Lecturer - Biochemical Engineering

Position Summary

The College of Engineering invites applicants for one 9-month, non-tenure track Lecturer position, to begin January 2022. The College seeks highly qualified applicants with a strong commitment to excellence in teaching and the ability to teach at all levels.

In this role, the selected candidate will work under the direct supervision of Dr. James Warnock, Founding Chair of the School of Chemical, Material, and Biomedical Engineering (CMBE). This invitation is for the candidate to join a multidisciplinary team of researchers and professors.

The position will be based on UGA’s main campus in Athens, GA.

The lecturer will be responsible for teaching required core courses in the biological engineering and biochemical engineering undergraduate programs, including the upper-level biochemical engineering lab courses. The laboratory courses are designed to expose students to the most modern experimental equipment that provides hands-on experiences for the theories they have learned in their core courses. 

The biochemical engineering program has seen significant growth in recent years. As of fall 2020, there were 182 students enrolled in the program, which is a 21.5% increase since fall 2016. This growth has necessitated the recruitment of new lecturers so we can maintain high levels of quality instruction. In response to the enrollment growth, the school has doubled the number of biochemical engineering lab sections and introduced a biomedical engineering lab course. We are also seeing an increase in graduate student enrollment. The Master of Biomanufacturing and Bioprocessing (MBB) program recently moved to CMB and the curriculum was updated to include biochemical engineering graduate lab courses. This has also increased the need for instructional lab support to maintain the equipment and ensure a safe learning environment.

Additionally, laboratory courses are essential for enabling students to develop an ability to design and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions, which is one of the stated student outcomes for the program’s accreditation.

The biochemical engineering and biological engineering programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. According to the ABET criteria, “The program must demonstrate that the faculty members are of sufficient number and they have the competencies to cover all of the curricular areas of the program.”

Minimum Qualifications

Ph.D. in chemical engineering, biochemical engineering, biomolecular engineering or a related field.

Relevant/Preferred Qualifications

Candidates should have 3-5 years of relevant industry experience and/or experience teaching core courses in an undergraduate degree program. A background in teaching lecture-based courses and laboratory courses in unit operations, fermentation, synthetic biology, mass transport or bioprocess engineering is preferred. Other areas of biochemical engineering relevant to the mission of the school will also be considered.

Application Procedure

To apply, please submit applications at: https://www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/222154

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

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

Questions related to the position may be directed to Dr. James Warnock at James.Warnock@uga.edu

Applications will be reviewed upon receipt. 

About the University of Georgia

The University of Georgia (UGA), a land-grant and sea-grant university with statewide commitments and responsibilities, is the state’s oldest, most comprehensive, and most diversified institution of higher education (https://www.uga.edu/). UGA is currently ranked among the top 15 public universities in U.S. News & World Report. The University’s main campus is located in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton. UGA was founded in 1785 by the Georgia General Assembly as the first state-chartered University in the country. UGA employs approximately 1,800 full-time instructional faculty and more than 7,700 full-time staff. The University’s enrollment exceeds 39,000 students including over 30,000 undergraduates and over 9,000 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 18 schools and colleges, as well as a medical partnership with Augusta University housed on the UGA Health Sciences Campus in Athens.

About the College of Engineering and the School of Chemical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering

The College of Engineering at the University of Georgia is one of the fastest growing programs at UGA and one of the fastest growing public colleges of engineering in the nation. Since our founding in 2012, enrollment in the College of Engineering has grown to over 2,400 students. Students and faculty alike are attracted to our setting in a comprehensive, land-grant, research institution that’s consistently ranked among the 20 best public universities in the nation. The rapidly expanding UGA engineering program focuses on opportunities for learning, discovery and innovation at the confluence of disciplines.
The School of Chemical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering is building a vibrant academic environment that fosters engineering education in a liberal arts environment and research that addresses critical societal needs. The School offers undergraduate and graduate engineering degree programs in biochemical engineering and biological engineering and has grown rapidly to nearly 500 undergraduate and graduate students and 18 faculty members.  

• Additional information is available at https://cmbe.uga.edu/

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