Assistant Professor; TT; Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering - Sustainable Chemical Energy Storage and Conversion

Title: Assistant Professor (TT) - Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering - Sustainable Chemical Energy Storage and Conversion

Executive Area: Academic Affairs

College/School/MBU: Engineering

Department: Chemical Engineering

Work Location: Amherst

Schedule:Full Time

Work Arrangement:Onsite

The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is seeking talented applicants qualified for a tenure-track assistant professor position. Under exceptional circumstances, highly qualified candidates at other ranks may receive consideration. The appointment is expected to begin September 1, 2027.

The position is defined broadly across the entire scope of sustainable chemical energy storage and chemical energy conversion, from the atomic to the systems level. Areas of interest include but are not limited to batteries and battery technologies, capacitors, liquid hydrogen carriers, solar energy conversion, electrochemical cells, and recovery of materials from waste and from natural resources.

As a campus, college, and department with an increasingly diverse student body, we are looking for candidates who can operate effectively in a diverse faculty and student community, and who value collegiality, collaboration, achievement, and integrity. We encourage applications from individuals with a commitment to mentor under-represented demographics within engineering. We welcome candidates who have had non-traditional career paths, those who have paused their careers for family or other reasons, or those who spent time outside of academia.

The candidate is expected to develop an externally funded research program and develop and maintain an internationally recognized scholarly presence. The ideal candidate has postdoctoral experience, a strong record of research accomplishments, an emphasis on experimental research, complements the Department’s expertise and can envision collaborations that will strengthen existing research areas at UMass Amherst.

The candidate is expected to contribute to teaching existing graduate and undergraduate courses in the Chemical Engineering curriculum, and will be encouraged to develop new courses along their interests and across disciplines, or in support of the Department's concentrations and certificates.

The candidate is also expected to contribute meaningful service to their department, college, and university and externally within their field through participation in committees, faculty governance, and activities that support the academic community.

Other duties as assigned.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering or a closely related field, or anticipate such a degree by September 1, 2027.

The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering has 18 full-time, tenure-system faculty members, 3 non-tenure-track lecturers, and approximately 80 graduate students and 280 undergraduates. The Department’s FY 25 research expenditures exceeded $6.38 million. Additional information about the Department can be obtained at https://www.umass.edu/engineering/chemical-and-biomolecular-engineering.

The Daniel J. Riccio Jr. College of Engineering is recognized as one of the top 35 public engineering schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report and is the #1 public engineering program in New England. Our inclusive and dynamic community includes ~2700 undergraduate and ~650 graduate students and ~160 instructional faculty (full-time tenure stream and lecturers) across five engineering departments—biomedical, chemical and biomolecular, civil and environmental, electrical and computer, and mechanical and industrial.

Our faculty members are developing…