Faculty Opening Description

Assisstant/Associate Professor:

The School of Materials (SOM) at Arizona State University is seeking excellent candidates for a tenure-track faculty position at the assistant/associate professor rank, who will carry out fundamental materials research in a field broadly connected to energy generation, conversion or storage.  Example topics include: phenomena connected with direct energy generation through next-generation photovoltaic cells, or through biology or biomimicry; electrochemistry related to fuel cells or energy storage; and the study of charge and heat transport related to thermoelectric materials, particularly in nanostructured materials.

Successful candidates will be expected to develop and maintain internationally recognized, externally-funded research programs appropriate to rank, teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and participate in service activities in the departmental, college and university. Strong preference will be given to candidates whose research will focus on questions of basic science.  A Ph.D in Materials Science and Engineering, Physics, Chemistry or related area is required.

The SOM is an interdisciplinary school in both the Fulton School of Engineering and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.  ASU is a Research I University with outstanding research facilities and infrastructure support.  It is home to the John M. Cowley Center for High Resolution Electron Microscopy and has outstanding facilities for materials synthesis, fabrication and characterization within the Centers for Solid State Electronics, and Solid State Science, the Arizona Biodesign Institute, and the Flexible Display Center

Interested  candidates must send a complete application consisting of a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research and teaching plans and contact information for three references (postal and email address and phone number).  Electronic applications to som.asu.edu are strongly encouraged.   Otherwise send your application to Prof. Mark van Schilfgaarde, School of Materials, Arizona State University, PO Box 878706, Tempe, AZ 85287-8706. Applications will be reviewed beginning Nov. 30th; if not filled, the 15th and 30th of each month until the search is closed.  Arizona State University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity.  A background check is required for employment.