Assistant or Untenured Associate Professor in Materials Science and Engineering
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Job Location:
Palo Alto, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 152547 - 191506
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Stanford University
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Faculty Opening
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the junior level (Assistant or untenured Associate Professor). Appointments will be made at a rank commensurate with experience and accomplishment.
We seek applicants with significant accomplishments and future potential across the broad field of materials science and engineering. We particularly encourage applications from candidates who have interests in the topics of computational materials science biomaterials science and/or mechanical properties all broadly defined.
The successful candidate is expected to make major contributions to scholarship in materials science and to contribute significant leadership to related academic programs at Stanford. Stanford University has excellent shared resources for materials synthesis fabrication computation and characterization to enable materials research discoveries as represented by the facilities the Stanford Research Computing Facility (SRCF) and facilities at the interdisciplinary Sarafan Chemistry Engineering and Medicine for Health Institute (ChEM-H). Furthermore there are significant partnering opportunities with SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.
The successful candidate must have completed or be completing a Ph.D. in the advertised field or a closely related one. The successful candidate will be expected to teach at the graduate and undergraduate level develop advanced graduate courses in their research specialty and develop a world-class research program. We are looking for a motivated individual who is committed to excellence in teaching and the mentoring of students in a multidisciplinary environment potentially spanning several departments and schools including the Schools of Engineering Medicine the new Doerr School of Sustainability and Humanities and Sciences.
Applications should include a resume brief statements of research and teaching interests (3-5 pages total for both combined) and the names and e-mail addresses of 3-5 references. We will request letters of recommendation after candidates are short-listed. Within the research statement (not to exceed 4 pages) applicants are encouraged to write a detailed description of their plans for future research and how those plans might be realized in a Stanford setting. Within the teaching statement (not to exceed 1 page) applicants are encouraged to describe their vision of teaching to students in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and related fields.
The Materials Science and Engineering Department School of Engineering and Stanford University value faculty who will help foster an open and respectful academic environment for colleagues students and staff with a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. Candidates may choose to include as part of their research and teaching statements a brief discussion about how their work and experience will further these values.
Applications will be accepted and considered on a continuous basis until December 15 2025. Questions should be directed to the Search Committee Chair c/o Chris Hall via electronic mail to .
The expected base pay range for this position is:
Assistant Professor: $141247- $159910
Associate Professor (untenured): $152547 - $191506
This base pay range is for a nine-month academic appointment and does not include summer salary. For more information about compensation and our wide range of benefits including housing assistance please contact the hiring department.
Stanford University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree training and field or discipline; departmental budget availability; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs.
Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Stanford welcomes applications from all who would bring additional dimensions to the Universitys research teaching and clinical missions.
Consistent with its obligations under the law the University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact.
Required Experience:
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Key Skills
- AI
- Genetics
- Clinical Trials
- Pharmacy Residency
- Research Experience
- Teaching
- Higher Education Teaching
- Curriculum Development
- Grant Writing
- Program Development
- Mentoring
- Research Laboratory Experience
