Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is a public researchuniversity unlike any other, dedicated to serving the needs of students andpatients. Community is our heartbeat and we tackle difficult challenges otherscan’t or won’t. We’re home to creativity, teaching, discovery and healing. Our locationin the heart of downtown Richmond, Virginia, means the nonstop energy of ourcity ignites our innovation and provides unlimited opportunities for ourstudents.

VCU’s College of Engineering was established in 1996 as apublic-private partnership to address the need for engineering innovation in a21st-century economy. Under a new Dean of Engineering, the college isundergoing exceptional transformations, expanding its interdisciplinaryresearch and educational offerings and aiming for excellence in impactfulthematic areas of global significance. VCU Engineering’s researchcollaborations with industry, community, and academic partners regularly yieldbreakthroughs in pharmaceutical engineering; smart cities, sustainability, andclean energy; materials development; health care, regenerative medicine,rehabilitation, and medical device development; data science and bettersecurity for cyber and cyber-physical systems. Its multidisciplinary,entrepreneurial approach to engineering education immerses undergraduate,master’s, and doctoral students in meaningful research investigationsthroughout their studies.

As part of the VCU AI+ Cluster Hire inArtificial Intelligence for Public Good, the Biomedical Engineering Department (BME) at VCU invites applicationsfrom qualified candidates for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professorlevel to begin in the Fall 2026.  BiomedicalEngineering at Virginia Commonwealth University offers the B.S., M.S. and Ph.D.degrees and collaborates closely with clinicians and biomedical scientists onthe VCU Medical Center in downtown Richmond, Virginia. There are presently 18 facultyin the Department. 

Position: 

 Candidates should possess a sincere desire to engage in research that makes a positive difference in our community and human kind utilizing Artificial Intelligence and Clinical and Translational Research. The department is especially interested in candidates able to work with collaborators in the Division of Cardiology in the VCU Department of Internal Medicine and the Pauley Heart Center. The ability to teach undergraduate and graduate core courses and develop new courses in these areas is also highly desirable. 

Qualifications:

Faculty candidates should have a Ph.D. inBiomedical Engineering or a related discipline and are expected to teachcourses in the program at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.Successful candidates will be expected to secure extramural funding and developa research program that expands and complements existing expertise in the BiomedicalEngineering Department and the Department of Internal Medicine.  Demonstratedexperience working in and fostering an environment ofrespect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty,staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to doso as a faculty member at VCU.   Candidates must desire to actively participate in creatingand nurturing a highly collaborative, creative, innovative, and entrepreneurialculture.

Additional information about the VCU COE can befound at www.egr.vcu.edu 

Application Process:

Interested individuals should submit their curriculumvitae, the names and contact information for at least three professionalreferences, and a statement of teaching and research interests. Referenceletters will be requested by the search committee for candidate finalists. Onlycomplete electronic materials submitted via the VCU Jobs Website will be accepted.  

New Recruitment System:

BeginningOctober 2025, VCU will transition to a new application platform. Applicants whosubmitted an application on or before this time may be asked to resubmit theirapplication in the new system if the committee continues to consider theircandidacy.  We appreciate your understanding duringthis transition and look forward to reviewing your application.  


Virginia Commonwealth University is an equalopportunity employer.

Position Type: Teaching & Research Faculty
Full time equivalent: 1
ORP Eligible: Yes
Tenure: Tenure Track
Rank: Assistant Professor
Months: 9
Department:Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering

Salary:

Contact Information:
Contact Name: Chris Lemmon, Ph.D.
Contact Email: clemmon@vcu.edu
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