Associate Professor or Professor - Tissue Engineer

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 185,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off & holidays

Parental leave

403(b) with company match

Tuition assistance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine seeks an Associate Professor or Professor, Tissue Engineer, full-time, tenure-eligible or -track Investigator. The role is housed with the Department of Surgery at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, with cross-functional responsibilities.

Expect to partner with surgeon-scientists on pediatric tissue engineering solutions, seek independent funding, and mentor researchers. The start date is negotiable.

Qualifications

• PhD in biomedical engineering or related field required.
• Experience collaborating with surgeon-scientists to develop tissue engineering solutions is preferred.
• Strong potential for independent extramural funding and patent development.

Responsibilities

• Partner with surgeon-scientists to develop innovative tissue engineering solutions for pediatric operations.
• Develop an independent line of extramural funding.
• Mentor other scientists and contribute to patent applications.

Skills

Tissue engineering

Collaboration with surgeon-scientists

Mentoring scientists

Grant writing

Education

PhD in biomedical engineering or related field

Job description

Associate Professor or Professor – Tissue Engineer

The Department of Surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine seeks a full-time tenure eligible or tenure track Investigator at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor. The position will be housed within the Department of Surgery at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago with cross-functional responsibilities. Responsibilities include partnering with surgeon-scientists on developing innovative tissue engineering solutions to common pediatric operations, develop and secure an independent line of extramural funding, work closely with our innovations programs on developing patent applications, and mentor other scientists in this area.

Qualified candidates will hold a PhD in biomedical engineering, materials science, physiology, or similar degree path. Expertise in working with surgeon-scientists to create solutions which have broad applicability. The ideal candidate will also have surgical tissue engineering experience.

The start date is negotiable and the position will remain open until filled.

The expected base pay range for this position is $185,000 - $300,000 per year, with annual merit increases dictated by performance.

Lurie Children’s Hospital and Northwestern University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree, training, and field or discipline; departmental budget availability; internal comparators; and external market pay for comparable jobs.

This position is located at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, however applications must be submitted online through Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Questions?

Contact Christine Stake at [e-mail] and/or Nicole (Lantero) Kenny at [e-mail]

Benefits

This position will be eligible for benefits through Lurie Children’s Hospital for faculty which can be found here: https://www.luriechildrens.org/en/for-employees/

For full time and part time employees who work 20 or more hours per week, Lurie Children’s Medical Group offers a generous benefits package that includes:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Employer paid group term life and disability
• Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave
• 403(b): with a mandatory 5% contribution, 10% employer match
• Various voluntary benefits:
• Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability
• Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage
• Tuition assistance from Lurie Children’s Hospital
• Student loan servicing and support
• Adoption benefits
• Backup Childcare and Eldercare
• Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members
• Discount on services at Lurie Children’s facilities
• Discount purchasing program

Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics, including disability and veteran status. View Northwestern’s non-discrimination statement. Job applicants who wish to request an accommodation in the application or hiring process should contact the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance. View additional information on the accommodations process.