TAPPI Industry Career Center: The University of Maine Seeks for the Next J. Larcom Ober Chair in Chemical Engineering

The Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering (CBE) is seeking an outstanding scholar with teaching experience in chemical engineering and with research expertise in pulp-and-paper-related fields. The CBE at the University of Maine, Orono, Maine, invites applications for the position of the J. Larcom Ober Chair in Chemical Engineering. The Ober Chair was established in 1989 by a bequest from J. Larcom Ober, B.S. 1913. The purpose of the Endowed Chair is to promote excellence in chemical engineering with an emphasis on pulp and paper applications. The CBE department offers ABET accredited B.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, and it offers M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, as well as a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering. The department has 17 full-time regular faculty and teaching staff. It collaborates with faculty members in the School of Forest Resources through the Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI).

The University of Maine is a community of more than 11,200 undergraduate and graduate students, and 2,500 employees located on the Orono campus and throughout the state. UMaine is the state land and sea grant university and maintains a leadership role as the System’s flagship university. As a result, it is dedicated to providing excellent teaching, research, and service at the university, state, and national levels.

Responsibilities & Duties:

• A strong background in chemical engineering, or closely related discipline including pulp and paper technology, and a Ph.D. are required.
•  Qualified applicants for the position are expected to bring outstanding skills to the department, have a strong research grants and publication record, articulate a vision for growing the research enterprise leveraging the Ober endowment Income distribution, and have the ability to build strong relationships with academic departments and research centers across campus as well as external constituencies including alumni and corporations.
• Applicants must be committed to quality undergraduate and graduate education including teaching and mentoring.
• The candidate’s credentials must be commensurate with appointment as a full professor with tenure in the department.

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Preferred credentials needed:

•  Evidence of teaching and research in chemical engineering and its applications to challenges in forest products industry through novel and original approaches.

Other Information:

• Materials must be submitted via the "Apply" button in this link. You will need to create a profile and application, upload: 
  1. A cover letter which describes your experience, interests, and suitability for the position
  2. A resume/curriculum vitae
  3. Contact information for three professional references

Search Timeline is as follows:

• Review of applications to begin: March 16, 2021
• Tentative start date: August 30, 2021

For questions about the search, please contact search committee chair Clay Wheeler at mcwheeler@maine.edu. 

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