The School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering within the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering is seeking an individual to be hired as a Faculty Associate to instruct BME 340: Thermodynamics for Biomedical Engineering. 

The successful candidate(s) will teach in-person or online courses, prepare course materials, evaluate student work, and assist students. Faculty Associate positions are one semester, non-benefits eligible, fixed-term appointment with no tenure implications, not to exceed .40 FTE. The number of courses are contingent upon needs, funding and sufficient enrollment. Salary is based upon qualifications and assigned teaching load. Individuals employed as Faculty Associates may not hold multiple, non-benefits eligible appointments at Arizona State University.

This course addresses the thermodynamic analysis of chemical, biochemical and biomedical processes, heating and cooling, phase transformations, mixing and separation, heat engines and refrigerators. It examines the application of simple models of chemical reaction rates to predict product distributions, productivity, and heat generation in batch, continuous and “in vivo” systems. The material emphasizes thermodynamic reasoning to calculate the heat and work exchanged by a system when undergoing a process such as expansion, compression, heating, cooling and their combinations. Students will also learn to use the ideal gas law and thermodynamic charts to calculate changes in entropy, enthalpy, pressure and volume, and flows of heat and work, for systems undergoing thermodynamic processes.

The ideal Faculty Associate for this course will be able to adeptly integrate principles of thermodynamics in a biological context. The department has a syllabus for this class that the Faculty Associate will use to deliver the course materials.

Working Environment:

Activities are primarily performed in a regular, climate controlled office setting subject to extended period of sitting.  Visual acuity and manual dexterity associated with daily use of desktop computer; bending, stooping, reaching and lifting up to 20 pounds.  Ability to clearly communicate verbally in English, read, write, see, and hear to perform essential duties.  Ability to work both independently or within a complex structured team.  Normally receives no instructions on routine work and general instructions on new assignments with review of completed tasks.  Exercises judgment within generally defined practices & policies in selecting methods & techniques for obtaining solutions.

Essential Duties:

At the current time, we anticipate hiring new Faculty Associates to teach the following course:

• BME340: Thermodynamics for BME
• Spring 2019 (C session: Jan 7 – May 4)
• Monday and Wednesdays  4:35 p.m. -5:50 p.m.

The School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering (SBHSE) was founded in 2009 to provide a relevant and challenging curriculum that immerses our students in progressive and exciting developments and discoveries of Biomedical Engineering and medicine. SBHSE represents the true fusion of modern medicine and modern engineering. We believe that students and faculty should be embedded in the health care communities that they serve as well as in the cutting edge research laboratories that serve as the engines of change for medicine. Given our collaborations with the Mayo Clinic, Mayo Hospitals, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Barrow Neurological Institute and Catholic Healthcare West - Arizona, Maricopa Integrated Health System, TGEN, Center for Health Information & Research, and our extensive medical industry collaborators, the students and faculty in Harrington Biomedical Engineering are players in the resource-rich health care and research environment in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area.

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 90,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

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Minimum Qualifications:

MA, MS in related field of Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Material Science or other closely related fields. 

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience working in or researching experience in biological systems or biomaterial.
• Evidence of teaching effectiveness at the baccalaureate or graduate level.

Instructions to Apply:

Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on December 10, 2018.

Candidates are asked to submit the following through their interfolio dossier via this link: https://apply.interfolio.com/57821

• Curriculum vitae
• Contact information for 3 references 

Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position.

Curriculum vitae should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the minimum and desired qualifications of this position.

ASU does not pay for travel expenses associated with interviews, unless otherwise indicated.

Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

A background check is required for employment. Arizona State University is a VEVRAA Federal

Contractor and an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. See https://www.asu.edu/aad/manuals/acd/acd401.html and https://www.asu.edu/titleIX/