Faculty - Translational Metabolic Engineering & Neurotherapeutics

Overview

Open Rank Faculty - Translational Metabolic Engineering & Neurotherapeutics

Posting Number: F2627P

Working Title:

Open Rank Faculty - Translational Metabolic Engineering & Neurotherapeutics

Department: ENGR-Chem Material & Biomed

Chartered by the state of Georgia in 1785, the University of Georgia is the birthplace of public higher education in America and is the state’s flagship university. UGA is ranked among the top 20 public universities in U.S. News & World Report. The university’s main campus is located in Athens, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton. UGA employs approximately 3,100 faculty and more than 7,700 full-time staff.

The university’s enrollment exceeds 41,000 students including over 31,000 undergraduates and over 10,000 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 19 schools and colleges, including a newly established School of Medicine.

About the School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering The School offers undergraduate and graduate engineering degree programs and has grown rapidly to over 500 undergraduate and graduate students and 21 faculty members.

Additional information is available at the engineering website.

ICNDR is an NIH-funded translational neuroscience center within the College of Veterinary Medicine, with expertise in metabolic engineering, microbiome-based therapeutics, neurodegeneration, neuropharmacology, neurobiology, precision metabolomics, and environmental toxicology. The department serves more than 1100 undergraduate and graduate students and 25 faculty members. Additional information is available on the veterinary research site.

External

TRS or ORP

Employee

Benefits Eligible

08/01/2026

01/13/2026

Yes

Applicants are asked to submit the following information along with their application:

• A cover letter (not to exceed two pages) addressing the candidate’s experience relative to the responsibilities of the position.
• A detailed curriculum vita.
• A teaching statement not to exceed 2 pages.
• A research plan not to exceed three pages.
• The names, titles, and contact information for three professional references.

Questions related to the position may be directed to the Search Committee members Dr. Anumantha Kanthasamy and Dr. Mark Eiteman. Applications will be reviewed upon receipt. Full consideration will be given to applications submitted prior to 15 February 2026.

Athens Area

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Classification

Title:

Open Rank
Faculty Rank:
Open Rank
Contract Type:
Academic (9 mo.)
Tenure Status:
Tenure Track or Tenured

A Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Biological Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Neuro-engineering or a closely related field.

The University of Georgia invites applications for a 9-month, open-rank tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant or Associate Professor rank in the interdisciplinary area of Translational Metabolic Engineering and Neurotherapeutics, as part of the Presidential Strategic Faculty Hiring Initiative. This position is a collaborative recruitment effort between the School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering (CMBE) in the College of Engineering…