Tenure Track Open Rank Faculty / Medical Laboratory Science Program Director

Job no : 529127

Position type : Faculty Full Time

Benefit Status : Benefited-Union

Campus : UMass Lowell

Department : Biomed & Nutritional Sciences

Salary : See posting summary for salary range details (based on rank and qualifications)

Applications Open : Dec 01 2025

Applications Close : Open until filled

General Summary of Position :

The Department of Biomedical and Nutritional Sciences (BNS) at the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell) invites applications for a collaborative and research-active Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) Program Director to direct their NAACLS-accredited MLS program. This is a nine-month full-time tenure track appointment at the Assistant / Associate / Full Professor level (rank commensurate with experience). We seek an innovative leader who will oversee program accreditation and academic excellence while advancing a rigorous research agenda aligned with departmental strengths in biomedical sciences, pharmaceutical sciences, and nutritional sciences . The successful candidate will mentor faculty and students, support workforce development initiatives, and foster partnerships across clinical laboratories, healthcare systems, and the biotechnology sector.

Responsibilities :

Research & Scholarship :

• Maintain an active, externally funded research program contributing to fields such as :

clinical diagnostics and biomarker development

Program Leadership & Administration :

Teaching & Student Mentoring :

About the BNS Department :

The BNS department currently has 18 full-time faculty and 5 full-time staff members, in addition to postdoctoral fellows and research staff. This versatile team of educators, focused on research, teaching, and clinical proficiency, is actively engaged with students through innovative health sciences education. This includes experiential and interprofessional education, hands-on laboratory training, and research mentorship. Academic programs in the department include undergraduate and graduate programs in Applied Biomedical Sciences, including Medical Laboratory Science, Nutrition, and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Faculty have the opportunity to mentor PhD students in Pharmaceutical Sciences, as well as in the intercollegiate Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology and Applied Biology programs. Research in the department is multidisciplinary and includes cutting edge topics in biomedical sciences, nutritional biochemistry, and epidemiology. Opportunities abound for collaborative research across the college and university, with exercise science, public health, nursing, engineering, business, and the sciences.

About the Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences :

The Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences is a dynamic and growing college that prepares scientists and professionals in a wide range of health-focused disciplines. In addition to BNS, the College houses the Solomont School of Nursing, the Department of Public Health and the Department of Physical Therapy and Kinesiology. Faculty research within Zuckerberg College ranges from laboratory research to clinical interventions and community-based projects and research expenditures in the college have more than doubled in the last several years. The college boasts a strong and supportive community and culture that values interdisciplinary collaborations, research excellence, and student success.

About UMass Lowell :

The University of Massachusetts Lowell, located about 25 miles northwest of Boston in the high-tech corridor of Massachusetts, is a diverse Carnegie Research 1 university enrolling nearly 17,000 students and conducting more than $120 million in sponsored research annually. It is ranked as the #1 public university in Massachusetts and #1 for social mobility among all universities in Massachusetts by the Wall Street Journal, especially because of its exceptional student success outcomes. Its 17,000+ student body is highly diverse, with 43% first-generation college students and 48% of undergraduates identifying as being from diverse backgrounds. Lowell, in the heart of New England on the banks of the Merrimack River, is an exceptionally diverse community and a beautiful hub of invention and innovation that is the birthplace of Americas industrial revolution. Our proximity to Boston, UMass Chan Medical School, the Bedford VA and the Boston areas biopharmaceutical industry provides exciting opportunities for academic, clinical, and industry partnerships and collaborations. UML has embarked on the Lowell Innovation Network Corridor (LINC) initiative, an exciting public-private partnership for a 1 million-square-foot development designed to meet the facilities, research and workforce needs of companies in multiple industries, with Draper Labs as anchor tenant. LINC will bring new housing, economic development, industry jobs and workforce development to downtown Lowell, and will provide exciting collaborative research opportunities for BNS in biomedical sciences, biotechnology, and human performance.

Minimum Qualifications (Required)

Preferred Qualifications :

Additional Considerations :

Assistant Professor candidates must demonstrate an emerging program of research and a clearly defined research trajectory.

Associate Professor candidates must currently hold, or present credentials consistent with, tenured Associate Professor status and show a strong scholarly record with recent or current extramural research support.

Full Professor candidates must currently be a tenured Associate or Full Professor with a sustained record of high-quality scholarship and a consistent, ongoing history of extramural research funding.

Special Instructions to Applicants :

This is a full-time, benefited Massachusetts Society of Professors / MTA / NEA union position. Anticipated salary range depending on faculty rank and qualifications. See below :

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. However, the position may close when an adequate number of qualified applications is received.

Please include the following required documents with your application :

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