Tenure Track Faculty in Optical Engineering for 2026-2027

Tenure Track Faculty in Optical Engineering for 2026-2027

The Department of Physics Optical Engineering andNanoEngineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology seeks applicants for atenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level to support the OpticalEngineering degree program starting August 2026.

Requirements include a Ph.D. degree in optical engineeringoptics photonics or related fields by the time of appointment; a focus onoptical systems design or engineering is preferred. Candidates should have evidenceof or demonstrated potential for excellence in undergraduate teaching; Outstandingteaching and enthusiasm for delivering individualized attention and support to undergraduatestudents is a significant criterion for success at Rose-Hulman; we are looking for candidates who embrace themission and vision of Rose-Hulman to join our collegial team. The department and institute place a highvalue on supporting all our students; candidates who are excited to enhancestudent engagement and community are especially encouraged to can further broaden and enhance the educational experience of our studentsare also encouraged to apply.

Essential job functions include teaching advising andmentoring students continued professional development and providing serviceto the department Institute and professional communities. The successfulcandidate will use effective approaches to teach introductory physics coursesand labs as well as upper division courses in optical engineering includinglab courses. The candidate willreceive mentoring from experienced faculty colleagues to support professionalgrowth and can develop and teach upper-level electives in their area ofexpertise. Please visit our course catalog at for descriptions of our existing courses.

The successful candidate will join a team of 21 members dedicatedto delivering undergraduate degree programs in physics optical engineering andnanoengineering as well as an M.S. program in optical engineering. Thedepartment also supports several minors and certificates including asemiconductor certificate quantum science computing and engineering minor astronomyminor and a solid-state physics/materials science minor. Active researchprograms include lasers optical fibers nonlinear optics lens designholography optical metrology semiconductors nanotechnology and photonics.

Review of applications will start March 2 2026 and will continue until the position is candidatesshould submit a current resume or curriculum vitae a cover letter thatsummarizes teaching and research objectives at a primarily undergraduateinstitution a 1-2 page teaching philosophy that includes evidence of orpotential for teaching effectiveness highlighting use of inclusive pedagogicalpractices collaborative mindset and cultural fluency and a statement ofprofessional development/research objectives involving undergraduate apply online at .

Rose-Hulman is one of the nations top undergraduateengineering science and mathematics colleges and is home to 2100increasingly diverse active and engaged students. See what the media and ourpeer institutions have said by visiting person: Dr. Galen Duree Department Head Departmentof Physics and Optical Engineering Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 5500Wabash Avenue CM 169 Terre Haute IN 47803 or emailed to

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