Faculty Position Descriptions
Go to the University of Minnesota Job Site and search for Job ID 364280. Please refer to the Biology-specific screening rubrics.
Are you committed to creating a more inclusive and equitable institution? After you submit your job application, apply for the Swenson College Howard Higholt Professorship.
Tenure-track Biology Position
The Department of Biology in the Swenson College of Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in animal physiology that will begin on August 18, 2025. This is a full-time, 9-month position. Our Department is invested in supporting research scholars, and the successful candidate will establish a robust, independent, and externally funded research program, which includes mentorship and advising of undergraduate and graduate students. The successful candidate will have teaching responsibilities in our core lecture and laboratory courses in Human Anatomy and Human Physiology and will develop an advanced course that will contribute to our associated electives. The area of research specialization for this position is open, but we expect the research emphasis of the successful candidate will be in vertebrate physiology. Applications from candidates with research expertise in study systems ranging from fish to mammals will be equally considered. The successful candidate will have evidence of potential for teaching at the university level, a record of peer-reviewed publications consistent with time from graduation, and strong oral and written communication skills. Additionally, our Department is interested in supporting research scholars whose research contributes to diversity, inclusion, equity, and a commitment to justice. Service to the Department, College, and University is also expected. The Department of Biology and UMD are strongly committed to creating an inclusive and equitable working environment. Since 2014, the Biology Department has significantly increased its proportion of women-identifying faculty, and we continue to encourage applications from members of groups traditionally underrepresented in the sciences. Candidates must complete a PhD in animal physiology, cell biology, molecular biology, or a relevant field by the start date of the appointment. Please see https://z.umn.edu/scsecareers for more information.
The Department of Biology at UMD includes all fields of biology, and we offer both BA and BS undergraduate biology majors serving >600 students. Faculty members advise MS and PhD students in the Integrated Biosciences Graduate Program and the Water Resources Science Graduate Program, and are eligible for appointments in other graduate programs in the UMN system. State-of-the-art research and instructional facilities and competitive startup funding are available. Opportunities exist for collaboration with faculty at the UMN’s College of Pharmacy and the School of Medicine at UMD, as well as scientists at the Natural Resources Research Institute, the Large Lakes Observatory, and the EPA Great Lakes Toxicology and Ecology Division Laboratory.
The University of Minnesota Duluth values of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion are essential to achieving excellence. We are especially interested in recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty to maintain the excellence of the Department, College, and University, and to offer students interdisciplinary perspectives and varied ways of knowing and learning. We strongly encourage scholars who are women, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, Black, Latin American, Asian American, Hawaiian/Island Pacific, or mixed race, and scholars with disabilities to apply. We favor candidates who can contribute to the College's distinctive educational objectives, which promote intercultural understanding with social responsibility and the ethical implications of knowledge and action.
We recognize that excellence in teaching and research form the basis for any successful candidate. To that end, we are implementing an anonymized search process. See https://z.umn.edu/scsecareers for a description of the application steps. Applications must include four documents: an anonymized research and teaching statement that is understandable to a non-specialist (recommended 2000 words/5 pages max); a statement that demonstrates a commitment to justice, equity, inclusion, and a diverse student population (1000 words/2 pages max); a curriculum vita; and a list of four professional references. Please refer to the Biology-specific application screening rubrics. Go to the University of Minnesota Job Site and search for Job ID 364280. For full consideration, applications should be received by October 4, 2024. Please direct questions about these positions to Dr. Cody Sheik ([email protected]), chair of the Biology Search Committee.
The University of Minnesota Duluth campus is the second largest research university within the University of Minnesota public university system. UMD is a comprehensive university of about 9,000 students located along the shores of Lake Superior. Duluth is the largest city in northern Minnesota and is part of the Twin Ports metropolitan area (Duluth, MN and Superior, WI). The Twin Ports area hosts four colleges/universities, two major hospitals, many retail and manufacturing companies, and the largest commercial port on the Great Lakes. Duluth has vibrant music, theater, and arts scenes, and a steadily increasing number of craft breweries and award-winning restaurants. Duluth offers affordable housing, an absence of appreciable traffic, and mixes its historic feel with a dynamic urban economy and many cultural offerings. Named by Outdoor Magazine as one of America’s Best Outdoors Towns, Duluth provides access to hundreds of miles of biking, hiking, and skiing trails and abundant opportunities for fishing, kayaking, and sailing.
UMD is committed to supporting our colleagues. The University of Minnesota has a robust policy with respect to opportunity hires for partners. Parental leaves and on-campus childcare are available. The Swenson College of Science and Engineering has a mentoring program to facilitate professional success. Swenson College Howard Higholt Professorships are also available to support outstanding faculty who are committed to creating a more inclusive and equitable institution; please follow the application instructions to apply for the Howard Higholt Professorship.
Go to the University of Minnesota Job Site and search for Job ID 364279. Please refer to the Electrical Engineering-specific screening rubrics.
Are you committed to creating a more inclusive and equitable institution? After you submit your job application, apply for the Swenson College Howard Higholt Professorship.
Tenure-track Electrical Engineering Position
The Department of Electrical Engineering in the Swenson College of Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position that will begin on August 18, 2025. This is a full-time, 9-month position. Our Department is invested in supporting research scholars, and the successful candidate will establish a robust, independent, and externally funded research program, which includes mentorship and advising of undergraduates and graduate students. The area of research specialization for this position is broad; however, the successful candidate will have teaching responsibilities in undergraduate and graduate lecture and laboratory courses in the general areas of power and energy, and specifically encourage applications from marine energy and power scholars. Additionally, our Department is interested in supporting research scholars whose research contributes to diversity, inclusion, equity, and a commitment to justice. Service to the Department, College, and University is also expected. Candidates must complete a PhD in electrical engineering, or a closely related field by the start date of the appointment. Preferred candidates will have two or more years of engineering-related industrial or teaching experience as well as a strong interest in assisting with our senior design capstone course in their area of expertise. Please see https://z.umn.edu/scsecareers for more information.
The Department of Electrical Engineering is committed to providing an engaging learning environment for its students. Our students graduate with a rich hands-on laboratory experience along with a solid foundation in theory. All students have an opportunity to work closely with our faculty on a wide range of multidisciplinary design and research topics to solve real life engineering problems. We also provide students with the skills to become life-long contributors to their profession and community. The Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET (www.abet.org). The Master of Science degree, a two-year program in Electrical Engineering provides a firm foundation in research and applications in Electrical Engineering. In addition to the Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, the Department is home to minors in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Energy Engineering. Department faculty have the opportunity to affiliate with other MS and PhD programs such as the Water Resources Science and the Advanced Materials Science programs. Opportunities exist for collaboration with faculty across campus, as well as scientists and engineers at the Large Lakes Observatory, the Natural Resources Research Institute, the Institute on the Environment, and various local, state, and federal agencies.
The University of Minnesota Duluth values of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion are essential to achieving excellence. We are especially interested in recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty to maintain the excellence of the Department, College, and University, and to offer students interdisciplinary perspectives and varied ways of knowing and learning. We strongly encourage scholars who are women, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, Black, Latin American, Asian American, Hawaiian/Island Pacific, or mixed race, and scholars with disabilities to apply. We favor candidates who can contribute to the College's distinctive educational objectives, which promote intercultural understanding with social responsibility and the ethical implications of knowledge and action.
We recognize that excellence in teaching and research form the basis for any successful candidate. To that end, we are implementing an anonymized search process. See https://z.umn.edu/scsecareers for a description of the application steps. Applications must include four documents: an anonymized research and teaching statement that is understandable to a non-specialist (recommended 2000 words/5 pages max); a statement that demonstrates a commitment to justice, equity, inclusion, and a diverse student population (1000 words/2 pages max); a curriculum vita; and a list of four professional references. Please refer to the Electrical Engineering-specific application screening rubrics. Go to the University of Minnesota Job Site and search for Job ID 364279. For full consideration, applications should be received by October 4, 2024. Please direct initial questions about these positions to the search committee to Dr. Imran Hayee ([email protected]), Head of the Electrical Engineering Department.
The University of Minnesota Duluth campus is the second largest research university within the University of Minnesota public university system. UMD is a comprehensive university of about 9,000 students located along the shores of Lake Superior. Duluth is the largest city in northern Minnesota and is part of the Twin Ports metropolitan area (Duluth, MN and Superior, WI). The Twin Ports area hosts four colleges/universities, two major hospitals, many retail and manufacturing companies, and the largest commercial port on the Great Lakes. Duluth has vibrant music, theater, and arts scenes, and a steadily increasing number of craft breweries and award-winning restaurants. Duluth offers affordable housing, an absence of appreciable traffic, and mixes its historic feel with a dynamic urban economy and many cultural offerings. Named by Outdoor Magazine as one of America’s Best Outdoors Towns, Duluth provides access to hundreds of miles of biking, hiking, and skiing trails and abundant opportunities for fishing, kayaking, and sailing.
UMD is committed to supporting our colleagues. The University of Minnesota has a robust policy with respect to opportunity hires for partners. Parental leaves and on-campus childcare are available. The Swenson College of Science and Engineering has a mentoring program to facilitate professional success. Swenson College Howard Higholt Professorships are also available to support outstanding faculty who are committed to creating a more inclusive and equitable institution; please follow the application instructions to apply for the Howard Higholt Professorship.
Go to the University of Minnesota Job Site and search for Job ID 364274 (Applied Mathematics) or Job ID 364266 (Statistics, Data Science, or Actuarial Science). Please refer to the Mathematics and Statistics-specific screening rubrics.
Are you committed to creating a more inclusive and equitable institution? After you submit your job application, apply for the Swenson College Howard Higholt Professorship.
Open Rank Positions in Mathematics and Statistics
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics in the Swenson College of Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) invites applications for two open rank tenure-line professor positions that will begin on August 18, 2025. These are full-time, 9-month positions. The priority area for position 1 is applied mathematics (Job ID 364274). The priority area for position 2 is statistics, including data science and actuarial science (Job ID 364266). Our Department is invested in supporting research scholars, and successful candidates will establish robust and independent research programs, which includes mentorship and advising of undergraduates and graduate students. We encourage and expect faculty to seek external research funding. Faculty members will contribute to undergraduate and graduate teaching, advising, and mentoring, while supporting diversity, equity, inclusion, and a commitment to justice. We are seeking candidates who will participate in program and course development. Service to the Department, College, and University is also expected. Candidates must complete a PhD in statistics, applied math, or a closely related field by the start date of the appointment. Please see https://z.umn.edu/scsecareers for more information.
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics is committed to providing engaging and contemporary learning environments for all students. This includes opportunities for students to engage in research inside and outside the classroom. We offer undergraduate programs in Mathematics, Statistics, and Actuarial Science, and a master’s program in Mathematical Sciences in which students can specialize in statistics or mathematics. Opportunities exist for collaboration with faculty across campus, as well as scientists and engineers at the Natural Resources Research Institute, the Large Lakes Observatory, the Institute on the Environment, and various local, state, and federal agencies.
The University of Minnesota Duluth values of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion are essential to achieving excellence. We are especially interested in recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty to maintain the excellence of the Department, College, and University, and to offer students interdisciplinary perspectives and varied ways of knowing and learning. We strongly encourage scholars who are women, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, Black, Latin American, Asian American, Hawaiian/Island Pacific, or mixed race, and scholars with disabilities to apply. We favor candidates who can contribute to the College's distinctive educational objectives, which promote intercultural understanding with social responsibility and the ethical implications of knowledge and action.
We recognize that excellence in teaching and research form the basis for any successful candidate. To that end, we are implementing an anonymized search process. See https://z.umn.edu/scsecareers for a description of the application steps. Applications must include four documents: an anonymized research and teaching statement that is understandable to a non-specialist (recommended 2000 words/5 pages max); a statement that demonstrates a commitment to justice, equity, inclusion, and a diverse student population (1000 words/2 pages max); a curriculum vita; and a list of four professional references. Please refer to the Mathematics & Statistics-specific application screening rubrics. Go to the University of Minnesota Job Site and search for Job ID 364274 (Applied Math position) or 364266 (Stats, Data Science, or Actuarial Science position). For full consideration, applications should be received by October 4, 2024. Please direct questions about these positions to Dr. Kate Petersen ([email protected]), Head of the Mathematics and Statistics Department.
The University of Minnesota Duluth campus is the second largest research university within the University of Minnesota public university system. UMD is a comprehensive university of about 9,000 students located along the shores of Lake Superior. Duluth is the largest city in northern Minnesota and is part of the Twin Ports metropolitan area (Duluth, MN and Superior, WI). The Twin Ports area hosts four colleges/universities, two major hospitals, many retail and manufacturing companies, and the largest commercial port on the Great Lakes. Duluth has vibrant music, theater, and arts scenes, and a steadily increasing number of craft breweries and award-winning restaurants. Duluth offers affordable housing, an absence of appreciable traffic, and mixes its historic feel with a dynamic urban economy and many cultural offerings. Named by Outdoor Magazine as one of America’s Best Outdoors Towns, Duluth provides access to hundreds of miles of biking, hiking, and skiing trails and abundant opportunities for fishing, kayaking, and sailing.
UMD is committed to supporting our colleagues. The University of Minnesota has a robust policy with respect to opportunity hires for partners. Parental leaves and on-campus childcare are available. The Swenson College of Science and Engineering has a mentoring program to facilitate professional success. Swenson College Howard Higholt Professorships are also available to support outstanding faculty who are committed to creating a more inclusive and equitable institution; please follow the application instructions to apply for the Howard Higholt Professorship.
Go to the University of Minnesota Job Site and search for Job ID 364278. Please refer to the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering-specific screening rubrics.
Are you committed to creating a more inclusive and equitable institution? After you submit your job application, apply for the Swenson College Howard Higholt Professorship.
Tenure-track Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Position
The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering in the Swenson College of Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position that will begin on August 18, 2025. This is a full-time, 9-month position. Our Department is invested in supporting research scholars, and the successful candidate will establish a robust, independent, and externally funded research program, which includes mentorship and advising of undergraduates and graduate students. The area of specialization for this position is Marine Engineering, which represents a new initiative by the University, and for which areas of specialty may include Ship/Vessel Design, Marine Robotics and/or Ocean Technologies (e.g., sensors and controls), Marine Structures and Marine Materials. Faculty members will contribute to undergraduate and graduate lecture and laboratory courses in either mechanical engineering or industrial engineering. Additionally, our Department is interested in supporting research scholars whose research contributes to diversity, inclusion, equity, and a commitment to justice. Service to the Department, College, and University is also expected. Candidates must complete a PhD in marine engineering, ocean engineering, mechanical engineering or a closely related field by the start date of the appointment. Preferred candidates will have two or more years of engineering-related industrial or teaching experience as well as a strong interest in assisting with our senior design capstone course in their area of expertise. Please see https://z.umn.edu/scsecareers for more information.
The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering is committed to providing engaging and contemporary learning environments for all students interested in the professions of mechanical or industrial engineering or related fields. Students work closely with our faculty on a wide array of hands-on experiences such as laboratory courses and student clubs, undergraduate research opportunities, and capstone design projects that serve local and regional industry. The Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) and the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering (BSIE) are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET (www.abet.org). The Department also offers two graduate degree programs: the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering and the Master of Environmental Health and Safety. Department faculty have the opportunity to affiliate with other MS and PhD programs such as the Water Resources Science and the Advanced Materials Science programs. Opportunities exist for collaboration with faculty across campus, as well as scientists and engineers at the Large Lakes Observatory, the Natural Resources Research Institute, the Institute on the Environment, Minnesota Sea Grant and various local, state, and federal agencies.
The University of Minnesota Duluth values of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion are essential to achieving excellence. We are especially interested in recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty to maintain the excellence of the Department, College, and University, and to offer students interdisciplinary perspectives and varied ways of knowing and learning. We strongly encourage scholars who are women, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, Black, Latin American, Asian American, Hawaiian/Island Pacific, or mixed race, and scholars with disabilities to apply. We favor candidates who can contribute to the College's distinctive educational objectives, which promote intercultural understanding with social responsibility and the ethical implications of knowledge and action.
We recognize that excellence in teaching and research form the basis for any successful candidate. To that end, we are implementing an anonymized search process. See https://z.umn.edu/scsecareers for a description of the application steps. Applications must include four documents: an anonymized research and teaching statement that is understandable to a non-specialist (recommended 2000 words/5 pages max); a statement that demonstrates a commitment to justice, equity, inclusion, and a diverse student population (1000 words/2 pages max); a curriculum vita; and a list of four professional references. Please refer to the Mechanical & Industrial Engineering-specific application screening rubrics. Go to the University of Minnesota Job Site and search for Job ID 364278. For full consideration, applications should be received by October 4, 2024. Please direct initial questions about these positions to the search committee to Dr. Abigail Clarke-Sather ([email protected]), chair of the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Search Committee.
The University of Minnesota Duluth campus is the second largest research university within the University of Minnesota public university system. UMD is a comprehensive university of about 9,000 students located along the shores of Lake Superior. Duluth is the largest city in northern Minnesota and is part of the Twin Ports metropolitan area (Duluth, MN and Superior, WI). The Twin Ports area hosts four colleges/universities, two major hospitals, many retail and manufacturing companies, and the largest commercial port on the Great Lakes. Duluth has vibrant music, theater, and arts scenes, and a steadily increasing number of craft breweries and award-winning restaurants. Duluth offers affordable housing, an absence of appreciable traffic, and mixes its historic feel with a dynamic urban economy and many cultural offerings. Named by Outdoor Magazine as one of America’s Best Outdoors Towns, Duluth provides access to hundreds of miles of biking, hiking, and skiing trails and abundant opportunities for fishing, kayaking, and sailing.
UMD is committed to supporting our colleagues. The University of Minnesota has a robust policy with respect to opportunity hires for partners. Parental leaves and on-campus childcare are available. The Swenson College of Science and Engineering has a mentoring program to facilitate professional success. Swenson College Howard Higholt Professorships are also available to support outstanding faculty who are committed to creating a more inclusive and equitable institution; please follow the application instructions to apply for the Howard Higholt Professorship.