Assistant or Associate Professor in Robotics and Control

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The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science at the State University of New York (SUNY University Center at Binghamton) invites applications for a faculty position at the rank of assistant professor to begin fall 2026. Individuals with an established record of obtaining competitive research funding and a history of scholarly excellence will be considered for appointment at the Associate Professor rank.

The Department seeks candidates who are able to expand our research expertise in the general area of control systems and their practical implementation, with particular interest in robotics (perception, sensing, and real‑world autonomous operation) or relevance to other ECE's research areas. The successful applicant will be expected to engage in scholarly activities, establish and lead an externally funded research program, and maintain excellence in teaching students at the BS, MS, and PhD levels.

The department is particularly interested in candidates with experimental focus and those whose application expertise will have synergy with the research areas of our existing faculty, including Power & Energy, Cyber Physical Resilience & AI Security, Quantum Information Science & Engineering, Bioelectronics & Bioinformatics, and Semiconductors.

The successful candidate will help advance Watson College's commitment to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive academic environment and will engage in collaborative initiatives across Binghamton University.

Watson College stands committed to fostering a community that reflects our diverse society to ensure that its teaching, research, scholarship, and outreach programs include and serve a wide range of individuals. Underpinning the technical, engineering, and computer science expertise of Watson College faculty, staff, students and alumni is an understanding that diverse and inclusive groups maximize potential, innovation, and impact. We, therefore, develop structures and opportunities that improve the experience of all students, especially those who are underrepresented in engineering and computer science.

Watson faculty, staff, and students assist in cultivating a community of members that are conscious of barriers to social mobility, exhibit and act on empathy and compassion, and advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), both within the college and beyond.

Together, we learn, educate, innovate, and work toward a more just and inclusive future. We embrace and cultivate our diversity and thrive because of it.

We strongly encourage potential applicants who share these goals, especially underrepresented minorities, women, and persons with disabilities to apply.

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