Associate Professor

Located in North Carolina’s third largest city, UNC Greensboro is among the most diverse, learner-centered public research universities in the state, with 18,000 students in eight colleges and schools pursuing more than 150 areas of undergraduate and over 200 areas of graduate study. UNCG continues to be recognized nationally for academic excellence, access, and affordability. UNCG is ranked No. 1 most affordable institution in North Carolina for net cost by the N.Y. Times and No.

1 in North Carolina for social mobility by The Wall Street Journal — helping first‑generation and lower‑income students find paths to prosperity. Designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land‑grant Universities, UNCG is a community‑engaged research institution with a portfolio of more than $67M in research and creative activity. The University’s 2,600 staff help create an annual economic impact for the Piedmont Triad region in excess of $1B.

The Nanoscience Department at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro seeks to hire a tenure‑track faculty member at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor in support of its recent addition of a concentration in Nanomedicine to its PhD program. The Department of Nanoscience is a dynamic, transdisciplinary, graduate‑only, research‑intensive department. The Department of Nanoscience offers several graduate degree programs, including a PhD program in Nanoscience with concentrations in Frontier Materials, Synthetic Biology, and Nanomedicine;

a thesis‑based MS; and a non‑thesis professional MS. The department is located within the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, jointly established by the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and North Carolina A&T State University.

Applicants working broadly in Nanomedicine or Synthetic Biology with a focus on human health and medicine are welcome to apply. This includes areas such as nanomedicine development, smart biomaterial design, biomedical engineering, drug delivery, diagnostic nanotechnology, gene therapy, and the study of nanoparticle interactions with biological systems, including micro physiological systems and tissue engineering. Candidates whose work can complement or further advance the department’s current research efforts, preferably through experimental approaches, are especially encouraged to apply.

Qualified applicants will have earned a PhD in any relevant scientific discipline, such as biomedical engineering, bioengineering, molecular biology, pharmacology, or microbiology, and will have at least 2 years of postdoctoral training. Competitive candidates will have an excellent research record, as demonstrated by their publication record, and either exhibit strong prospects for extramural funding or have an established extramural funding record.

The new faculty will be expected to develop an externally supported research program, teach effectively at the graduate level, collaborate with researchers in the Joint School of Nanoscience & Nanoengineering as well as with researchers in their field, and participate in Departmental and University service activities, with opportunities at the Joint School to engage in entrepreneurial activities.

• Qualified applicants will have earned a PhD in a relevant science discipline such as biomedical engineering, bioengineering, molecular biology, or microbiology, and have at least two years of postdoctoral training.

• Competitive candidates will have an excellent record of research as demonstrated by their publication record and exhibit great promise of extramural funding or have an established record of extramural funding.
• New faculty will be expected to develop an externally supported research program, teach effectively at the graduate level, collaborate with researchers in the Joint School of Nanoscience & Nanoengineering as well as with researchers in their field, and participate in Departmental and University service activities, with opportunities at the Joint School to engage in entrepreneurial activities.