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<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Colleagues:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="elementtoproof" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">K-State is hiring a biomanufacturing systems tenure track faculty member. We will consider candidates from all
ranks. The successful applicant will demonstrate an ability to contribute to one or more of the following research areas:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Smart biomanufacturing through automation, robotics, and digital twins for scalable and efficient biomanufacturing systems,<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Data-driven biomanufacturing systems modeling and simulation,<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Real-time decision-making for biomaterials processing,<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Biomanufacturing systems optimization and control to enhance bioprocessing efficiency, resource allocation, and supply chain logistics.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Real-time quality control and adaptive process improvements leveraging machine learning, IoT-enabled monitoring, and predictive analytics in biomaterials processing.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Could you please share this position announcement with your faculty and graduating PhD students?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcareers.k-state.edu%2Fjobs%2Fassistant-associate-full-professor-manhattan-kansas-united-states&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailhost.ces.clemson.edu%7C67144dab10aa4b579c0408dd6721abc1%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638780116517795923%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=kCUghKfkBKYt3nMnAqkclhR%2BwnJHdLSmgiN8erYOUqo%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://careers.k-state.edu/jobs/assistant-associate-full-professor-manhattan-kansas-united-states">Assistant/Associate/Full
Professor - Manhattan, Kansas, United States</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Brad<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Bradley A. Kramer, Ph.D.<br>
Professor and Head, Ind. & Mfg. Systems Engineering<br>
Ike and Letty Evans Engineering Chair<br>
<br>
2061 Rathbone Hall<br>
1701B Platt St<br>
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engg. <br>
Kansas State University<br>
Manhattan, KS 66506<br>
<br>
Email: <a href="mailto:BradleyK@k-state.edu">BradleyK@k-state.edu</a><br>
Voice: (785) 532-5606<br>
Fax: (785) 532-3738</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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