Assistant Professor

Tulane University, one of the nation's premier research institutions, seeks a collaborative and interdisciplinary scholar to serve within the School of Science and Engineering as Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. The successful applicant will be expected to establish a high-caliber research program that addresses important problems at the nexus of technology, biology, and/or healthcare while contributing substantially toward our renowned undergraduate and graduate educational programs.

Applicants pursuing research in all fields of biomedical engineering are welcome and will receive full consideration. Especially encouraged to apply are those candidates whose research makes use primarily of computational methods and would align our department's strategic priorities in the cognitive cyber nexus and precision health therapy/diagnostics.

Department Overview

Founded in 1977, the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) is a global leader in biomedical engineering education and scholarship headquartered in the School of Science and Engineering (SSE) on Tulane's picturesque uptown campus. Its mission is to inspire and work with students to develop and apply engineering methods to address health science challenges. The BME undergraduate program has been ABET accredited since 1981, and we currently have approximately 150 undergraduate BSE majors and 50 graduate students in MS and PhD programs.

BME originated from joint research efforts among faculty in the SSE and the Schools of Medicine (SOM) at Tulane and the Louisiana State University Medical Center in New Orleans. Over the past 45+ years, BME research has expanded from a mechanics-oriented focus to a broader range of investigations, including biomechanics, biotransport, biomaterials, tissue engineering, medical imaging, and biomedical instrumentation, and expends approximately $2.3 million in research funding annually.

The department is home to 13 core faculty with specific focus on investigations of pulmonary mechanics, blood physiology and biomechanics, microphysiological systems, cell therapies, medical imaging, and data science. The department is strongly committed to clinically translational research. For example, one of our faculty was recently recognized as one of the first awardees of the Biden Cancer Moonshot project, with up to $22.9 million in funding from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to support perioperative cancer detection.

Over half of our tenure-track faculty are engaged in entrepreneurship and technology licensing.

The newly opened Steven and Jann Paul Hall provides advanced laboratory and instructional space. The BME department also leads Tulane's Institute of Integrated Engineering for Health and Medicine (TI2

EHM) on the downtown Health Sciences Campus. TI2

EHM is dedicated to clinical-translational research and technology development, and provides BME faculty with exceptional laboratory space in close proximity to colleagues in the School of Medicine, Public Health and Tropical Medicine, and the New Orleans Bioinnovation Center (NOBIC). Finally, BME administers an interdisciplinary Bioinnovation PhD program that was founded by an NSF IGERT and is currently supported by an NIH T32 training grant.

These initiatives position the department as a key leader in the Tulane University Innovation Institute.

Tulane University, one of the nation's premier research institutions, is a member of the prestigious American Association of Universities and is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as an R1 (Very High Research Activity) and Community Engaged university. Tulane University offers a collaborative environment for interdisciplinary interactions, a strong public service theme, and a commitment to science as a major thrust of research, scholarship, and education.

* PhD in Biomedical Engineering or related field;

* Promising record of research and publication;

* Strong communication and interpersonal skills;

* Demonstrable record of external funding preferred;

* Desired start date as early as July 1, 2026.

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