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The University of North Texas (UNT) has embarked on a major multi-year university initiative to hire new faculty and make major infrastructure improvements to enhance and expand research. UNT is seeking to fill multiple faculty positions, most at the senior level, to join with existing faculty to build fifteen cross-disciplinary research clusters in strategically selected areas (http://research.unt.edu/clusters/). 

The new faculty members will have significant opportunity to shape the expansion and growth of the clusters with additional hires in subsequent years. 

The BiolNano-Photonics Research Cluster at the University of North Texas (UNT) seeks candidates for two faculty positions (open rank) in the broad areas of Biophotonics and/or Nanoscale Optoelectronics. 

Faculty hired in these positions will participate in synergistic research activities in existing facilities at UNT, including the clean room (currently under construction) and other nanoscale fabrication and characterization facilities at the Center for Advanced Research and Technology; optical microscopy using confocal fluorescence and Raman microscopy; the multi-unit/high¬power laser-based advanced materials synthesis and fabrication facility; the new Technology Incubator; and, the nanoscale and ultrafast optical characterization facilities, including near-field scanning and femtosecond time-resolved spectroscopy. 

Faculty hired in these positions will interact with current faculty in the departments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical & Energy Engineering and Physics (based on their backgrounds). The candidates will be housed in one of these departments and will, likely, have joint appointments that span multiple departments. 

Candidates must possess earned Ph.D.s in relevant disciplines. Candidates for the hire at the Assistant Professor level must have the potential to develop research and scholarship programs in Biophotonics or Nanoscale Optoelectronics. Candidates for the hire at the Associate Professor or Full Professor level must have proven track records of research and scholarship in Biophotonics or Nanoscale Optoelectronics, as demonstrated through extramural funding and publications, appropriate for their academic levels and demonstrated records of mentoring graduate students. All successful candidates are also expected to contribute to teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in pertinent departments. Preference will be given to candidates with expertise in one or more of the following areas: 1) nanofabrication of optoelectronic devices, using clean room facilities; 2) optical imaging, bioconjugation and spectroscopy of biological systems; 3) synthesis and fabrication of photonic materials for biomedical applications; and, 4) epitaxial material growth for device applications. We particularly seek candidates who complement existing strengths. Please visit our cluster website for additional information (http://photonics.unt.edu). 

The University of North Texas (UNT) has about 36,000 students, registered in 97 bachelor's, 88 master's and 40 doctoral degree programs and more than 7,700 students at the graduate level. UNT is strategically located in Denton, Texas, which is 35 miles north of the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area. This area has more than six million people, with significant economic growth, numerous industrial establishments and excellent school districts. UNT is investing heavily in its growth as a major public research university and a key goal in its 5 year strategic plan is to provide superior graduate education, scholarship and artistic endeavors on par with the nation's elite research universities. 

All applicants must apply electronically (http://facultyjobs.unt.edu). 

Screening of applications begins immediately and will continue until the search is closed.

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