Faculty Position for Hacettepe University, Department of Chemical Engineering

The Department of Chemical Engineering at Hacettepe University invites applicants for a faculty position at the assistant professor level. Qualified candidates with demonstrated record of academic accomplishments and interests in any field of chemical engineering research are encouraged to apply. This faculty position will be expected to teach chemical engineering courses at the undergraduate and graduate level; advise and mentor undergraduate and graduate students; develop and sustain an individual research program and/or participate in departmental, disciplinary or industrial research collaborations. Candidates must have a doctoral degree in chemical engineering or a closely related engineering branches (bioengineering, material science engineering, environmental engineering, food engineering) or pure sciences (chemistry, physics).

Hacettepe University was ranked 1st among the universities in Turkey in the 2018-2019 University Ranking by Performance (URAP). The Department of Chemical Engineering is structured in the form of three divisions (namely, Unit Operations and Thermodynamics, Process and Reactor Design, and Chemical Technologies) as foreseen by the Higher Education Law. Since 1997, teaching activities in our department are carried out 100% in English language. Academic staff of the department is currently 10 professors, 2 associate professor, 2 doctor faculty member, 4 specialist and 17 research assistants. One main building and one annex building of the Department of Chemical Engineering hosts one student laboratory, 22 advanced research labs, 1 central analysis laboratory, 9 classrooms, 1 library and 2 computer labs. Free spaces and laboratories are available for young researchers.
The Department is accredited by MUDEK (Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Engineering Programs) and offers academic programs at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees.
Cutting edge research particularly on micro-material science, nanotechnology, biotechnology, surface engineering and surfactants, biomaterials and tissue engineering, particle technology and chromatography, renewable energy sources and technologies have been currently performed in the department.
Applicants must submit a cover letter describing their qualifications, curriculum vitae, teaching experience, vision statement for future research and contact information for at least three references.
University web page: https://www.hacettepe.edu.tr/english/
Department web page: http://www.cheng.hacettepe.edu.tr/en