Assistant​/Associate​/Full Professor - College of Engineering - Mechanical and Industrial Enginee

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor - College of Engineering - Mechanical and Industrial Engineering - Oakland

About the Opportunity Northeastern University invites applications for a tenured/tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant, Associate or Full Professor level in the broad area of semiconductor manufacturing. Applicants with semiconductor industrial experience are encouraged to apply. Appointments will be primarily or fully in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering within the College of Engineering. This position has potential for joint cross-department appointments in the College of Engineering and joint cross-college appointments with the D'Amore-McKim School of Business.

The position will primarily be on the Oakland campus - a 135-acre campus located in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area. Our location enables collaboration with semiconductor industry partners in Silicon Valley, with academic partners at UC Berkeley, UC San Francisco, and Stanford University, and with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratory.

Research Focus We are seeking outstanding faculty candidates with research interests and expertise on any of a set of broadly defined areas relevant to semiconductor manufacturing, including but not limited to:

• Nanofabrication and patterning technologies, including EUV lithography, electron beam lithography, and directed self-assembly
• Advanced semiconductor materials processing (e.g., epitaxy, atomic layer deposition, and chemical vapor deposition)
• Device and process integration for CMOS, beyond-CMOS, and heterogeneous systems
• 3D heterogeneous integration and advanced packaging
• Metrology and characterization for nanoscale materials and devices
• Semiconductor manufacturing automation, and AI-driven process control and optimization
• CMOS-compatible fabrication and integration for electronic, photonic, optoelectronic, and quantum devices
• Sustainability in semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain resilience, and semiconductor entrepreneurship

Applicants will help establish and expand Northeastern University's research and teaching programs in Oakland, while also benefiting from numerous industries, startup incubators, and venture capital firms in the Bay Area to foster entrepreneurship. The appointed faculty will be core faculty in the Institute for Nano Systems Innovation (NanoSI), an interdisciplinary institute focused on research, education, and entrepreneurship in semiconductors, materials, advanced manufacturing, and related fields.

Responsibilities Faculty members at Northeastern teach courses at the graduate and undergraduate level; mentor students and postdocs in their area of research; and participate in service to the department, university, and discipline. Candidates are expected to develop independent research programs that attract external funding and generate vigorous research programs cross-cutting the fields of engineering and/or science. Qualified candidates must be prepared to work with global student populations.

Requirements A Ph.D. or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a closely related field by the appointment start date is required. Candidates with a business/industrial background are encouraged. Academic rank at the Associate Professor or Full Professor level will be commensurate with experience and qualifications reflecting a record of demonstrated teaching and scholarly excellence. Candidates may have opportunities for joint appointments and/or interdisciplinary collaboration within and across colleges.

We encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds, including academia and industry.

Application Materials A complete application includes a cover letter; a curriculum vitae; a statement of research interests and objectives; a teaching statement; and at least three reference letters. Applications will be reviewed beginning on December 1, 2025.

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