Job Summary
Successful candidates will enjoy tenured faculty status at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and will be based at the CEPM labs at 619 West 54th Street in New York City, with additional research also available at the Rensselaer campus in Troy, New York. Constellations are led by up to four faculty members in a broad area of multidisciplinary research.
Candidates will have strengths in research areas that include stem cell biology and bioengineering, developmental biology, cellular engineering (such as genomics, proteomics, metabolomics and transcriptomics), compositional analysis and modification/engineering of the extracellular matrix, cell signaling and regulation as pertaining to intra- and extracellular-tissue interactions, wound healing, cellular regeneration and repair, immune system interactions, neuromodulation, and inflammation.
The center is home to a joint Mt. Sinai and RPI Ph.D. program in health sciences engineering
Requirements: We seek applications from outstanding candidates at the full professor level, although exceptional associate professor candidates will be considered, who will build upon our existing strengths in these and related areas across the university. Candidates will have a terminal doctoral degree in biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, biological sciences or chemistry, or a related field, and have developed an internationally recognized interdisciplinary research program, attracted external grant funding to support this research, and will contribute to graduate and undergraduate teaching, and engage in department, institute, and professional service activities.
Pay Transparency
The expected hiring ranges for the NYC based positions which includes a 20% Work Location Differential are:
- Full Chaired Professor - $250,000 - $300,000 per 9-month academic year
- Full Professor (not chaired) - $225,000 - $262,500 per 9-month academic year
- Associate Chaired Professor - $160,000 - $187,500 per 9-month academic year
- Associate Professor (not chaired) - $140,000 - $150,000 per 9-month academic year
Pay transparency disclosure: The selected candidate’s salary will be determined based on factors that include the available budget, the primary job location, internal equity, and the final candidate’s qualifications, experience, education and other job-related credentials. This hiring range is provided as Rensselaer’s good faith estimate of the expected hiring range at the time of posting.
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