Assistant Professor in Electrical and Biomedical Engineering

Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering is seeking an Assistant Professor in Electrical and Biomedical Engineering in Needham, MA.

Duties: The Assistant Professor in Electrical and Biomedical Engineering is responsible for research and teaching in biomedical optics, with an emphasis on the design of medical devices utilizing optics and photonics. Duties for this position include conducting original research, hiring and mentoring students, and participating in collaborative research initiatives within the College. Faculty in this role teach courses, advise students, and participate in curriculum design and the establishment of academic standards.

Additional responsibilities of an assistant professor at Olin include serving on committees relevant to college operations and engaging in research, teaching, and professional activities that have an impact beyond the College. The committees that the faculty are required to serve on to support the College include the Admissions Committee, Faculty Search Committee and Academic Review Board, during their time at the college.

Faculty in electrical and biomedical engineering design and deliver new courses in biomedical optics and related subjects. They conduct research in biomedical optics, focusing on medical device design using optics and photonics. For their research, the faculty in biomedical and electrical engineering supervise and mentor students engaged in research activities, participate in college-wide research initiatives and promote student involvement in biomedical optics research.

In addition to their research and service on college committees, the faculty in this position are required to teach one to two courses per semester in engineering disciplines, advise up to 14 students annually regarding academic progression, recommend curriculum content and structure, determine degree requirements, and verify that students recommended for degrees have met all requirements.

Requirements: Ph.D. (or foreign equivalent) in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related field of study;
Must have one year of experience as an Assistant Professor, Teacher’s Assistant, Research Assistant, or postdoctoral Researcher or related occupation involving teaching, research, or equivalent academic experience conducting biomedical optics research, focusing on designing medical devices based on optics and photonics. Must have gained experience with the following (Experience may be gained concurrently with education):

• Biomedical optics and photonics, with applications to medical device design.
• Optical system design, modeling, development, deployment, and integration with biological and medical applications.
• Experimental methods in optics, photonics, and biomedical engineering.
• Medical device development, including prototyping, testing, and validation.
• Experience mentoring or supervising undergraduate or graduate students in various settings such as individual or team research projects, research labs, capstone projects, and collaborative research in the field of Biomedical optics and photonics, with applications to medical device design.
• Demonstrated ability to publish research findings in peer-reviewed academic journals or conferences in the field of optics and photonics, including optical hardware design, biomedical optics and photonics, and optics education.
• Experience designing optical instrumentation for bio-applications related to human medicine, environmental analysis, and microbial analysis.
• Experience working on transdisciplinary research and outreach teams that include students, faculty, research scientists, clinicians, biologists, and physicists.
• Experience working with both international and local…