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Job Category:
Faculty
Employment Type:
Regular
Job Profile:
Assistant Professor
Job Summary:
The Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison invites applications for up to two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in the broad area of Computational Biomedical Engineering.
We seek outstanding researchers developing computational, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and mathematical modeling approaches to address fundamental challenges in biomedical engineering and human health. We are particularly interested in candidates developing innovative computational methods and models that advance our ability to understand, predict, and engineer biological systems.
Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
- AI-enabled therapeutic discovery and engineering: Computational approaches to the discovery, design, and optimization of drugs, biologics, engineered cells, biomaterials, and other therapeutic modalities.
- Computational systems biology and medicine: Mechanistic, network-based, and data-driven approaches to understanding biological systems, disease mechanisms, therapeutic responses, and resistance.
- Multiscale modeling and digital twins: Computational approaches integrating molecular, cellular, tissue, and physiological processes to model biological function, disease progression, and therapeutic outcomes.
- Computational precision medicine: AI/ML and quantitative modeling approaches integrating multimodal biological, imaging, and clinical data to improve disease characterization, prediction, and clinical decision-making.
- Computational approaches to biomedical engineering: Novel computational methods addressing challenges in areas such as tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, neuroengineering, biomechanics, biomedical imaging, and biomedical microtechnologies.
These hires represent a strategic investment in expanding computational biomedical engineering at UW–Madison, with the goal of integrating advanced computational methodologies with the department's established strengths in experimental and translational biomedical engineering. Candidates whose research advances AI-enabled precision therapies, including the prediction, design, optimization, or personalization of therapeutic interventions, are particularly encouraged to apply. However, outstanding candidates working in other areas of computational biomedical engineering that complement and extend the department's existing research strengths will receive full consideration.
Successful candidates will develop independent, predominantly computational research programs that complement and extend existing departmental capabilities and foster interdisciplinary collaborations across the university. These positions are specifically intended for faculty whose research programs do not require dedicated wet-laboratory facilities. Experimental and clinical collaborations are strongly encouraged, and candidates will have opportunities to work with researchers throughout the College of Engineering, School of Medicine and Public Health, School of Pharmacy, School of Veterinary Medicine, and UW–Madison's broader interdisciplinary research community.
Successful candidates will be expected to establish and sustain innovative, externally funded research programs in computational biomedical engineering; teach and develop undergraduate and graduate courses in biomedical engineering; mentor undergraduate and graduate students and supervise their research; participate in interdisciplinary research collaborations; and contribute to departmental and university service, faculty governance, and professional activities.
Candidates will be encouraged to develop collaborative research programs that integrate computational methodologies with experimental and clinical research across…