Faculty Positions in School of Biomedical Engineering, ShanghaiTech University

ShanghaiTech University invites highly-qualified candidates to apply for multiple tenure-track/tenured faculty positions in the newly established School of Biomedical Engineering (BME). We seek candidates with exceptional academic records, who have demonstrated strong potentials in all cutting-edge research areas of Biomedical Engineering. ShanghaiTech University is a newly-founded university in the heart of Shanghai Pudong’s Zhangjiang High-Tech Park that pioneers a new higher education and research system in China. With the backing and support of Shanghai Municipal Government and Chinese Academy of Sciences, ShanghaiTech aims to establish and maintain a world-class research profile in areas of energy, materials, biology, environment, human health, information technology and mathematics and to train future generations of scientists, entrepreneurs, and technical leaders. ShanghaiTech enjoys tremendous diversity, including faculty members from twenty-one countries. The qualified candidates must be fluent in communicating in English. Applicants with prior education and training experiences in overseas institutions are encouraged to apply.

Academic Disciplines:

Candidates in all areas of Biomedical Engineering shall be considered. Our recruitment focuses, but is not limited to: Medical Imaging and Informatics (i.e., MR, CT, PET, Radiotherapy), Intelligent Medicine (using Artificial Intelligence, and Big Data), and Smart Biomedical Instruments (i.e., Wearable Device and Medical Robotics).

Compensation and Benefits:

Salary and startup funds are highly competitive, commensurate with experience and academic accomplishment. We also offer a comprehensive benefit package to employees and eligible dependents, including on-campus housing. All regular ShanghaiTech faculty members will join its new tenure-track system in accordance with international practice for progress evaluation and promotion. 

Qualifications: 

·    Strong research productivity and demonstrated potentials;

·    Ph.D. (Biomedical Engineering, Medical Imaging, Medical Physics, Biomedical Image Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Medical Robotics, or other related scientific disciplines);

·    A minimum relevant (including PhD) research experience of 4 years.

Applications:

Submit (in English, PDF version) a cover letter, a 2-page research plan, a CV plus copies of 3 most significant publications, and names of three referees to: 

bme@shanghaitech.edu.cn

Related information can also be found here: https://jobs.shanghaitech.edu.cn