Boston University - BME Teaching Faculty

The Boston University Department of Biomedical Engineering (BU BME) invites applications for an anticipated teaching position beginning the Spring term of 2027. This non-tenure track position will be at the level of Instructor, Lecturer or possibly a Professor of Practice. Interested candidates should be committed to delivering excellent courses at all levels in BME. Primary areas of need are:
Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Device Diagnostics and Design, Polymers and Soft Materials, Computational Modeling and Data Sciences, Transport Phenomenon in Living Systems, and Senior Design.

Applicants for the position must hold a PhD in Biomedical Engineering or related field. Ideal candidates will have a track record of excellence in teaching. Salary will be provided for the 9-month academic year. Possibilities of support in the summer include summer classes, and various outreach programs.

Instructional faculty in the BME department are expected to teach multiple courses per year (typically at least five), provide service to the department through committees and participate in advising undergraduate and/or masters students. These positions come with full benefits.

BU BME is a top-ranked department and one of the largest in the nation with 38 tenured or tenure-track primary faculty. We attract exceptional graduate students and faculty at all levels and have strong ties to the BU School of Medicine and other top medical research centers in the Boston area. Research activity led by primary BME faculty exceeds $30M per year.

Our faculty benefit from strong infrastructure, nurtured by being one of only three awardees of a Whitaker Foundation Leadership Award and funding from the Coulter Foundation, to translate research advances to societal impact. BU BME faculty lead and participate in many high-profile, inter-disciplinary research centers, including the Biological Design Center, NSF-funded CELLMET Engineering Research Center, BUNano, Neurophotonics Center, Center for Systems Neuroscience, Photonics Center, and Hariri Center for Computing and Computer Engineering.

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Final date to receive applications is November 15, 2026

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The College has 143 primary faculty and is ranked 15th among engineering schools at private institutions and 32nd among all engineering schools. The College has been recognized by ASEE for its commitment to diversity, inclusion, and degree outcomes. We are proud that Boston University, an AAU institution, is where Martin Luther King Jr. earned his PhD and the first American university to award a PhD to a woman.

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