The Richard and Loan Hill Department of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) invites applications for a tenured or tenure-track Associate Professor position. We are seeking rising or established world leaders in bioinformatics, computational biology, systems biology, and computational bioengineering. UIC, located just west of downtown, is the largest public research university in the metropolitan Chicago area with a total annual budget exceeding $2 billion and research expenditures exceeding $300 million. The campus has 15 colleges and schools including one of the largest medical schools in the country, serving one of the nation’s most diverse student populations, with over 30,000 students, 2,000 faculty and 8,000 staff.

The University of Illinois at Chicago is a major research university with a strong commitment to serve its highly diverse community. As such, the University of Illinois at Chicago is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer that has a strong institutional commitment to the principle of diversity and is particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of people, including members of ethnic minorities, women, covered veterans, and individuals with disabilities. The University of Illinois conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of contingent offer of employment. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Screening of applications will begin immediately and the search will remain open until the position is filled. The desired start date is as soon as possible. For fullest consideration, apply electronically no later than Friday, August 14th, 2020 with a complete vita, separate statements of your experience and vision for research and teaching, and contact information for five evaluators who have agreed to write letters of reference.

We seek rising or established scholars who will engage in transformational research. Applicants should be outstanding technically in their basic science and engineering field, with strong collaborative interests in specific areas. Applicants will be judged on their research achievement and potential, their track-record and potential to attract major extramural research funding, and their capability to teach at both undergraduate and graduate levels.

Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in a related subject, and should be outstanding technically in their basic science and engineering field, with strong collaborative interests in specific areas. Applicants will be judged on their research achievement and potential, their track-record and potential to attract major extramural research funding, and their capability to teach at both undergraduate and graduate levels.