Associate Professor - Chemical Engineering

Remote, USA Full-time Posted 2025-06-13

The Department of Chemical Engineering in the Whitacre College of Engineering at Texas Tech University invites applications for a full-time, 9-month Associate Professor position to begin Fall 2025. This position is part of a strategic initiative directed toward agricultural and biological systems engineering science and research. Therefore, there is a strong preference for candidates to lead a research program that seamlessly integrates bioprocess engineering with food engineering, focusing on precision fermentation, functional foods, and the enhancement of nutritional profiles through bioengineering techniques. The position will also investigate and develop new bioprocesses specifically tailored for the scalable production of food-grade products using fermentation technology. Successful candidates will be expected to develop nationally and internationally recognized and externally funded research program, form departmental and multidisciplinary collaborations, foster partnerships within and outside Texas Tech University as well as industry. Teaching duties will focus on core courses for the new BS program in Biological Systems Engineering, such as Biotransport, Bioinstrumentation Laboratory, Engineering Applications to Biosystems, or Capstone Design, as well as supporting the graduate and undergraduate programs in chemical engineering. All faculty are expected to engage in strategic outreach activities and perform internal and professional service. Applicants should be eligible to work in the United States.

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