The Chemical Engineering Department at The University of Akron is currently seeking to fill a tenured endowed professorship (until Aug 2008 or position is filled). Candidates with international recognition as an expert in biochemistry, biochemical engineering, biomaterials, or a related field are strongly encouraged to apply. The successful candidate is expected to teach graduate and undergraduate level courses, to supervise masters and doctoral students, and to conduct a vigorous, self-reliant research program that leads the department in external funding and scholarly productivity. Participation in faculty governance, professional service and instructional support are also required for this tenured, chaired, full-time position. The department presently has 10 faculty, 183 undergraduates and 42 full time graduate (24 Ph.D.) students. Research funding during the past year was more than 1 million dollars. Applicants should submit a resume, documentation of teaching and research success, copies of selected publications and the names of three references to: Professor Edward A. Evans, Chemical Engineering Search Committee, Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron Ohio 44325-3906. The University of Akron is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. For additional information visit our WWW site http://chemical.uakron.edu.

The University of Akron is a state-assisted metropolitan university in northeast Ohio with approximately 23,000 students. The University is currently executing an ambitious plan of modernizing its physical campus to satisfy the demands of the incoming student body and is also actively enhancing its research activities commensurate with the level required for Carnegie status. In 2003, The University of Akron was selected as one of twelve Carnegie Cluster Leaders by the Carnegie Academy for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and the American Association of Higher Education.

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