Clinical Assistant Professor of Innovative Materials and Director of Clean Room Operations

About Us

For more than 60 years, Kennesaw State University has been known for its entrepreneurial spirit and sense of community. A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State is located just north of Atlanta and combines a suburban setting on two metro-Atlanta campuses in Kennesaw and Marietta. As one of Georgia's largest universities, Kennesaw State offers undergraduate and graduate degrees to over 50,000 students.

Our high-impact research and Division I athletics also draw students from throughout the region and across the globe. A member of the University System of Georgia, Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2) committed to becoming a world-class academic institution positioned to broaden its academic and research missions and expand its scope on a local, regional, and national level.

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Marietta, Georgia

Kennesaw campus: 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144.

Marietta campus: 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

Full Time, Regular, 9‑month contracted position

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) provides programs that wire students with in‑demand technical and professional skills, including electronics, computing, communications, power, sensing, and controls. We offer ABET‑accredited Bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering, along with a Master's in ECE and a PhD in Interdisciplinary Engineering. Our students are well‑grounded with hands‑on experience in modern engineering labs integrated with faculty‑taught lectures.

We help students spark their careers via internships in the technology industry and research with our expert faculty, and amplify students' technical and non‑technical skills via leadership in professional societies and collaboration in engineering competition teams.

Join our students and faculty conducting cutting‑edge research in the areas of:

• Neuromorphic computing
• Biomedical sensing
• Advanced battery technology
• Smart vehicles and the internet of things
• Artificial intelligence and robotics
• Renewable energy generation and distribution
• Semiconductor materials and devices
• Antenna and electronic design

Kennesaw State University is now accepting applications for a full‑time, non‑tenure track faculty position as Clinical Assistant Professor of Innovative Materials in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering with a preferred start date of April 2026. This is a nine‑month contracted position and is for work to be performed in the state of Georgia. This position would also serve as the Director of Clean Room Operations, which requires work the entire year (including summer semester).

• Develop, launch, and maintain Kennesaw State University's cleanroom facility (year round). This may include:
  • Oversee acquisition, installation, maintenance, calibration, and repair of clean room equipment, including space planning and vendor partnerships
  • Oversee facility and infrastructure needs and changes, including power, water, and gases
  • Oversee scheduling and access management to ensure appropriate use of the facility
  • Coordinate cleanroom activities and provide support for research and instructional activities utilizing the cleanroom
  • Serve as primary liaison with Environmental Health and Safety and other regulatory bodies
  • Provide documentation including safety audits and operational metrics
  • Monitor inventory and coordinate procurement and disposal of supplies and consumables
  • Develop materials and device fabrication process
• Teach undergraduate and/or graduate courses, with an emphasis on materials and device physics, growth, fabrication, and characterization
• Participate in research and teaching using the cleanroom equipment
• Some additional service to Department, College, University and/or professional community may be expected

• An earned Terminal/Doctorate degree, or the foreign equivalent, in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline is required at the time of hire.
• Exceptional work experience in clean room operation (5+ years) is required.