December 5, 2025
Faculty Position in the Penn State Electrical Engineering Department
Faculty Position in the Penn State Electrical Engineering Department
| Position Type: | Faculty |
|---|---|
| Priority: | No |
| Degree Requirement: | PhD, Post Doctorate |
Faculty Position in the Penn State Electrical Engineering Department
The Penn State Electrical Engineering Department has a faculty position opening in the area of semiconductor devices for microelectronics at the level of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. Penn State offers a rich and diverse collaborative environment for interdisciplinary research in semiconductors along with infrastructural support through state-of-the-art nanofabrication facilities at the Materials Research Institute (MRI).
The successful candidate will have opportunities to interact with and benefit from new devices and packaging systems, and institutional strengths under programs such as the National Science Foundation Materials Innovation Platform 2D Crystal Consortium (https://www.mri.psu.edu/mip); the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC https://www.mri.psu.edu/mri/facilities-and-centers/center-nanoscale-science-mrsec); the Center for Heterogeneous Integration of Micro Electronic Systems (CHIMES), a JUMP 2.0 center supported by the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) and DARPA (www.chimes.psu.edu) and a Department of Energy Frontier Research Center focused on three-dimensional integration of ferroelectric materials (https://3dfem.psu.edu), among many other opportunities.
We would appreciate it if you could kindly circulate this opportunity amongst the broader ECE community in your department. The job posting is noted below and has a priority deadline of Dec 31, 2025.
Madhavan Swaminathan
Dept. Head Electrical Engineering
William E. Leonhard Endowed Chair
Director, CHIMES (an SRC JUMP 2.0 Center)
Penn State Univ.
Emeritus Professor, ECE Georgia Tech
Professor-Electrical Engineering and Material Research Institute (MRI)
Location: Penn State University Park
time type: Full time
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POSITION SPECIFICS
The Department of Electrical Engineering (EE) in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA invites applications for a faculty position at the level of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. Applicants should have qualifications commensurate with the level of Assistant, Associate or full professor, including a demonstrated excellent track record in scholarship and education, recognition from the research community, and the promise of continued distinction. Exceptional candidates are sought for this position covering a broad range of research in the areas of semiconductor devices for microelectronics. The successful candidate at each rank will be expected to establish and sustain an outstanding research program and to be effective, inspiring teachers at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
The successful candidate will be co-funded by the Materials Research Institute (MRI) at Penn State, which coordinates interdisciplinary research across the university. The successful candidate will have opportunities to interact with and benefit from new devices and packaging systems, and institutional strengths in materials under programs such as the National Science Foundation Materials Innovation Platform 2D Crystal Consortium (https://www.mri.psu.edu/mip), the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC https://www.mri.psu.edu/mri/facilities-and-centers/center-nanoscale-science-mrsec) and a Department of Energy Frontier Research Center focused on three-dimensional integration of ferroelectric materials (https://3dfem.psu.edu), among many other opportunities.
The EE Department has 41 tenured/tenure-track faculty members, with average annual research expenditures of $15 million. The undergraduate (juniors and seniors) and graduate programs enroll over 400 and 240 students, respectively. The department is also home to the Center for Heterogeneous Integration of Micro Electronic Systems (CHIMES), a JUMP 2.0 center supported by the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) and DARPA (www.chimes.psu.edu).
Information about the Department and School can be found at http://www.eecs.psu.edu.
Candidates at each rank must hold a doctorate in Electrical Engineering or related discipline. Applications should be submitted online and will be accepted for priority until December 31, 2025. Applications will continue to be accepted until May 15, 2026 or when the position is filled. Applicants should submit the following: curriculum vita, statement of advancing the Penn State values, statement of research, statement of teaching, and the names and addresses of four references.
System limitations allow for a total of 5 documents (5mb per document) as part of your application. Please combine materials to meet the 5 document limit.
If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact Isaac Knepp ([email protected]) or 814-865-2366.