Posting Details
Position Information
Proposed Faculty Rank
Assistant/Associate/Professor
Department
00053 - Biomedical Engineering
City
Salt Lake City, UT
Track
Tenure Track
New Position to Begin
07/01/2027
Details
The University of Utah seeks candidates who can be world-class leaders in Biomechanical Engineering and fill a tenure-track Assistant Professor opening. Exceptional candidates will also be considered at other ranks. This is a faculty search in the Department of Biomedical Engineering within the John and Marcia Price College of Engineering. Joint appointments in other departments, as applicable, may be considered. General areas of interest include: biomechanics and mechanobiology at the molecular, cell, tissue, organ and system levels; biosolids, biofluids, and biofluid-solid interactions; biological transport phenomena; biomimetics and biorobotics; and growth and remodeling. Overlap in areas of strength in the department, college, and University including cardiovascular, orthopedics, imaging, cancer, women's health, biomaterials, therapeutics, bioinnovation, computing, and artificial intelligence are of particular interest. Candidates must have a demonstrated track record of high-impact research as evidenced by scholarly publications, and must exhibit strong potential (assistant rank) or an established record (other ranks) of extramural funding. Applicants are expected to have a Ph.D., Sc.D., or related degree with research experience in biomechanical engineering or closely aligned areas. Candidates are expected to establish an independent extramurally supported research program, conduct collaborative research, be engaged in service activities, and teach engineering courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. All candidates must have a strong aptitude for effective teaching in core and specialized areas of our curriculum at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Applicants should apply online and include a cover letter, a CV, a research statement, a teaching statement, and names and contact information for at least three professional references. Applications will be reviewed upon receipt starting in January, and will be accepted until the positions are filled.
The University of Utah is a tier-one research institution with extramural research exceeding $600 million/year over the last 5 years. The medical and engineering complexes are adjacent to each other, providing unique opportunities for biomechanical engineering research. The University of Utah has also been consistently ranked as one of the top schools for startup creation, with dedicated space, administrative resources, and venture capital to support academic spinoff companies. Local biomechanical companies have spun out of the University of Utah and work closely with faculty to innovate and commercialize new technologies. University of Utah Health also routinely supports large clinical trials from major medical device companies. Salt Lake City is an economic hub of the Mountain West, home to many technology and Fortune 500 companies.
The University is committed to leadership in has a wide range of resources to support world-class research including the: Robotics Center, Utah Center for Advanced Imaging Research, Transgenic Gene-Targeting Core, Utah Nanofab, Small Animal Imaging, Core Imaging, Office of Comparative Medicine, Vision Core, Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute, Cyclotron Radiochemistry, and Mutation Generation and Detection Core.
The Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at the University of Utah is one of the oldest Ph.D.-granting programs in the world and is currently home to nearly 200 graduate students. The Bachelor of Science BME degree program is ABET-accredited (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) and graduates approximately 90 undergraduate students each year. The BME department is home to 23 tenure-track faculty, 5 research faculty, and 94 adjunct faculty. All tenure-track faculty in the Department are engaged in extramurally funded research, undergraduate and graduate teaching, and service.
The University of Utah Health Medical Center (UUMC) is the only major academic healthcare system in the Intermountain West, serving individuals from Utah, Wyoming, Nevada, southern Idaho, northern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, and western Colorado. Accordingly, UUMC serves over 10% of the healthcare needs of the continental US and provides care for a diverse patient population. UUMC is ranked in the top 40 for research among US academic medical centers. This setting is robust in offering patient care, medical education, and health research.
The University of Utah campus is nestled in the beautiful Wasatch Mountain foothills of Salt Lake City (SLC). SLC residents enjoy a highly accessible and walkable downtown with vibrant restaurants, sports, nightlife, cultural events, easy access to national parks, world-class skiing/snowboarding, hiking, fishing, biking, and rafting/kayaking. Salt Lake City is the epicenter of one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the United States, with a current population of approximately one million residents. Utah has been ranked the #1 state by US News and World Report for 3 years in a row now. The region has grown into a major hub for technological innovation and offers a rich art and cultural scene. The recently expanded international airport is within 15 minutes from downtown and offers direct flights to most U.S. cities as well as numerous international flights to Europe, Asia, and South America. The culturally diverse city has also been attracting minorities of a variety of origins (e.g., 21.5% of Latino population). More than a third of Utah's ethnic/racial minorities are children or youth under the age of 18 years, and the Salt Lake City School District is now a majority minority district, with one in five Salt Lake County residents speaking a language besides English at home. The International Rescue Committee, headquartered in Salt Lake, is one of eight national resettlement committees committed to helping people with refugee status thrive in the United States.Insert Job Description Here.
Special Instructions for Candidates
As an employee of the University of Utah, you will be required to comply with all applicable policies and procedures of the University. It is a Utah State law that the University of Utah perform a criminal background check on all full-time employees. Potential faculty members will also be required to have an educational verification performed. Any offer is conditioned upon your successfully passing a pre-employment criminal background check and educational verification.
Open Date
11/06/2026
Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Requisition Number
PRN01622CF
Type
Faculty
