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The Department of Bioengineering at the University of California Merced invites applications for the position of tenure track Assistant Teaching Professor to coordinate and teach undergraduate and graduate courses in all areas of Bioengineering with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2024.
The job title is also known as Lecturer with Potential Security of Employment (LPSOE).

The Teaching Professor series parallels that of the research-focused series but with an emphasis on excellence in teaching and other instruction-related activities. Individuals in the position are expected to provide outstanding teaching and engage in professional activity, including but not limited to research on pedagogy and service related to the pedagogical mission of the School of Engineering and UC Merced.

This appointment confers membership in the Academic Senate, and, contingent upon promotion, tenure-paralleling security of employment. Appointment, merit, and promotion in the Professor of Teaching series requires, in addition to excellence in teaching and service, that the candidate makes externally recognized contributions to research/creative activity in pedagogy and/or the discipline.

Preferred candidates: (1) have demonstrated management or organizational skills and are comfortable advising students on industrial career paths, entrepreneurship, and graduate study opportunities; (2) have teaching experience or evidence of the ability to teach, particularly using student success centered approaches; and (3) be interested in pushing design thinking and experience forward with a teaching approach that is suited to recent needs.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. To ensure full consideration, applications and supporting materials should be received by December 15, 2023.

Candidates will hold a Ph.D. degree in Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or closely related engineering fields.

Applicants are expected to have demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching.

Demonstrated management or organizational skills and be comfortable advising students on industrial career paths , entrepreneurship, and graduate study opportunities.

Applicants are expected to be committed to join efforts to increase diversity at UC Merced.

• 3 letters of reference required

The University of California, Merced, is the newest of the University of California system's 10 campuses. With over 9,000 undergraduate and graduate students (https://cie.ucmerced.edu/analytics-hub/student-statistics), UC Merced is committed to interdisciplinary excellence in research and teaching as well as to diversity, equity and inclusion. Ranked as one of the best public universities in the nation by U.S. News and World Report, UC Merced provides outstanding educational opportunities to highly qualified students from the heart of California, the nation, and abroad. The campus has special connections to nearby Yosemite National Park; is on the cutting edge of sustainability in construction and design; and supports the economic development of Central California. The Merced 2020 Project doubled the physical capacity of the campus, and enhanced academic distinction, student success, and research excellence (https://merced2020.ucmerced.edu/).

The University of California, Merced is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements. This includes the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/5000695/VaccinationProgramsPolicy.