Tenure-Track Faculty Position - Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MIT)

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE) in Cambridge, MA, seeks candidates for a tenure track faculty position to begin July 1, 2025 or on a mutually agreed date thereafter. Faculty duties include teaching classes at the undergraduate and graduate levels, advising students, conducting original scholarly research, and developing course materials at the graduate and undergraduate levels. The search is for candidates to be hired at the assistant professor level; under special circumstances, however, an untenured associate or senior faculty appointment is possible, commensurate with experience.

Metallurgy is an essential, foundational component of materials science and engineering, which is of critical importance to society, industry, sustainability, and climate. We seek candidates with proven excellence in the science and engineering of metals with an ambitious vision for addressing the grand challenges of the field. Areas of interest include physical metallurgy, alloy and microstructure design, chemical metallurgy, sustainable metal extraction and utilization, corrosion, archaeometallurgy, structure - processing - property relationships of metals, and development and use of experimental, computational, and theoretical approaches towards the understanding and design of metals for structural, electronic, biological, and energy applications and beyond. Candidates with industrial experience are encouraged to apply. Candidates from other fields of materials science and engineering are welcome to apply and are expected to discuss their commitment to metallurgy innovation.

Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Applied Physics, or a related field by the start date of employment.

We request that application materials including (a) curriculum vitae, (b) 2-4 page research statement, and (c) 1-2 page teaching and mentoring plan are submitted at https://faculty-searches.mit.edu/soe/dmse-metal/register.tcl. Questions should be addressed to dmse-search@mit.edu. Applications will be evaluated as they are received, with fullest consideration given to those received by November 30, 2024.
Each candidate should include the names and contact information of 3 reference letter writers, who should upload their letters of recommendation by December 1, 2024.

Employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background check, including possible verification of any findings of misconduct (or pending investigations) from prior employers.

MIT is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and strongly encourage applications from individuals from all identities and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive equitable consideration for employment based on their experience and qualifications and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, or national or ethnic origin. See MIT's full policy on nondiscrimination (https://policies.mit.edu/policies-procedures/90-relations-and-responsibilities-within-mit-community/93-nondiscrimination) Know your rights.