The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) in collaboration with the School of Advanced Materials Discovery (SAMD) at Colorado State University is seeking a tenure/tenure-track faculty position at the level of assistant or associate professor. A successful candidate will exhibit the potential to develop, or will have developed, a well-funded research program while actively participating in a broad range of education and scholarship activities. This faculty member will have research and teaching expertise in an area bridging chemical and biological engineering and materials science and engineering disciplines that synergistically strengthens current research and teaching activities within the CBE Department and SAMD. Candidates with research areas that have a focus in the engineering of materials at surfaces and interfaces or the development of sustainable materials alternatives broadly defined are of particular interest to CBE and SAMD.

This faculty position will be a full-time nine-month appointment with its tenure home held within the CBE Department, with anticipated permanent faculty status (see below) within SAMD. The individual will be expected to build and maintain a strong, internationally recognized research program supported through external funding, to enhance the CBE Department’s and SAMD’s educational programs, and to provide service to the University and broader community. A successful faculty member is expected to teach courses in a combination of chemical and biological engineering and materials science and engineering curricula at the undergraduate and graduate levels, advise undergraduate and graduate students, and develop advanced courses in their area of expertise. A successful individual is expected to make contributions to both the CBE Department (https://www.engr.colostate.edu/cbe/) and the SAMD (https://www.research.colostate.edu/samd/).

Required Job Qualifications

The faculty candidate must have:

• PhD degree in chemical and biological engineering, materials science and engineering, or a closely related field (conferred by start date)
• Demonstrated previous impactful scholarship that supports their potential to build a robust extramurally funded research program
• Exhibit both a clear ability and enthusiasm to teach courses in both the CBE Department’s chemical and biological engineering curricula and SAMD’s material science and engineering curricula

Preferred Job Qualifications

Candidates will be considered at the Assistant or Associate Professor level depending on qualifications and:

• Experience beyond doctoral training in an academic, government, or industrial setting;
• Evidence of a record of high-quality research commensurate with experience;
• Evidence of teaching effectiveness;
• Experience teaching courses or topics pertinent to chemical and biological engineering and/or materials science and engineering
• Demonstrate a personal and professional commitment to diversity and inclusion

Special Instructions to Applicants

For full consideration, please upload a current CV, cover letter, statement of teaching interests, statement of research interests, and the contact information for 3 professional references by 11:59 PM on March 22, 2020. References will not be contacted without prior notification of candidates.

Background Check Policy Statement

Colorado State University strives to provide a safe study, work, and living environment for its faculty, staff, volunteers and students. To support this environment and comply with applicable laws and regulations, CSU conducts background checks. The type of background check conducted varies by position and can include, but is not limited to, criminal history, sex offender registry, motor vehicle history, financial history, and/or education verification. Background checks will also be conducted when required by law or contract and when, in the discretion of the University, it is reasonable and prudent to do so.

EEO Statement

Colorado State University is committed to providing an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based on race, age, creed, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or pregnancy and will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Colorado State University is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce and complies with all Federal and Colorado State laws, regulations, and executive orders regarding non-discrimination and affirmative action. The Office of Equal Opportunity is located in 101 Student Services.
 

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The Section 504 and ADA Coordinator is the Associate Vice President for Human Capital, Office of Equal Opportunity, 101 Student Services Building, Fort Collins, CO 80523-0160, (970) 491-5836.

Diversity Statement

Personal and professional commitment to diversity and inclusion as demonstrated by involvement in teaching, research, creative activity, service to the profession and/or diversity/inclusion activities.

The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) collaborates with the School of Advanced Materials Discovery (SAMD) at CSU (https://www.research.colostate.edu/samd/), each granting graduate degrees (MS and PhD) in chemical engineering (ChemE) and materials science and engineering (MSE), respectively.

The School of Advanced Materials Discovery is an interdisciplinary organization started in 2017, spanning multiple departments and colleges across campus, comprised of 20 core and five permanent faculty serving as a nexus for materials science and engineering research and education at CSU. The faculty are engaged in cutting edge materials research, with emphases in experimental and computational polymer science, ceramics, metals, composites, textiles and advanced fiber technologies, hypersonic and extreme environment materials, biomedical and biologically derived materials, surface and interface engineering, additive manufacturing, magnetic materials, spintronics, sustainable materials, advanced semiconductors and organic and inorganic photovoltaics. All SAMD permanent faculty have their primary faculty appointment and tenure in a home department (e.g., CBE) and contribute to SAMD by teaching MSE courses, advising MSE graduate students, and sitting on SAMD committees. It is anticipated that the successful candidate who does research at the nexus of CBE and MSE would become a SAMD permanent faculty member. Currently CBE is the home to one permanent SAMD faculty member and three additional core faculty members. The current Director of SAMD resides within the CBE department.

The Chemical and Biological Engineering program at CSU has had a record of very high-quality education and research since its inception in 1977. There are currently 470 undergraduate and 32 full time graduate students in the program, 14 tenure-track faculty, and two full time Professors of Practice. All of the faculty hold at least one joint appointment in departments or schools inside and outside the college, and in that capacity, advise an additional 15 PhD students in chemistry, cell and molecular biology, biochemistry, biomedical engineering, molecular, cellular, and integrative neuroscience, and materials science and engineering. The Department has integrated both chemical and biological sciences into our undergraduate curriculum and offers one of the only ABET-accredited Chemical and Biological Engineering BS degrees in the country. The faculty are engaged in exciting research work, with emphases in experimental and computational polymer science, biomaterials, biochemical and biomedical engineering, bioenergy, experimental and computational systems biology, synthetic biology and metabolic engineering, bioanalytical devices and microfluidics.

As one of the nation’s top public research universities, Colorado State University is a land-grant institution, with enrollment of more than 33,000 students. CSU offers 76 undergraduate degree programs, 114 graduate degree programs, 21 professional master’s degree programs, and a Professional Veterinary Medicine program. CSU’s world- class research and scholarship attract more than $370 million in research funding every year, ranking second nationally in federal research funding for universities without a medical school.

Fort Collins is an attractive community of approximately 170,000 located along the Colorado Front Range at the base of the Rocky Mountains, 65 miles north of Denver. The city offers a pleasant climate with excellent schools and abundant cultural and recreational opportunities nearby. The city is routinely recognized as one of the most desirable places to live in the United States. Fort Collins is consistently ranked among the “Best Places to Live” in the U.S. by Forbes, Buzzfeed, Livability.com, and other sources, with an excellent public-school system, an impressive selection of restaurants and quality fine arts programs, and the resources of Denver approximately an hour drive away. The campus is also an hour drive from Rocky Mountain National Park and has ready access to thousands of square miles of forest and mountains with exceptional outdoor recreational opportunities. Numerous national and internationally renowned ski resorts in Colorado are also readily accessible from Fort Collins. The Front Range region of Colorado has also developed into a high-tech hub with companies such as Woodward, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, IBM, Intel, Keysight Technologies, Broadcomm, AMD, Xilinx, Ball Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Northrop Grumman located in or near Fort Collins. For more information on Fort Collins, check out the City’s website: www.visitftcollins.com.