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University of Missouri-Kansas City · 18 hours ago

Tenure-Eligible ASSISTANT / ASSOCIATE or full PROFESSOR of MATERIALS SCIENCE / UMKC School of Science and Engineering

Kansas City, MO

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

The University of Missouri-Kansas City is seeking candidates for a tenure-track/tenure-eligible faculty position in the Division of Energy, Matter and Systems. The successful candidates will develop a funded research program and teach courses in materials science while contributing to the strategic goals of the School of Science and Engineering.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Develop and sustain an extramurally funded research program

Have a strong commitment to teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in materials science and related areas

Engage in discipline, division, school, or university services appropriate to the position

Advance the goals and strategic plans of SSE and UMKC

Qualification

Ph.D. in relevant fieldExtramural funding experiencePeer-reviewed publicationsResearch program developmentTeaching commitmentMentorship experienceCross-disciplinary collaborationStudent evaluationsService engagement

Required

All Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in Physics, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Material Sciences and Engineering, and relevant fields

Applicants for the Associate Professor position should have all qualifications of an Assistant Professor, as well as successful grant applications/extramural funding, peer-reviewed publications, mentorship of graduate students or postdoctoral fellows, and strong student evaluations from didactic teaching at their current/previous position

Applicants for the full Professor position should meet all the qualifications above and be career advanced with an established reputation in their respective field

Benefits

Generous leave

Health plans

Tuition discount for employees and qualifying dependents at all 4 UM System campuses

Retirement contributions

Company

University of Missouri-Kansas City

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UMKC, Kansas City’s only R1 public research university, is part of the University of Missouri System.

Founded in 1929

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.umkc.edu/

H1B Sponsorship

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2024 (29)

2023 (25)

2022 (23)

2021 (11)

2020 (9)

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Total Funding

$3.4M

Key Investors

US Department of Commerce, Economic Development AdministationMissouri Department of Economic DevelopmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology

2023-11-09Grant· $2M

2023-04-20Grant· $0.15M

2022-09-20Grant· $0.5M