We are looking for our next Chair!

Stony Brook University, College of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Department of Biomedical Engineering, for the Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering. The position is a renewable five-year chair for a full-time tenured faculty member at Stony Brook University.

Stony Brook BME is housed between CEAS and Stony Brook's School of Medicine, with a mission to integrate engineering and biology to advance therapeutics, diagnostics and medical devices. It comprises 22 core faculty and 50 additional faculty, with Fall 2025 enrollments of 222 undergraduates, 33 masters, and 52 PhD students.

Strategic opportunities include expanding curricular offerings and developing new degree programs, in collaboration with other units. The Chair will expand research in areas of national importance, leveraging strengths in artificial intelligence, medicine and healthcare, energy, quantum information systems, sustainability, and related AI research.

Qualifications: Required - an earned doctorate in a discipline appropriate for a faculty appointment in the College of Engineering & Applied Sciences; a distinguished record of research, teaching, and academic mentoring commensurate with appointment as a tenured full professor at Stony Brook University; a proven track record of scholarship and the ability to support a vibrant research program. Preferred - demonstrated academic leadership experience, inclusive and collaborative leadership, administrative experience, and fundraising; senior researchers from industry or government are encouraged to apply.

Appointment terms include a renewable five-year term with an underlying tenured full professor position, plus an administrative salary supplement and other forms of support. Terms such as salary, teaching load, outside engagements, and summer compensation are negotiable.

Applications, inquiries, and nominations should be sent tojeffrey.stafford@opuspartners.net. The search process will unfold with the greatest possible attention to candidate confidentiality.

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