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Join a vibrant equity-minded campus community of educators whose excellence is reflected in its diversity and student success. The Department of Biomedical Engineering invites applicants for the position of Faculty in Biomedical Engineering. This is a Full-Time, Tenure-Track position. Faculty rank will be determined based on the successful candidate?s experience, expertise, and training. The position begins in August 2025.

West Chester University, a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, is a public, comprehensive institution committed to offering high-quality undergraduate education, selected post-baccalaureate and graduate programs, and a variety of educational and cultural resources for its students, alumni, and citizens of southeastern Pennsylvania. The University offers more than 100 graduate and undergraduate programs in the sciences and mathematics, business and public management, arts and humanities, health sciences, education and social work, music, and interdisciplinary studies. We are a community of educators dedicated to developing graduates who succeed personally and professionally and contribute to the common good.

The mission of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, part of the College of the Sciences and Mathematics, is to prepare students to successfully enter the biomedical industry and professional careers with a solid background in engineering, life science, chemistry, physics and mathematics. Our ABET accredited program provides hands-on experiences that ensure graduates are productive and successful as they begin their careers in the biomedical industry. The faculty members serve as both instructors and researchers. Learn more about West Chester University?s Biomedical Engineering program.

The faculty position involves teaching undergraduate courses that are taught in-person and may be offered online. The ideal candidate will use innovative teaching skills and demonstrate attention to the learning and teaching needs of the department?s students. Their experience, substantive specialization, and pedagogical training will serve to strengthen the department's mission, vision, and program curriculum development. The faculty member will collaborate with other departmental faculty and staff to ensure student success.

Responsibilities include: 

• Teach undergraduate level courses in the Biomedical Engineering program. Additional courses within area(s) of specialization may be assigned depending on department needs
• Contribute to curriculum development
• Engage in scholarly activities, including research, publications, and presentations
• Advise and mentor students
• Contribute to maintaining the program?s ABET accreditation
• Serve the University and the community through participation in various committees
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Ph. D in Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering, or a closely related field. ABD may be considered ? must be completed on or before August 2025
• Ability to teach undergraduate courses in the Biomedical Engineering curriculum
• Ability to effectively communicate in writing and verbal, and presenting dynamically to a variety of constituents

• Experience successfully teaching at the undergraduate level; and/or
• Experience incorporating undergraduate students in research programs; and/or
• Record of scholarship, publication, and/or research accomplishments; and/or 
• Ability to perform research or teach courses in the general area of bioinstrumentation

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