Assistant/Associate Professor in One Health

About the Role

Purdue University College of Engineering is seeking up to two tenure-track or tenured faculty members at the Assistant or Associate Professor levels for its strategic investment in One Health – Intelligent Medicines.

Areas of Interest

While all areas within the Intelligent Medicine theme are of interest, the focus is on attracting candidates specializing in:

• Advanced Manufacturing, Therapeutics Development, and Non-animal Models of Disease.
• Intelligent Production and Supply Chain Systems and Human Factors in healthcare, medicine, and pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Candidates whose research integrates emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), digital twins, reconfigurable systems, and novel experimental platforms are encouraged to apply. Applicants should indicate a preferred primary appointment in Industrial Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or Chemical Engineering. Joint appointments are possible.

Purdue's One Health Initiative

This initiative aims to tackle complex challenges at the intersection of human, animal, and plant health. The Intelligent Medicines theme focuses on improving human, animal, and environmental health through the integration of technology, data, and systems thinking. This initiative is disease agnostic and seeks to build capabilities in AI-enabled therapeutic development, non-animal models of disease, advanced manufacturing, intelligent health systems, digital twins, robotics, human factors, supply chain resilience, and health technology innovation.

Qualifications

• A Ph.D. degree by employment start date in industrial engineering, chemical engineering, biomolecular engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry, biology, computer science, systems engineering, operations research, statistics, or a related discipline.
• A record of research excellence and productivity commensurate with rank.
• Demonstrated potential or record of interdisciplinary collaboration and impactful scholarship.
• Commitment to teaching and student mentorship.

Faculty Responsibilities

• Establish a vigorous, externally funded research program.
• Contribute to the teaching and mentoring of graduate and undergraduate students.
• Collaborate across disciplines to solve complex global one health challenges.

Integration within the Purdue One Health Community

Faculty hired under this initiative will be supported as part of the overall One Health community and are expected to work across diverse disciplines. Opportunities exist to join interdisciplinary centers and institutes, including:

• Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering
• Lilly Purdue Innovation Institute
• Purdue Institute for Healthcare Systems Innovation
• Crossroads Pediatric Device Consortium
• COOK-Purdue Partnership

Application Process

To apply, please submit a cover letter, CV, research statement, teaching statement, and contact information for at least three references.

Review of applications will begin on October 24, 2026, and continue until positions are filled.

A background check is required for employment.