Endowed Chair Position in ChE

Louisiana State University
Cain Department of Chemical Engineering

Gordon A. and Mary Cain Chair in Chemical Engineering

The Cain Department of Chemical Engineering is seeking highly-qualified candidates for a second established Chair supported by the Cain Endowment. Funding through both the University and the Endowment will be available for research, staff, and graduate student support.

All candidates or nominees should have the education and experience required for a full professor level: a Ph.D., or equivalent degree, in Chemical Engineering or a closely related field. The candidates must have a proven track record in scholarly activity, teaching, professionalism, and service or equivalent industrial experience. Responsibilities include: commitment to teaching both graduate and undergraduate students and excellence in research.

Preference will be given to candidates or nominees with proven track record and activity in the area of Renewable Energy/Resources and Clean Energy, however candidates with strong background in areas such as Materials, Bioprocessing, Computational and Environmental Engineering will also be considered.

Application deadline is January 18, 2008 or until candidate is selected.

Nominations, applications, or request for additional information should be sent to:

Head, Gordon and Mary Cain Chair Search Committee
Cain Department of Chemical Engineering
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7303
(225) 578-1426

Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge has an increasing enrollment of 30,000 students and is classified as a Doctoral/Research Extensive University by the Carnegie Foundation. The Chemical Engineering Department offers undergraduate, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. Research in the department focuses on a number of key areas such as: advanced computation, environment, materials, energy, biochemicals and systems, with strong commitment to collaboration between these areas towards a truly multidisciplinary research effort. Research in the department is funded from external grants and contracts from several federal agencies. The LSU Department of Chemical Engineering has consistently been among the top departments in the nation in this measure of research activity (www.che.lsu.edu).

More information about LSU and the Baton Rouge area can be obtained by visiting www.lsu.edu.

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