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Assistant Professor - Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering - College of Chemistry
Position overview
Position title: Assistant ProfessorApplication Window
Open date: August 6, 2024
Next review date: Friday, Dec 6, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Friday, Dec 6, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.
Position description
The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE) at the University of California, Berkeley, seeks applications for a tenure‐track position at the assistant professor level. The Department consistently ranks among the top research and teaching programs in the country and continues to be at the forefront in emerging areas of chemical and biomolecular engineering and technology. Creative and energetic individuals who show extraordinary promise or accomplishment in any research area within chemical and biomolecular engineering will be considered. The person offered a position on our faculty would have an opportunity to interact with a diverse set of colleagues in CBE, who value inclusion and welcome collaboration. Berkeley also offers opportunities to interact and collaborate with researchers in other departments and with scientists and engineers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are core values at UC Berkeley. Our excellence can only be fully realized by faculty students, and academic and non-academic staff who share our commitment to these values. Successful candidates for our academic positions will demonstrate evidence of a commitment to advancing equity, inclusion, and belonging.
The department is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit: http://ofew.berkeley.edu/new-faculty
The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in University programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment, discrimination, exploitation, or intimidation. Consistent with this commitment, UC Berkeley requires all applicants for Senate faculty positions to complete, sign, and upload an Authorization of Information Release form into AP Recruit as part of their application. If an applicant does not include the signed authorization, the application will be considered incomplete, and as with any incomplete application, will not receive further consideration. Although all applicants for faculty recruitments must complete the entire application, applicants will only be subject to reference checks if and when they are selected as the candidate to whom the hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer. More information is available on https://ofew.berkeley.edu/attestation-prior-misconduct
Qualifications
PhD (or equivalent international degree) or enrolled in PhD, or equivalent international degree-granting, program at the time of application.
PhD or equivalent international degree in chemical engineering or a related field.
Application Requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Statement of Research - Discuss research accomplishments and proposed research, including past efforts and future plans to foster equitable and inclusive research environments. Information about conducting research focused on disparities, broader impacts, or involving underserved communities is also welcome. For more information, refer to the Berkeley Office for Faculty Equity & Welfare Support for Inclusion and Contributions to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging webpages.
Statement of Teaching, Mentoring, and Inclusion - Please submit a 2 - 3 page statement on your contributions to teaching, mentoring and inclusion. Discuss prior teaching and mentoring experience, teaching and mentoring philosophy, and future teaching and mentoring interests, including specific efforts and future plans to support the success of a diverse student body through curriculum, pedagogy, and mentoring in the classroom and research laboratory. Include in this discussion past efforts and future plans to foster equitable and inclusive classroom and research environments. You may include prior and proposed academic, professional and/or community service in this discussion that would further the University’s diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging goals.
Authorization to Release Information Form - A reference check will be completed only if you are selected as the candidate to whom the hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer. Download, complete, sign, and upload the [Authorization to Release Information form](https://ofew.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/auth_release_info.pdf
- 3-5 required (contact information only)
references will only be contacted for those candidates under serious consideration and we will seek your permission before doing so
Help contact: irisoa@berkeley.edu
About UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. The excellence of the institution requires an environment in which the diverse community of faculty, students, and staff are welcome and included. Successful candidates will demonstrate knowledge and skill related to ensuring equity and inclusion in the activities of their academic position (e.g., teaching, research, and service, as applicable).
The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.
Please refer to the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy and the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy.
In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter.
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.