The Johns Hopkins University’s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering seeks applicants for tenure-track/tenured faculty positions. Candidates with research and teaching interests in the following three areas relevant to chemical and biomolecular engineering will be considered:
1. Synthetic Biology and Artificial Living Systems
2. Systems/Data Science/Artificial Intelligence
3. Energy and Sustainability
Candidates in these areas will contribute to the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Johns Hopkins University community and their mission to educate tomorrow’s leaders in ChemBE and pioneer technological advancements to address critical global challenges in energy, materials design, and precision medicine, to build a stronger, cleaner, and healthier future.
Candidates in Synthetic Biology will seek to build living systems and components of living systems that address our greatest sustainability and bioproduction challenges in climate, chemicals, energy, food, and the environment in order to shape the green and circular economies of the 21st century. Candidates may also have a secondary thrust of applying synthetic biology, metabolic engineering, artificial biological systems, ML/AI, systems biology and other approaches to biomedical areas such immunology, virology, and cell therapies to continue building on our current strengths at Johns Hopkins University.
Candidates in the Systems/Data Science/Artificial Intelligence area will perform original research at the interface between chemical engineering modeling/scientific computation and modern Data Science and Machine Learning. Possible efforts include but are not limited to modern design and optimization (e.g. in the role of AI in the transition from automated to autonomous process operations). Creative uses of Data Science/Artificial Intelligence in materials/chemicals/process discovery, or towards novel computational approaches to atomistic simulations or biological systems modeling are of direct interest.
Candidates with interests in chemical transformations for energy, sustainable chemistry, energy storage, energy harvesting, photo/electro/energy-catalysis, carbon capture, carbon transformations, sustainable fuels, fuel cells, solar cells or other solutions directed towards developing and maintaining sustainable energy for the planet are particularly encouraged to apply. Candidates may utilize experimental and/or computational frameworks in their research. Applications from candidates with expertise in other methodologies or applications relevant to sustainable energy are also welcomed.
The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering is highly collaborative with an established track record of national leadership and developing new disciplines within chemical and biomolecular engineering. The Department has large, vibrant educational programs at the undergraduate, master’s, and Ph.D. levels as well as post-doctoral level.
This past year, Johns Hopkins announced a major new investment in data science and the exploration of artificial intelligence that will be include in a new data science and translation institute, a new state-of the-art facility and recruitment of 110 new faculty over
the next five years. The institute will bring together world-class experts in artificial intelligence, machine learning, applied mathematics, computer engineering, and computer science to fuel data-driven discovery in support of research activities across the institution including within the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering department.
In addition to its role in this initiative, the department is a leader in other major research centers and institutes at Johns Hopkins, including the Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI), the Institute for Nanobiotechnology (INBT), the Advanced
Mammalian Biomanufacturing Innovation Center (AMBIC), International Biomanufacturing Network (IBIoNe), MINDS (Mathematical Institute for Data Science), the Maryland Area Research Computing Center (MARCC), the Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute (HEMI). Faculty also collaborate frequently with scholars in the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Applied Physics Laboratory, Bloomberg School of Public Health, and the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences.
Applicants should have a Ph.D. in chemical and biomolecular engineering or a related field, a track record of outstanding research, and a commitment to excellence in education and student mentoring. The Johns Hopkins Department of Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineering recognizes the value and experience of individuals of different backgrounds. The Department and Johns Hopkins University are strongly dedicated to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and welcoming environment for all faculty, staff, and students, and to improving and sustaining equitable structures throughout our community.
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