Reminder- open asst prof position, Engineering for the Circular Bioeconomy, Univ. Arkansas
Benjamin R. Runkle
A reminder that our University of Arkansas Biological and Agricultural Engineering department is hiring an assistant prof position in lovely Fayetteville, AR. We will start reviewing candidates ~Jan 5, so apply before then.
Assistant Professor in Engineering for the Circular Bioeconomy - 9 month
The position is 100% appointed (75% College of Engineering and 25% University of Arkansas Systems Division of Agriculture) tenure track position and will work in partnership with other faculty members across the University of Arkansas, state and national partners, and stakeholders on local-to-global challenges in Biological Engineering. The Assistant Professor will contribute to a collegial, interdisciplinary community with a strong tradition of addressing the University of Arkansas’ triple missions of learning, discovery, and engagement.
Duties will include developing a nationally recognized research program in biological engineering with a focus on circular bioeconomy systems, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in general biological engineering and the faculty member’s area of focus, contributing service to the profession and community, and mentoring graduate students and research staff. Tenure will accrue in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering. The faculty member will actively leverage existing areas of expertise within the University of Arkansas system to promote their program.
Examples of research areas that are relevant to this position include:
Modeling:
-Agricultural system modeling (crop and animal) related to food security and agricultural resiliency
-Complex food/water/energy systems modeling and analysis
-Life Cycle Assessment of biological systems
Sensing:
-Nutrient cycling in terrestrial and/or aquatic systems
-Impacts of climate change on human and natural systems
-Remote sensing and large-scale climate modeling with application to the critical zone (the layer extending from the top of vegetation downward to groundwater, where water, atmosphere, soil, and organisms interact)
-Micrometeorology, biometeorology, ecological climatology, and biophysical ecology applied to the critical zone
-Interactions and dynamics in plant-animal-soil systems
System Design:
-Stream and ecosystem restoration
-Decision support for human-environment interactions
-Circular bioeconomy analysis and design
-Food processing waste utilization and recovery
-Quantifying the impacts of land use and climate change on the surface energy balance, the carbon cycle, and hydrological/nutrient fluxes
Benjamin R. K. Runkle, P.E.
Associate Professor, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701
ENGR 230
Phone: 479-575-2878
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