Position Description
The Linda and Bipin Doshi Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) in Rolla, Missouri is seeking outstanding applicants for a tenure-track faculty position in the area of carbon management including but not limited to carbon capture, carbon storage, and carbon conversion and utilization. Candidates at the Assistant Professor rank are preferred. Review of applications begins in October, 2022, and continues until it is filled.
Missouri S&T’s Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering occupies the new Bertelsmeyer Hall that accommodates state-of-the-art research laboratories related to energy (including multiphase flow and reactors engineering, renewable fuels and batteries), environmental applications including carbon capture and conversion, and biomedical applications such as biomaterials and drug and gene delivery. It also houses recently renovated teaching laboratories and classrooms. The Department received a $10M naming gift from Mr. Bipin and Mrs. Linda Doshi in the fall of 2020, the largest gift to an academic program at S&T. With the gift, three endowed professor positions were created. Currently, the department has 11 faculty members including three AIChE fellows. Six current and former faculty are among world’s top 2% scientists according to the latest Stanford University report. The department's vision and strategic plan, activities, and research may be found at: https://chemeng.mst.edu.
Minimum Qualifications
Applicants must have a Ph.D. degree in chemical engineering or a related field at the time of starting the position.
Preferred Qualifications
The successful candidate is expected to (a) develop a research program that is externally funded and nationally and internationally recognized, (b) contribute quality teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels, (c) provide service in the applicant’s professional community and our institution.
Applicants from national labs or industry with the ability to secure competitive external funding coupled with academic/teaching experience are encouraged to apply as well.
Application Instructions
Interested applicants should electronically submit their applications to Missouri S&T’s Human Resources Office at: https://hr.mst.edu/careers/academic-employment/ using Reference Number 00083210. Acceptable electronic formats are PDF and MS Word. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and the review of applications will continue until the position is filled. For more information, please contact the Search Committee Chair Dr. Joseph Smith at smithjose@mst.edu .
Documents required
- Cover letter
- Current curriculum vitae
- Research statement
- Teaching statement
- Statement on advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion
- List of at least four references with complete contact information
The University and Community
Missouri S&T is one of the nation’s leading research universities with 98-degree programs in 39 disciplines. Founded in 1870 as one of the first technological institutions west of the Mississippi. Located about 100 miles west of St. Louis in the multicultural community of Rolla, Missouri S&T is an accessible, safe and friendly campus surrounded by Ozarks scenery. Missouri S&T offers degrees in engineering, the sciences, liberal arts, humanities and business, with master’s and Ph.D. programs available in many of the science and engineering programs and master’s degrees in biological sciences, business administration and technical communication. With nearly 9,000 students enrolled on campus and online, Missouri S&T is big enough to accommodate a diverse population, yet small enough for individuals to build high visibility, impactful careers.
Missouri S&T’s Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, the campus, and the greater University of Missouri System are deeply committed to inclusion and valuing diversity. S&T has undertaken a number of initiatives to improve campus life and work life balance for its faculty and staff (see http://hr.mst.edu). Missouri S&T seeks to meet the needs of dual-career couples.