The Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering at Texas A&M University invites applications for a full-time tenured position with a 9-month academic appointment beginning September 1, 2021. Candidates who synergize with departmental clusters of excellence in the areas of biotechnology & biomolecular engineering, materials & manufacturing, energy & environment, and systems & safety are specifically encouraged to apply. Successful applicants will be required to teach, advise, and mentor graduate students, develop an independent, externally funded research program, participate in all aspects of the department’s activities, and serve the profession.

The Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M has a 205,000-ft2 facility in the Jack E. Brown Chemical Engineering Building, with another 16,000-ft2 facility in the Giesecke Engineering Research Building shared with the Texas A&M Energy Institute. The department has 28 full-time tenure/tenure-track faculty; 2 Professors of Practice; 6 lecturers and senior lecturers; 217 graduate students; and over $28 million in endowments. In FY2019, the department was awarded $9M of new research grants. Among public schools, the department was ranked 14th for its graduate program and 13th for its undergraduate program.

Texas A&M University is located in the twin cities of Bryan and College Station, TX, with a population of more than 273,000, and is conveniently located in a triangle formed by Dallas, Houston, and Austin. Texas A&M has more than 69,300 graduate and undergraduate students enrolled. Research expenditures at Texas A&M total more than $922 million annually, ranking in the top tier of universities nationwide. With an endowment valued at more than $11.5 billion, the university ranks third among U.S. public universities and eighth overall. Texas A&M is aware that attracting and retaining exceptional faculty often depends on meeting the needs of two careers and having policies that contribute to work-life balance. For more information visit http://dof.tamu.edu/Faculty-Resources/CURRENT-FACULTY/Faculty-Work-Life. With close to 700 faculty members and more than 20,000 students, the College of Engineering is one of the largest engineering schools in the country. The college is ranked eighth in graduate studies and eighth in undergraduate programs among public institutions by U.S. News & World Report, with seven of the college’s 14 departments ranked in the Top 10. The college is also ranked 3rd in research expenditures by the American Society for Engineering Education. 

Qualifications

Applicants must have an earned doctorate in chemical engineering or an earned doctorate in another field of engineering, with at least one degree in chemical engineering

Application Instructions

Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching statement, research statement, diversity statement, and a list of four references (including postal addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses) by applying for this specific position at http://apply.interfolio.com/80384. Full consideration will be given to applications received by December 1, 2020. Applications received after that date may be considered until the position is filled. It is anticipated the appointment will begin in Fall 2021. For questions regarding the application process or other inquiries, please contact Jaime Andres (facultysearch@mail.che.tamu.edu).

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