Department Head, Biomedical Engineering
Posting Number: req8129
Department: Biomedical Engineering
Location: Main Campus
Address: Tucson, AZ USA
Position Highlights
The Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at the University of Arizona (UArizona) is seeking nominations and applications for a department head with excellent leadership skills and enthusiasm for world class research, innovative teaching, and industry/government/community/healthcare collaborations. The BME Department Head, who reports to the College of Engineering dean, should be a visionary who can lead a diverse group of faculty, staff and students; oversee modern educational research laboratories and facilities; and, most importantly, spearhead the continuing transformation of BME for the challenges of the 21st century.
Successful candidates are expected to have extensive research and teaching experience at a level sufficient to qualify for appointment as a tenured Full Professor. The BME Department at the UArizona has a strong local, national, and international reputation for undergraduate and graduate education and research. The department has 21 tenured or tenure track faculty, 2 career track faculty, and 32 joint faculty that support teaching, research, and service missions. The department has more than 170 undergraduate (sophomore-senior), a total of 31 M.S students, and 42 Ph.D. students enrolled. Undergraduate research is a major emphasis of the BME Department as almost 90% of our undergraduate students are placed in research labs and nearly 30% go on to graduate school.
The UArizona, a Research I, Land-grant, and Hispanic Serving institution, ranks in the top 4% of all US Institutions, with more than $734 million in annual research expenditures, according to data from the National Science Foundation. The annual research expenditures for the department exceed $3 million.
Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; state and optional retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!
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Duties & Responsibilities
- Collaboratively develop and
annually review a three-year department plan that supports the University of
Arizona's strategic goals and aligns with related programs at the university - Implement a plan to keep internal
and external stakeholders informed on progress and changes - Make equity-informed
decisions on faculty recruitment, diversity, development, performance,
retention, and promotion - Lead the department in
achieving student and faculty recruitment and retention goals - Keep the department focused
on educating BME graduates that are equipped to be productive in modern
industrial settings, graduate school, medical and other professional schools - Identify and promote
research opportunities and actively facilitate and participate in
interdisciplinary research - Maintain existing and
create new relationships with alumni and the biomedical engineering industry
and research community - Leverage relationships with
the biomedical industry and research community to connect students with
applicable employment opportunities including internships and full-time
positions - Increase the departments
research expenditure and national ranking - Drive research excellence
and cross-disciplinary collaborations, particularly with health sciences - Maintain an inclusive,
positive workplace environment - Work with College and UA leadership on opportunities to expand the program,
including satellite campuses - Strengthen existing ties
and build new relationships with stakeholders such as industry, leading
graduate and medical programs - Oversee the department's
operations including budgets, resources, fiscal management, and ABET
accreditation. - Foster a sense of community
for students, alumni, staff, and faculty - Assist the College of
Engineering in fund raising activities
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
- Demonstrate effective managerial leadership, clear communication, and a
commitment to shared governance, community engagement, and diversity, equity,
and inclusion - Demonstrate high ethical standards
and is expected to operate in a transparent and collegial way - Ability to be responsive in a timely manner to the needs of faculty, staff, and
students in the department - Skills necessary to perform as an effective communicator to internal and external constituents
- Commitment to a participatory decision-making process
- Proven leadership skills with multi-disciplinary teams
- Strong communication skills
- Capable of inspiring and recruiting great students as well as exceptional faculty and staff
- Commitment to an inclusive departmental culture
Minimum Qualifications
- The successful candidate
will have a distinguished record of achievement in scholarship, research,
and/or professional practice commensurate with an appointment at the rank of
Full Professor with tenure - Earned doctorate (Ph.D.) in Biomedical Engineering, or related
field - Scholarly achievement,
including a record of technical papers published in internationally recognized,
peer-reviewed journals - Track record of
collaboratively building a vision and the skills to follow through to make the
vision a reality - History of successful
funding from industry and government
Preferred Qualifications
- Administrative experience as head or associate head, center director, or equivalent leadership position
- Membership on boards of academic journals and/or professional associations
- Have successfully established internationally renowned research program with high impact output
- Experience collaborating with medical schools, university health science centers, or other private or government health care organizations
- Experience working with stakeholders, either through direct employment or through cooperative research and development activities
- Demonstrated record of engagement with diversity issues, diverse students, women in engineering, and other diversity related faculty, staff, and student communities
- Experience in fundraising
FLSA: Exempt
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Number of Hours Worked per Week: 40
Job FTE: 1.0
Work Calendar: Fiscal
Job Category: Academic Administration
Benefits Eligible: Yes - Full Benefits
Rate of Pay: DOE
Compensation Type: salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)
Type of criminal background check required: Fingerprint criminal background check (security sensitive due to title or department)
Number of Vacancies: 1
Contact Information for Candidates
Sammy Tin, Department Head, Materials Science and Engineering
Open Until Filled: Yes
Documents Needed to Apply: Curriculum Vitae (CV), Cover Letter, and Four Additional Documents
Special Instructions to Applicant
Please submit the following SIX (6) documents:
1) Cover Letter
2) Curriculum Vitae (CV)
3) Leadership Statement to include commitment to Diversity and Inclusion in the 'Additional Document' slot
4) Statement of Research Interests in the 'Additional Document' slot
5) Statement of Teaching Philosophy in the 'Additional Document' slot
6) Contact information (phone and e-mail) for a minimum of three professional references in the 'Additional Document' slot
Diversity Statement
At the University of Arizona, we value our inclusive climate because we know that diversity in experiences and perspectives is vital to advancing innovation, critical thinking, solving complex problems, and creating an inclusive academic community. As an Hispanic-serving institution, we translate these values into action by seeking individuals who have experience and expertise working with diverse students, colleagues, and constituencies. Because we seek a workforce with a wide range of perspectives and experiences, we provide equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. As an Employer of National Service, we also welcome alumni of AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service programs and others who will help us advance our Inclusive Excellence initiative aimed at creating a university that values student, staff and faculty engagement in addressing issues of diversity and inclusiveness.
