AssistantAssociate Professor (Career-Track) Faculty in Electrical Engineering

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Washington State University (WSU) Electrical Engineering at Bremerton is a state-funded initiative that has been providing a local alternative for education to students in Kitsap and Pierce counties. Students take freshman and sophomore year courses at Olympic College and junior and senior year courses at WSU Bremerton.

We invite applications for a 9-month academic year full-time (100% FTE) scholarly career-track teaching faculty in Electrical Engineering at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. It is anticipated the successful candidate will begin their appointment January 1 2026 or August 16 2026. Some specific Electrical Engineering areas that are important in the prospective applicant include but are not limited to microelectronics digital circuit design microprocessors and signal processing. The successful candidate will be expected to implement evidence-based pedagogy in undergraduate Electrical Engineering lectures along with conducting laboratory-based courses. The position will be considered for either a fixed-term appointment with renewal contingent upon performance or a continuous appointment depending on qualifications. For consideration toward a continuous appointment at either rank candidates must have met the years of experience required and possess a PhD in the fields below.

Job Duties:

The job duties of this position at either rank primarily include teaching undergraduate courses in Electrical Engineering; participating in the continuous teaching assessment activities of the relevant units and WSU campuses; effectively communicating mentoring and interacting with students; promoting the WSU Bremerton program in other schools and events; and collaborating with others within the unit University or other organizations.

9-month Academic Year Salary:

Scholarly Assistant Professor: $95000 - $105000

Scholarly Associate Professor: $110000 - $125000

In accordance with RCW 49.58.110 the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidates current experience education skills and abilities related to the position.

Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical dental life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts. For a more detailed summary of benefits offered by WSU for Faculty please review the summary of benefits for WSU Faculty and Total Compensation.

Required Qualifications for Assistant Professor:

• Earned PhD in Electrical Engineering or related; or an earned MS in Electrical Engineering or related by December 15 2025 (for January 1 2026 start) or by August 1 2026 (for August 16 2026 start) and at least three (3) years of relevant teaching or industry experience.

• Demonstrated strong teaching communication and leadership skills.

Required Qualifications for Associate Professor:

• Earned Ph.D in Electrical Engineering or related by December 15 2025 (for January 1 2026 start) or by August 1 2026 (for August 16 2026 start) and at least five (5) years of relevant teaching or industry experience; or an earned MS in Electrical Engineering or related and at least10 years of relevant teaching or industry experience.

• Demonstrated strong teaching communication and leadership skills bringing real-world experience working on Electrical Engineering jobs and experience in developing Electrical Engineering curriculum.

• Work experience in Electrical Engineering jobs.

• Experience in developing Electrical Engineering curriculum.

Preferred Qualifications (all ranks):

• Industry experience working at industry or working with industry to create student opportunities.

• Experience with curriculum development program development and/or student recruitment.

About WSU Bremerton Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture and the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS):

Washington State University is one of the nations top 50 public research universities in computer science according to U.S. News and World Report. WSU is among 108 public and private universities in America recognized with the very high research activity categorization and among 240 universities and colleges nationwide to earn the community engagement classification from the Carnegie Foundation.

The new faculty will join faculty members in the School of EECS which has experienced rapid growth over the past few years. EECS expects continued increases in enrollment and anticipates multiple faculty hires over the next few years. The current faculty composition in EECS includes a member of the National Academy of Engineering ten fellows of national professional organizations as well as fourteen CAREER and Young Investigator award recipients. Our graduate students have recently won multiple prestigious awards including the Microsoft Research fellowship IBM Research fellowship and NSF Computing Innovation fellowship.

Washington State University Bremerton is an undergraduate initiative with two programs: Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. These programs have been running successfully for 13 and 9 years respectively. Located in the heart of Kitsap County WSU Bremerton provides a constant pipeline of professional workforce to the local military shipyard and underwater warfare facilities. Less than an hour away from Seattle WSU Bremerton offers the unique opportunity to align world-class WSU academics directly with industry partners whose headquarters are next door in the Puget Sound area including Boeing Microsoft Amazon and more. WSU Bremerton is well-equipped with undergraduate labs with state-of-the-art machinery. WSU Bremerton targets top-tier higher education to serve the local community bringing the Cougar experience to the Key Peninsula area.

Area/College: Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture
Department Name: School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Location: Bremerton WA

Application Instructions:

Applications should include a cover letter summarizing their qualifications. All applications should also include teaching statements and curriculum vitae. Reference contact information will be requested later in the recruitment process through Workday.

External candidates please upload all documents in the Application Document section of your application. Current WSU Employees (internal candidates) before starting your Workday application please use these instructions to update your education and experience in your worker profile in Workday. Internal candidates please upload all documents in the Resume/Cover Letter section of your application.

Application review begins November 10th 2025. For questions about WSU Bremerton positions please contact either Dr. Javier Guerrero at or Dr. Anura Rathnayake at

Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34 engages in law enforcement requires security clearance interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity has access to personal identifying and/or financial information unsupervised access to university buildings/property or other business-related need. A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.

Washington State University encourages all qualified candidates to apply including members of the military and veterans and persons with disabilities.

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