Assistant or Untenured Associate Professor in Materials Science and Engineering Job at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

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  • Stanford University
  • Palo Alto, CA

Job Description

Overview

Stanford University Department of Materials Science and Engineering 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.

Responsibilities

  • Make major contributions to scholarship in materials science and engineering and provide leadership to related academic programs at Stanford.
  • Teach at the graduate and undergraduate level; develop advanced graduate courses in the applicant's research specialty; and establish a world-class research program.
  • Engage in teaching and mentoring of students in a multidisciplinary environment across departments and schools, potentially spanning the Schools of Engineering, Medicine, Doerr School of Sustainability, and Humanities and Sciences.
  • Collaborate with shared resources and facilities at Stanford (e.g., nano@Stanford facilities, Stanford Research Computing Facility, ChEM-H) and with partnering opportunities at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

Qualifications

  • The successful candidate must have completed, or be completing, a Ph.D. in the advertised field or a closely related one.

Application materials

  • Resume; brief statements of research and teaching interests (35 pages total for both combined); and the names and e-mail addresses of 35 references.
  • Letters of recommendation will be requested after candidates are short-listed.
  • Within the research statement (not to exceed 4 pages), describe plans for future research and how those plans might be realized at Stanford; within the teaching statement (not to exceed 1 page), describe your vision of teaching in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and related fields.

Environment and values

  • The department, School of Engineering, and Stanford value faculty who foster an open and respectful academic environment for colleagues, students, and staff with diverse backgrounds and perspectives. Candidates may discuss how their work and experience will contribute to these values in their research and teaching statements.

Salary and benefits

  • Applications will be accepted and considered on a continuous basis until December 15, 2025.
  • The expected base pay range for this position is:
  • Assistant Professor: 141,247 159,910 USD
  • Associate Professor (untenured): 152,547 191,506 USD
  • This base pay range is for a nine-month academic appointment and does not include summer salary. For more information about compensation and benefits (including housing assistance), contact the hiring department.

Compensation notes

Stanford provides a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. Final pay is determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, years since terminal degree, field, departmental budget, internal equity, and external market pay for comparable jobs.

Equal opportunity

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration 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.

Accommodations

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 disability.access@stanford.edu.

Advertised and contact

Advertised: 06 Oct 2025 9:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time. Applications close: December 15, 2025.

Questions should be directed to the Search Committee Chair, c/o Chris Hall, via email: chris.hall@stanford.edu.

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Job Tags

Full time, Summer work,

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