Assistant/Associate Professor, Chemical and Materials Engineering

About the role

The Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at San José State University is pleased to announce a search for one tenured/tenure-track position in the rank of Assistant/Associate Professor in Materials Engineering beginning in August 2026.

Responsibilities

• Teach courses, including laboratory courses, graduate courses and service courses as needed by the department.
• Develop a research program that incorporates undergraduate and M.S. students.
• Submit grant proposals and manuscripts to peer reviewed research journals.
• Participate in shared governance, usually in department, college, and university committees and other service assignments.
• Organize all their classes within the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS).

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Materials Engineering or related engineering discipline.
• A record of or strong potential for scholarly agenda and teaching effectiveness appropriate to the candidate’s academic rank and area of expertise.
• Experience mentoring undergraduate and/or graduate research students.
• Experience adapting teaching methods to a variety of learning environments, including online instruction.

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Materials Engineering or related engineering discipline.
• Postdoctoral experience in academia or industry.
• Research interests and experience in fields including, but not limited to, the mechanical behavior of materials, physical metallurgy, 3D printing of structural metals/ceramics, artificial intelligence/machine learning applications, and semiconductor materials.

Skills

We encourage applicants to review the BS Materials Engineering catalog and identify courses they feel well qualified to teach. Research plan (3-page limit excluding bibliography) – Include how undergraduate and M.S. students will be involved in your research plans.

Benefits

Faculty employee benefits are very competitive for the higher education sector. See the CSU Employee Benefits Summary for details about the CSU’s excellent benefits package.

Pay

Anticipated hiring academic year annual salary range: $102,000 - $136,000

Schedule

Target Start Date: January 25, 2027

Contact Information

Click Apply Now to complete the SJSU Online Employment Application and attach the following documents by the deadline to receive full consideration. Letter of interest (1-2 pages), Curriculum vitae – Please indicate any student mentoring experience, Institutional excellence statement (dedicated statement or addressed in letter of interest), Statement of teaching philosophy/interests (2-page limit) – We encourage applicants to review the BS Materials Engineering catalog and identify courses they feel well qualified to teach, Research plan (3-page limit excluding bibliography) – Include how undergraduate and M.S. students will be involved in your research plans, Three professional references with contact information. Inquiries may be directed to the Search Committee Chair: Dr. Dahyun Oh; dahyun.oh@sjsu.edu