experience and accomplishments. Qualified applicants should submit a detailed curriculum vitae, a statement of research and teaching objectives, and a list of three professional references. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.

FLSA STATUS

United States of America (Exempt)

WPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability. We are seeking individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences who will contribute to a culture of creativity and collaboration, inclusion, problem solving and change making.

Organization

Founded in Worcester, Mass., in 1865, WPI was one of the nation's earliest technological universities. From our founding days, WPI has taken a unique approach to science and technology education.

Our undergraduate and graduate students emerge ready to take on some of the most difficult challenges in science and technology. More important, they understand how their work can truly impact society and improve our lives. WPI campus

Great Minds at Work in the classroom and around the world
WPI's academic departments offer more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science, engineering, technology, management, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts, leading to the BA, BS, MS, ME, MBA, and PhD.

At sites as close as our home city of Worcester and at over 40 other locations in 25 countries,WPI’s Global Projects Program immerses students in new cultures to tackle unstructured problems in ways that are meaningful to local sponsors in real communities. This is not your typical study abroad.

WPI faculty members and students are engaged in advanced, multidisciplinary research across a broad range of fields—from cutting-edge work in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, to explorations of the technological and policy issues surrounding cybersecurity, to studies of issues as diverse as firefighter health and security and the fire safety challenges of green buildings.

A highly regarded institution

Among recent honors for WPI are the 2016 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education and the No. 1 ranking for “faculty who best combine research and teaching.” (Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Ed, 2016)

WPI professor A beautiful campus in a central location
WPI’s compact 95-acre campus is set atop one of Worcester’s “seven hills” on the residential outskirts of town. Old English stone buildings are focal points of the architecture, but modern facilities have moved in to claim their own space on the immaculately kept grounds. WPI’s newest building, the Foisie Innovation Studio, is slated to open in Fall 2018 and will house high-tech classrooms, makerspaces, labs, and a residence hall for 140 students.

Learn more at wpi.edu.

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