Bioengineering Tenured or Tenure Track Positions FY27

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania invites applications for tenure-track and tenured faculty positions at the Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor levels as part of a multi-year hiring initiative.

We are seeking outstanding faculty who will further enhance our integrative research and educational programs, with strong potential for collaboration across engineering, sciences, and health programs at Penn.

Qualifications

• Candidates should hold a doctoral degree in Bioengineering/ Biomedical Engineering or a related field.
• A commitment to teaching and pedagogical excellence should be evident with supervision and mentoring experience.
• Strong research record and potential for external funding portfolios will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Lead and advance integrative bioengineering research acrossDiscovery to translation.
• Develop and teach undergraduate and graduate courses in bioengineering.
• Supervise doctoral students and engage in mentoring activities.
• Collaborate across Penn Engineering, health programs, and other schools.

Skills

Teaching

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Doctoral degree in Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering

Job description

University of Pennsylvania: School of Engineering and Applied Science: School of Engineering and Applied Science - Bioengineering

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Open Date

Sep 15, 2026

Deadline

Nov 23, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Description

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania invites applications for tenure-track and tenured faculty positions at the Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor levels as part of a multi-year hiring initiative.

For nearly three centuries, Penn has been a leader in shaping and responding to the world’s changing needs through innovation in education, research, and service. Guided by In Principle and Practice (https://in-principle-and-practice.upenn.edu/), the University is investing boldly in interdisciplinary research and education that address humanity’s most pressing challenges. With twelve schools situated on a single compact campus, Penn offers its faculty unparalleled opportunities for research and education in Bioengineering through collaboration across various engineering, sciences, and health programs.

The faculty in the Department of Bioengineering are engaged in integrative research and education across the continuum from fundamental discovery to clinical translation. Bioengineering plays a prominent role in the strategic vision of The School of Engineering and Applied Science, Penn Engineering 2030 (https://www.engineering.upenn.edu/about/strategic-plan/). We are seeking to recruit outstanding faculty who will further enhance our integrative research and educational programs. Broad thematic areas for growth include: (1) Precision Engineering for Health, (2) Intelligent and Autonomous Systems for Engineered Life, and (3) Engineering and AI Models Driving Digital Health. While these themes already encompass a wide range of subdisciplines, technologies, and applications in bioengineering, we also welcome applications from exceptional candidates in any emerging field of bioengineering whose vision complements and expands the Department’s interests and strengths.

Qualifications

Candidates should hold a doctoral degree in Bioengineering/ Biomedical Engineering or a related field. At the assistant professor level, individuals should demonstrate stellar academic credentials and promise for a visionary career in bioengineering research. At higher professorial levels, a proven and evident track record of research excellence, including successful competitive research funding and academic standing, is expected.

A commitment to teaching and pedagogical excellence should also be apparent, consistent with experience and rank, including development of undergraduate and graduate courses, supervision of doctoral students, and academic and professional mentoring and advising of students at all levels.

We seek individuals who are committed to nurturing and building our scholarly community in the broadest sense, participating in departmental, school-level, and university-level efforts towards this goal, and to work closely with students to identify and address challenges.

Penn Engineering strongly supports dual career hires, and we welcome and encourage inquiries about dual career assistance (for academic and non-academic opportunities) at an early stage of the recruitment process.