The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University has openings for two tenure-track faculty positions at the Assistant Professor or untenured Associate Professor level to begin as early as July 1, 2013.  The area of expertise is open for both positions, but outstanding candidates with specialization in structural materials and mechanical properties, and electrochemistry/energy materials are especially encouraged to apply.

The Pennsylvania State University has highly ranked and active graduate and undergraduate programs in materials science and engineering with 165 graduate students and 205 undergraduate students. The department has 26 faculty members engaged in internationally recognized research programs on electronic and photonic materials, metals, ceramics, polymers, nanomaterials, biomaterials, energy conversion materials, and computational materials science. The Materials Research Institute, NSF-supported Nanofabrication Laboratory and the Materials Characterization Laboratory support state-of-the-art facilities for characterization, synthesis, nanofabrication, and computation.  These facilities are co-located in the new $230 million Millennium Science Complex. The Center for Innovative Materials Processing through Direct Digital Deposition (CIMP-3D) houses state-of-the-art additive manufacturing facilities and access to a broad scope of experimental and modeling work. Steidle Building, which houses the Materials Science and Engineering Department, is in the beginning of a $40 million renovation with completion expected in 2014.

Successful candidates are expected to establish independent research programs. The search committee will evaluate applications as received and will continue to do so until the positions are filled. Applicants should submit 1) a curriculum vitae, 2) a research statement of up to three pages describing research interests and plans, 3) a one-page teaching statement, and 4) a list of at least three references with contact information. Applications should be submitted electronically to the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at search@matse.psu.edu. 

Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity, and diversity of its workforce.