May 11, 1998
The School of Engineering at MIT is moving vigorously at the interface of engineering with modern biology to create leadership teaching and research programs in bioengineering, across a broad range of applications, by establishing a new Division of Bioengineering & Environmental Health [BEEH]. Recognized as an especially exciting and important opportunity in this field is the development and application of innovative microfabrication technology for addressing new problems and making new types of measurements in molecular and cell biology, tissue physiology, and environmental toxicology. To seize this opportunity, programs based in the MIT Microsystems Technology Laboratories are being expanded into bioengineering through an association between BEEH and the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science [EECS].
A key element in this effort to build the area of Microsystems Bioengineering will be the appointment of a senior faculty member, jointly between BEEH and EECS. This person should combine strong fundamental expertise in microfabrication technology with a primary interest in questions arising from biological phenomena at the molecular, cell, and/or tissue level. Possible areas of emphasis may include microelectromechanical systems, microarray chip technologies, and biological/biochemical microanalytics. Research directions of major focus envisioned for BEEH are tissue engineering, functional genomics, molecular/genetic toxicology, and molecular/cell/tissue-level measurement and modeling, so application of microsystems approaches to any of these directions would provide an excellent intellectual match. Collaborations are likely with investigators in MIT interdisciplinary laboratories such as the Center for Biomedical Engineering, Microsystems Technology Laboratories, Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Biotechnology Process Engineering Center, Center for Cancer Research, and Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. Teaching efforts will be shared between the Division of Bioengineering & Environmental Health and the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, at both undergraduate and graduate levels, with special emphasis on course development in microsystems technology applied to biology and bioengineering.
Candidates for this position must hold a PhD, be committed to both research and education, and aim to help create a leadership program in bioengineering at the interface of microsystems technology and biology. All candidates should send a CV, and papers or technical reports, where appropriate. Please include citizenship and visa status if not a US citizen.
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