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We are transforming healthcare and medicine.

In the department of biomedical engineering at the University of Virginia, we are discovering new knowledge, designing new technologies and preparing biomedical engineering leaders to solve our world's most pressing challenges. As we succeed in our mission, we disseminate hope to all people.

UVA is home to one of the most collegial and translational biomedical engineering communities in the nation.

At the University of Virginia, the Biomedical Engineering department is equally a part of UVA's School of Medicine and UVA Engineering. We're located within the UVA Health University Medical Center, the No.1 hospital in Virginia and a top-40 U.S. hospital, surrounded by highly collaborative basic science and clinical research departments, centers and institutes. 

Students have daily interactions with patients, clinicians, engineers, scientists and entrepreneurs. They develop and deploy their skills by solving real-world problems guided by these key stakeholders in healthcare and medicine.

2024-2025 Open Rank Faculty Search

UVA Biomedical Engineering invites applicants for multiple tenure-track or tenured faculty appointments at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in any biomedical engineering research area. Direct questions to the department's Chair, Shayn Peirce-Cottler: shayn@virginia.edu. Applicants whose research involves nanomaterials, drug delivery and/or theranostics may be invited to become a member of UVA's NanoSTAR Institute. Direct questions about NanoSTAR to its Director, Evan Scott: evan.scott@virginia.edu.

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