"Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering"

EPFL is a leading university with strong emphasis on basic sciences, engineering and life science. Research within its Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC) takes a leading role in all aspects of chemistry and chemical engineering including research at the interface of biology and physics as well as in sustainability and nanoscience.

ISIC at EPFL invites applications for a Tenure Track Assistant Professor position in chemical engineering.

Areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to, applications in renewable energy conversion and storage, sustainable chemical production systems and control, separations, food engineering, catalysis, or biotechnology.

We seek candidates with an outstanding research record, a strong commitment to excellence in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and a demonstrated potential for leadership within ISIC and the broader chemistry and chemical engineering communities.

As a faculty member of the School of Basic Sciences, the successful candidate is expected to initiate and develop a creative research program at the forefront of the discipline. Significant start-up resources, research budget (including a fixed annual budget for salaries and consumables), and state-of-the-art research infrastructure are available. Salaries and benefits are internationally competitive. We offer a highly international environment that is multi-lingual and multi-cultural.

The application package should include the following documents in pdf format: cover letter, curriculum vitae, publications list, concise statement of research and teaching interests as well as the names and contact of three to five references who are ready to supply a letter upon request.

Application deadline: 31 October 2024

Applications should be uploaded to the EPFL recruitment page:

https://facultyrecruiting.epfl.ch/position/56918020

Enquiries regarding the position may be addressed to the Director of the Institute of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering at EPFL:

Email: isic.director@epfl.ch

or to

Prof. Jeremy Luterbacher

Email: jeremy.luterbacher@epfl.ch

For additional information on EPFL and ISIC, please consult: epfl.ch or sb.epfl.ch/research/isic

EPFL is an equal opportunity employer and family friendly university. It is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty. It strongly encourages women to apply.