The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Cornell University is seeking applications for a faculty opening at any level which may be filled as early as the fall of 2000. Candidates are expected to have or to develop an internationally recognized independent research program at the interface between biotechnology and nanotechnology.
Programs involving ceramics or other inorganic materials are preferred.
Interdisciplinary research efforts are strongly encouraged. Candidates are also expected to participate effectively in the teaching of materials science and biomaterials at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Considerable institutional resources for the support of the successful applicant's research program are available and a competitive start-up package can be expected. The successful candidate can expect to benefit from association with one or more of Cornell's interdisciplinary research centers, national facilities, and national resources which include the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine , the Cornell Center for Materials Research , the Cornell Nanofabrication Facility , the Cornell Theory Center , the Cornell High Energy Synchotron Source , the Biotechnology Center , the Nanobiotechnology Center and the NIH funded resources for Macromolecular X-ray Diffraction and for Biophysical Imaging . Additional opportunities for joint research in the biological area include Cornell's Weill Medical College, Syracuse Upstate Medical University, University of Rochester Medical Center, and local industries in ceramics include Corning and General Electric.