Director of Administration

Assistant Professor - Health Disparities

Assistant Professor - Neuroengineering

lecturer

Postdoctoral fellow

Director of Administration

Description:

The Department of Biomedical Engineering seeks a Director of Administration to develop, implement, and oversee administrative and business operations and staff for the Department of Biomedical Engineering. 

The ideal candidate will direct and manage all business, financial, HR, and administrative functions within the department while assisting the Department Chair with operational, tactical, and strategic planning. Applicants should also identify operational needs; design and implement systems for improved administrative productivity and efficiency.

Additional Responsibilities:

  • Recruit, hire, train and supervise staff to ensure a high level of support for Department. Provide professional development and growth opportunities for staff. Coordinate yearly staff evaluation process, and make merit and equity recommendations.
  • Human Resources management for the department, in compliance with relevant policies. HR/Academic Partner, Cost Center Manager, I-9 Partner, and Timekeeper in Workday. Process faculty and staff assignments and onboarding. Oversee graduate student and visiting scholar/affiliate hiring and onboarding. 
  • Act as department resource for University, College, and Departmental policies, particularly Faculty and Staff Affairs. Manage Electronic Office (EOM) and Organizational Hierarchy System (OHS).
  • Oversee operating and instructional budget for staff, faculty, student employee, state funds, and prepare or oversee preparation of financial reporting including gifts and endowments.
  • Execute or coordinate Faculty Affairs processes including leaves, appointments, summer assignments, reviews (Annual, Post Tenure, 3rd Year), promotion & tenure, new faculty appointments (PAR and Appointment Preparation)
  • Other related functions as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree and progressively responsible experience managing administrative operations.
  • Understanding and ability to converse thoughtfully and intelligently about business and administrative operations.
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment. Demonstrated ability to work successfully with individuals at all levels of an organization.
  • Demonstrated organizational skills.
  • Professional demeanor.
  • Excellent relationship-building skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to think strategically and creatively, work well under pressure, and manage details of several concurrent projects.
  • Desire to seek opportunities for collaboration.
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively manage competing priorities and to identify and prioritize work.

Preferred Qualifications

  • 10 years or more of managerial experience.
  • Relevant professional experience in managing academic and administrative units serving a diverse student, faculty, and staff population, with a track record of leading strategic restructuring of administrative functions and developing/implementing strategic plans.
  • Experience working in a STEM environment, ideally with a substantial research operation. 
  • Experience working with faculty, staff, and students in an academic environment.

Salary Range: $90,000 + depending on qualifications

Work Shift: There is an option for a Flexible Work Arrangement to accommodate both flex time and some remote work.

Required Materials
  • Resume/CV

  • Letter of interest

  • Names of 3 references

Applicants Internal to UT Austin

All Other Applicants

Assistant Professor - Health Disparities

Description

The Department of Biomedical Engineering is dedicated to developing solutions for human health by educating the next generation of biomedical engineers, cultivating leaders, and nurturing the integration of engineering, science, and medicine in a discovery-centered environment. To help advance this mission, we are seeking an applicant to fill one tenure-track, faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor.  We are interested in candidates who develop approaches and/or technologies to reduce, and ultimately eliminate, healthcare disparities, particularly in the core strengths of our program in cardiovascular systems, neuroengineering, cancer, and regenerative medicine. Areas of interest include applications addressing disparities in cancer detection, therapies and outcomes; women’s health including sex-based differences in diagnostics and therapeutics; and healthcare in disadvantaged populations such as racial and ethnic minority populations, socioeconomic disadvantaged groups, underserved rural populations, and sexual and gender minorities.

Qualifications

Required qualifications include a doctorate in engineering or a related field with a strong record of research accomplishments, publications, and funding appropriate for the applicant’s career stage. The successful candidate will be expected to teach core biomedical engineering courses and to create undergraduate and graduate learning environments that address the needs of students from a variety of socioeconomic and academic backgrounds, with differing learning styles and abilities. Further, the successful candidate will be expected to develop an externally sponsored research program, mentor graduate students, collaborate with other faculty, and have a commitment to university and professional service.  We seek applicants who have a desire to build collaborations with the newly established Dell Medical School and the LIVESTRONG Cancer Institutes, as well as regional medical centers.  Furthermore, the Department has strong clinical partnerships with a number of medical institutions across Texas, including MD Anderson Cancer Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, and UT Health Science Centers at Houston and San Antonio.

Application Instructions

Interested persons should include a cover letter expressing interest; a detailed curriculum vitae including academic and professional experience and peer reviewed publications (please include PDF copies of a maximum of your two most significant, peer-reviewed, published manuscripts); a statement of research summarizing past contributions to and future plans for addressing disparities in healthcare; a statement of teaching goals with emphasis on broadening participation and effective classroom practices; and the names and e-mail addresses of at least three references. Applications received before November 1, 2023 will be given priority review.

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Assistant Professor - Neuroengineering

Description

The Department of Biomedical Engineering is dedicated to developing solutions for human health by educating the next generation of biomedical engineers, cultivating leaders, and nurturing the integration of engineering, science, and medicine in a discovery-centered environment. To help advance this mission, we are seeking an applicant to fill one tenure-track, faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor. We are interested in candidates who develop new technologies and methods that advance our understanding of the brain and neurological disorders. Areas of interest include neural engineering, novel devices and instrumentation for neuroscience applications, computational neuroscience method development, neuroimaging, neuromodulation, and translational neuroscience.

Qualifications

Required qualifications include a doctorate in engineering or a related field with a strong record of research accomplishments, publications, and funding appropriate for the applicant’s career stage. The successful candidate will be expected to teach core biomedical engineering courses and to create undergraduate and graduate learning environments that address the needs of students from a variety of socioeconomic and academic backgrounds, with differing learning styles and abilities. Further, the successful candidate will be expected to develop an externally sponsored research program, mentor graduate students, collaborate with other faculty, and have a commitment to university and professional service. We seek applicants who have a desire to build collaborations with the newly established Dell Medical School as well as regional medical centers. Furthermore, the Department has strong clinical partnerships with a number of medical institutions across Texas, including MD Anderson Cancer Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, and UT Health Science Centers at Houston and San Antonio.

Application Instructions

Interested persons should include a cover letter expressing interest; a detailed curriculum vitae including academic and professional experience and peer reviewed publications (please include PDF copies of a maximum of your two most significant, peer-reviewed, published manuscripts); a statement of research summarizing past contributions to and future plans for neuroengineering research; a statement of teaching goals with emphasis on broadening participation and effective classroom practices; and the names and e-mail addresses of at least three references. Applications received before November 1, 2023 will be given priority review.

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Lecturer

Description

The Department of Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin seeks to develop a pool of candidates at the rank of lecturer or senior lecturer for possible temporary/non-tenure track, part-time positions to teach undergraduate courses. Positions are part-time, contingent upon student enrollment and the availability of funding, and are not available every semester. Assignments are usually made on a semester-by-semester basis, although sometimes a year-long appointment can be made. Positions are annually renewable, contingent on funding and performance.

Qualifications

A PhD in engineering or a related field is required, but exceptions can be made for applicants with a Master's degree and pertinent expertise and work experience. Previous teaching and/or training experience is preferred. Current teaching opportunities exist in computing, circuits, and numerical methods. Required skills: python, C++ and/or MATLAB.

The department is committed to building a diverse faculty, and we are interested in candidates who will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity in higher education through teaching and service.

Salary

 Dependent on position and qualifications.

Application Instructions

Interested applicants should submit:

  1. Detailed CV including academic training and technical experience
  2. A statement regarding their specific teaching interests and qualifications
  3. A list of three references.

The successful candidate will be required to complete an Employment Eligibility Verification and provide documents to verify identity and eligibility to work in the U.S. A security sensitive background check will be conducted on the applicant selected.

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Postdoctoral Fellow

The Biophotonics Laboratory in the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at the University of Texas at Austin is searching for a postdoctoral fellow to develop optical imaging tools for the surgical guidance of tumor resections. This position is supported by a new five year NIH grant. The project is a collaboration between Texas BME and Dell Medical School. 

Related publications:

Responsibilities
  • Develop/fabricate custom microscopy instruments to image tissues
  • Collaborate with physician colleagues at UT Dell Medical School
  • Publish research results in national and international journals and conferences 
  • Supervise and mentor students 
  • Other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications

PhD in engineering, physics or related physical sciences. Demonstrated ability to fabricate/build electro-optical systems such as custom microscopes and spectroscopy systems. Enthusiasm for working collaboratively. 

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in working with biological systems/tissues is preferred but not required. 

Salary

$53,460 + depending on experience

Working Conditions
  • May work around chemical fumes.

  • May work around standard office conditions.

  • May work around biohazards.

  • May work around chemicals.

  • May work around electrical and mechanical hazards.

  • Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.

  • Use of manual dexterity.

  • Climbing of stairs.

  • Lifting and moving

Required Materials
  • Resume/CV

  • Letter of interest

  • Names of 3 references

Applicants Internal to UT Austin

All Other Applicants 

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The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.