Assistant or Associate Professor in Engineering Health

Overview

NYU Tandon School of Engineering invites applications for a tenure‑track assistant or associate professor position in the Initiative in Engineering Health, with the earliest start date of September 1, 2026. The position will be associated with one or more departments within the Tandon School of Engineering, for example the Department of Biomedical Engineering or the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.

Applicants are expected to establish research programs with strong connection to health, such as immune, cardiometabolic, gut, and microbiome health, or health monitoring. Candidates in the field of plant health as it relates to agriculture, diet, and human health are also encouraged. Experimental or computational backgrounds are equally welcome.

Candidates must have a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, materials science, biological chemistry, chemical biology, biology or microbiology, or a related discipline. A distinguished record of scholarship, leadership, curricular innovation, entrepreneurship, and an excellent funding record is desired from mid‑level candidates, while junior candidates must demonstrate clear potential to achieve the same. All candidates must demonstrate or show potential for excellence in teaching and mentoring.

• Cover letter
• Current CV
• Research statement not to exceed 4 pages, including references
• Teaching statement not to exceed 3 pages, including references
• Recent teaching evaluations (if available)
• Names and contact information for three references

In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary (for 9‑month) range for this position is $110,000 – $170,000 for the Assistant Professor rank and $125,000 – $195,000 for the Associate Professor rank. NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predousing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

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