The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering at Auburn University invites applications for the position of Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering. This tenure track appointment is to become effective in Fall 2008.

  The department seeks outstanding candidates who have a Ph.D. in chemical engineering or related field.  The area of research is open; however preferred research areas include biomedical engineering such as therapeutic and diagnostic devices, biomaterials, biomechanics, pharmaceutical engineering, therapeutic delivery, cellular and tissue engineering, reparative medicine, genetic engineering, and nanobiotechnology are preferred.  The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to both excellent research and teaching.  Rank and salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications. 

    The departent of Chemical Engineering has recently moved into the fully renovated Ross Hall and Wilmore Laboratories which provide cutting edge research, instructional and office space.  These recent renovations have totaled $40 million in the last few years, thus providing state of the art facilities.  The department maintains vibrant research programs with more than $4 million annually in sponsored research expeditures.  The Department of Chemical Engineering currently has 19 full-time faculty, an undergraduate enrollment of 270 students and a graduate enrollment of more than 75 students, with the majority of these in our Ph.D. graduate program.  The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has a combined undergradute and graduate enrollment of nearly 4,000 students and courses in engineering have been taught at Auburn University since 1873.  Auburn University has a long standing tradition of excellence in Chemical Engineering with our first BS degree in chemical engineering awarded in 1913, the first MS in 1919, the first BS female in 1918 and the first PhD in 1974.  The College represents the primary engineering education unit in Alabama, enrolling one out of every two engineering students in the state.

    Auburn University, chartered in 1856, is the largest university in ALabama, with a diverse student enrollment of over 23,000 and 1,125 resident faculty.  Auburn offers baccalaureate degrees in approximately 150 different disciplines in 64 academic departments.  The Graduate School provides master's level programs in 130 different areas and doctoral programs in 96 fields.  The main campus, located in Auburn, Alabama is situated on a beautiful 1,800 acre site.  The Auburn-Opelika community has a resident population of over 120,000, excellent public school systems, and has been nationally recognized as one of the "best small towns in America."  By car, Auburn is 45 minutes from Montgomery, Alabama (the state capital) and 90 minutes from Birmingham, Alabama or Atlanta, Georgia.

Please visit our web site, http://eng.auburn.edu/programs/chen to explore chemical engineering at Auburn University.

Review of applications has begun and will continue until a candidate is selected and recommended for appointment.  The candidate selected for this position must be able to meet eligibility requirements for work in the United States at the time appointment is scheduled to begin and continue working legally for the proposed term of employment and be able to communicate effectively in English.

Auburn University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and encourages minorities and women to apply for this position.

Candidates should send a resume, description of future research plans, previous research accomplishments, teaching interests, and names of three references to:  (chesearch@eng.auburn.edu), Search Committee Chair, position #131240,  Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn,  AL  36849-5127.