Stanford University
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Materials for Energy Faculty Opening
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the junior (untenured) level. Applicants should hold an earned doctorate in a core engineering or science discipline and should have outstanding potential for establishing an independent research and teaching program focusing on materials for energy science and technology with connections to energy supply or demand, energy conversion or transformation, or the environmental impacts of energy.
We are especially interested in a person who would collaborate effectively with materials science faculty and students engaged in energy-related materials research, or those in other core areas of nanomaterials and biomaterials in the MSE department involving electronic, optical and photonic, magnetic, and mechanical properties. The successful candidate is expected to contribute to leadership in Stanford’s multidisciplinary materials effort which spans several departments and schools, including faculty in Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil and Environmental Engineering in the School of Engineering, in Physics, Applied Physics, Chemistry and Biology in the School of Humanities and Sciences, as well as at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory. We seek an individual who is committed to excellence in teaching and to the mentoring of students. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the teaching program of the department by offering core courses in materials science, as well as by developing new curricula in their own area of specialization.
Applicants should include a summary of their educational and professional background, a current list of published work, evidence of teaching experience and the names of at least three referees who may be consulted by the search committee. An indication of how the candidate's experience matches the position described above should also be given. Applicants are encouraged to write brief descriptions of their plans for future research and how those plans might be realized in a Stanford setting, as well as to submit similar statements on teaching, focusing especially on their vision of teaching to students in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. The appointment is expected to be made during 2008; applications should be submitted by March 1, 2008, to:
Professor Reinhold H. Dauskardt
Chair, Search Committee
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-2205
phone: (650) 725 - 0679
fax: (650) 725 - 4034
e-mail: dauskardt@stanford.edu
Stanford University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty. It welcomes nominations of and applicants from women and minority groups, as well as others who would bring additional dimensions to the university's research, and teaching missions.