Bionics Professor: Neural Interfaces & Prosthetics

University of Utah; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Utah's Department of Mechanical Engineering invites applications for a tenured or tenure-track faculty position in Bionics, with an anticipated start date in Fall 2027. Candidates with exceptional backgrounds across diverse areas of bionics are strongly encouraged to apply.

Areas include upper-extremity bionics, neural interfaces, soft robotics, and neural decoding. The successful candidate will teach core undergraduate courses, develop graduate coursework, pursue extramural

Qualifications

• Demonstrated track record of high-quality research evidenced by publications.
• Strong potential (junior) or established record (senior) of securing extramural funding.
• Ability to teach core undergraduate engineering courses and develop new graduate coursework.

Responsibilities

• Teach core undergraduate engineering courses in Mechanical Engineering.
• Develop new specialized graduate coursework in bionics-related areas.
• Pursue extramural funding and contribute to strategic center initiatives.
• Collaborate with clinical partners within the School of Medicine and VA Center.

Skills

High-quality research publications

Extramural funding

Teaching core courses

Education

PhD or ScD in Engineering/Robotics

Job description

The University of Utah's Department of Mechanical Engineering invites applications for a tenured or tenure-track faculty position in Bionics, with an anticipated start date in Fall 2027. Candidates with exceptional backgrounds across diverse areas of bionics are strongly encouraged to apply.

Areas include upper-extremity bionics, neural interfaces, soft robotics, and neural decoding. The successful candidate will teach core undergraduate courses, develop graduate coursework, pursue extramural