Full Professor Position in Medical Robotics at University of Alberta: Apply Now!
The University of Alberta is seeking applications for a Full Professor and Killam Memorial Chair in Robotics for Healthcare Applications. The successful candidate will be an internationally renowned scholar in medical robotics and will have the opportunity to collaborate with researchers at various centres of expertise at the University of Alberta.
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alberta is seeking applications for a Full Professor and Killam Memorial Chair in Robotics for Healthcare Applications. The successful candidate will have a research record commensurate with that of a Full Professor and will be an internationally renowned scholar in medical robotics. This includes the development of advanced assistive robotic systems for surgery, therapy, or neuro-rehabilitation, such as shape-shifting and soft medical devices that are wearable, implantable, or transplantable. The Chair is tenable for 5 years and renewable once, with appropriate salaries and financial arrangements provided. The candidate will have the opportunity to collaborate with researchers at various centres of expertise at the University of Alberta and may be nominated for a Canada CIFAR Artificial Intelligence (CCAI) Chair by the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii).
The successful candidate will join a dynamic team of faculty contributing to the newly approved Mechatronics and Robotics Co-Op undergraduate program, set to launch in Fall 2025. They will have the opportunity to shape and teach courses within this curriculum, contributing to its success while benefiting from the active student engagement in robotics and mechatronics. The candidate will have a research record commensurate with that of a Full Professor at the University of Alberta, including a highly-cited body of work published in top peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings, a record of securing major research and infrastructure funding, and a record of establishing partnerships with industry.
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