Distinguished Professor
- Employer
- University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill - Applied Physical Sciences
- Location
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina, US
- Salary
- Salary commensurate with Distinguished Faculty Positions
- Posting live until
- 15 Nov 2024
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- Discipline
- Energy, Materials science & nanotechnology
- Job type
- Academic: faculty
Job Details
The Department of Applied Physical Sciences invites applications for a tenured faculty position at the rank of Full Professor. This position is one part of an ongoing multi-year plan to grow the Department of Applied Physical Sciences (APS). The position is in the broadly defined area of materials science and engineering. Possible research areas include energy production and storage, membrane and water purification technologies, and the potential interfaces of those areas with AI.
This distinguished professorship initiative continues a strategy to build a department that values interdisciplinary approaches to solve urgent societal challenges. To that end, it is desirable that candidates have evident involvement in collaborative research endeavors, undergraduate and graduate teaching, and demonstrable leadership skills and that might guide capacity-building in the emerging APS department.
The goal of APS is to bridge fundamental and applied research to address society's most challenging problems in the physical sciences and life sciences while expanding diversity in science and engineering. To achieve these goals, APS partners with all STEM and Health Affairs departments to establish team-based research, education, and entrepreneurship.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is committed to serving as a center for research, scholarship, and creativity, and teaching a diverse community of students and scholars (https://www.unc.edu/about/mission/). We welcome applications from candidates who align with our mission and values.
Applications will only be accepted electronically. Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, research plan, and administrative summary to: https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/289818. Applicants are required to list four professional references with email addresses. Each letter writer will receive an invitation to upload their reference letter. Review of applications will begin October 22, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity employer.
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Organized around “Ideas to Impacts,” the Department unites with campus themes in health, water and energy to help Carolina continue to be a leader in science innovation and the application of knowledge.
New faculty hired into Applied Physical Sciences join an extensive interdisciplinary environment including a number of applied scientists in other departments who have been instrumental in the formation of the Department. Affiliated faculty have utilized nanotechnology to target drug treatments for cancer and for cystic fibrosis, among other diseases. They have developed improved “lab on a chip” technologies to develop new devices for clinical diagnostics and for environmental monitoring. And they are working across many fronts to make solar energy more economical.
As the Department continues to expand, we will address some of the great “What if?” questions of our era, using new advanced materials for applications that enhance health, improve water quality and sustainability, and make the scientific and technological advances that will be central to our energy future.
Drawing on the talents of faculty and researchers across the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, one of the highest rated educational institutions in the country, as well as those of individuals at other universities and research institutions in the Triangle, the Department of Applied Physical Sciences is on the cutting edge of the research and development, creating materials, methodologies, and solutions that will have worldwide impact for decades to come.
The Department of Applied Physical Sciences educates the next generation of groundbreaking and entrepreneurial scientists in its nationally ranked Material Sciences graduate program. The Department is extending this training to a new Applied Sciences and Engineering undergraduate minor (and a future major) that embraces and leverages the Carolina culture in the liberal arts and innovation.
The Department of Applied Physical Sciences believes that diversity is crucial to achieving academic excellence, and we are deeply committed to creating a diverse and inclusive community. We affirm UNC’s policy and commitment to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment that is free from discrimination on the basis of age, color, creed, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran status.
- Website
- https://aps.unc.edu/
- Telephone
- 9194454748
- Location
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121 South Road
CB #3050
Chapel Hill
North Carolina
27599-3050
US
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