Assistant Professor-Medical Engineering

The University of South Florida

The Department of Medical Engineering at the University of South Florida invites applications for tenure/tenure-track positions at the Senior (Associate and Full Professor) or Junior (Assistant Professor) level that are expected to commence August 2026. The successful candidate should be an emerging or established leader in one of our research emphasis areas (preferred:
Biomedical Imaging/ Bioelectronics;
Cell/ Tissue Engineering; Neuro/ Rehabilitation Engineering; Molecular Medicine/ Drug Delivery; Biomechanics) applied to any biomedical system, with innovative research ideas and excellent training. Opportunities exist to innovate undergraduate and graduate level teaching in biomedical engineering, including those in clinical and hospital settings in association with academic clinicians. Established leaders may propose to develop novel initiatives and expand or assemble/ relocate high impact research groups.

We strongly value technology transfer initiatives, and support the move of existing startup companies to Tampa Bay.

An earned Ph.D. from a biomedical engineering, or related engineering or quantitative science discipline(s), and evidence of potential (Asst) or established (Assoc, Full) national prominence through superior scholarship, active externally funded research, and teaching excellence is required. Competitive startup packages and top-quality lab space are available in our expanding department space and in the Heart Institute, part of a new 14-story structure in the heart of downtown Tampa near the primary clinical activities of USF Health.

University Leadership has made a strategic decision to build international standing in biomedical engineering (BME) by establishing and investing in a new Department of Medical Engineering, a true joint department between the USF Medical School and College of Engineering. This new department governs our highly successful graduate programs in BME and undergraduate major in BME - recently re‑accredited and just the 4th such program in the State system.

Established in 1964 and currently led by Dean Levi Thompson, the College of Engineering at the University of South Florida is ranked #56 among public institutions (#89 overall) by U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Engineering & Specialties Rankings. The college serves more than 3,700 students, offering nine bachelor’s programs as well as 12 master’s and eight doctoral degrees. The college is actively engaged in local and global research activities, with $46 million in research expenditure for the fiscal year .

The college has 12 major research centers and institutes and is actively engaged in local and global research activities focused on sustainability, biomedical engineering, computing technology, and transportation.

The University of South Florida is a high-impact global research university dedicated to student success. Over the past ten years, no other public university in the country has risen faster in U.S. News and World Report’s national university rankings than USF, which joined the American Association of Universities (AAU) in 2023. Serving more than 50,000 students on campuses in Tampa, St.

Petersburg, and Sarasota‑Manatee, the Florida Board of Governors designated USF as a Preeminent State Research University, placing it in the most elite category among the state’s 12 public universities. USF is a member of the American Athletic Conference. Learn more .edu.

USF is an equal opportunity, equal access academic institution that embraces diversity in the workplace. The University of South Florida does not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, genetic information, national origin, pregnancy, race/color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other unlawful basis. Dual career couples with questions about opportunities are encouraged to contact the Department chair. To request disability accommodations in the application and interview process, please notify Melanie Salarbux at  at least five working days in advance.

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