Department of Bioengineering Adjunct Faculty

Department: Col of Engineering and Computing

Job Category: Adjunct Faculty

Job Type: Part-Time

Location: Fairfax

Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience

Criminal Background Check: Yes

About the Department:

Mason's Bioengineering department https://bioengineering.gmu.edu/research) has 12 faculty members in four research pillars: biomedical imaging and devices, computational biomedicine, biomaterials and nanomedicine, neurotechnology and computational neuroscience. Newly constructed research facilities in these focus areas opened in 2018. Bioengineering faculty research is funded by several federal agencies, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Defense (DoD), and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), with over $20 million in active research funding. The department has a thriving ABET-accredited undergraduate program with over 250 undergraduate students, and over 50 graduate students, divided between MS and PhD. The department has several growing partnerships with regional centers such as the Inova Center for Personalized Health (ICPH https://www.inova.org/inova-center-for-personalized-health) which includes the Center for Surgery and Bioengineering Research (CSBR) and the Genomics and Bioinformatics Research Institute (GBRI).

About the Position:

Adjunct faculty members are needed to teach required and elective course(s) in bioengineering, most specifically introduction to bioengineering, imaging, bioinstrumentation, biomechanics and transport and computational methods. Courses are offered on the Fairfax campus during daytime or evening hours.

Expertise in the following course(s) are particularly needed:

• BENG 214 - Physiology for Engineers
• BENG 240 - Biomaterials
• BENG 241 - Biomaterials and Biomechanics Lab
• BENG 320 - Bioengineering Signals and Systems
• BENG 330 - Computational Methods
• BENG 331 - Computational Methods in Bioengineering Lab
• BENG 360 - Biomedical Imaging
• BENG 370 - Bioinstrumentation and Devices I
• BENG 391 - Bioengineering Professional Seminar
• BENG 437/537 - Medical Image Processing
• BENG 438/538 - Advanced Biomedical Imaging
• BENG 435/535 - Multi-scale Modelling and Simulation in Biomedicine

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and teach assigned courses at assigned class meetings, based on course catalog description and approved course outline;
• Prepare and objectively grade class assignments and exams within a timely manner, in accordance with course outcomes;
• Maintain accurate, transparent student records;
• Assist and foster student success through the maintenance of regularly scheduled office hours and timely responses to e-mail inquiries;
• Adhere to all administrative university policies such as the timely submission of completed midterm and final grades;
• Maintain appropriate professional development to stay current within assigned courses;
• Maintain appropriate standards of professional conduct and ethics; and
• Other duties as assigned by contract and/or by the chair or associate chair including assessing course(s) taught for continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications:

• Applicants must have earned a master's degree by the start of this position in bioengineering, biomedical engineering, or a closely related field; and
• Applicants must possess strong oral and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Terminal degree in Bioengineering or related field;
• Teaching experience at the collegiate level;
• Teaching and/or professional expertise in one or more of the following areas: clinical biomedical engineering, bioinstrumentation, imaging, computational biomedicine, biomaterials, tissue engineering, biotechnology, nanomedicine, biomechanics, bioinformatics, biomedical signal processing, and physiological modeling; and
• Experience with a learning management system, preferably Blackboard.

Instructions to Applicants:

For full consideration, applicants must apply for the Department of Bioengineering Adjunct Faculty at https://jobs.gmu.edu/; complete and submit the online application; and provide a cover letter, curriculum vitae, transcript, and a list of three professional references with contact information.

Posting Open Date: November 6, 2023

For Full Consideration, Apply by: August 30, 2024

Open Until Filled?: Yes