Assistant​/Associate Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering; Systems Engineering Focus

The Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Washington (UW) invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty position. We are primarily seeking candidates at the Assistant Professor level. However, for an exceptional candidate with demonstrated leadership in Systems Engineering, we would also consider an appointment at the Associate Professor level.

The successful candidates will be expected to teach undergraduate, graduate, and professional courses in Systems Engineering and to establish internationally recognized, externally funded research programs that address critical societal and industrial challenges. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, Model-Based Systems Engineering, Digital Twins, Cyber-Physical Systems, Autonomous Systems, Physical AI, AI-Enabled Systems Engineering, Human–Systems Integration, Human–Autonomy Teaming, and System-of-Systems Engineering.

Candidates will also be expected to contribute to departmental, university, and professional service through the development and growth of Systems Engineering programs and initiatives, fostering interdisciplinary collaborations, and building strong partnerships with industry, government agencies, and academic institutions.

This position is on a 9-month service period, with an anticipated start date of September 16, 2027. The base salary range for the position will be $12,000 – $17,000 per month for a 9-month service period, commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination. Other compensation associated with these positions may include a one-time relocation incentive.

This is a full-time appointment.

The department currently has more than 270 undergraduate students and over 110 graduate students. The ISE Department at the University of Washington is on a multi-year trajectory of growth. In particular, the department is actively expanding its Systems Engineering Program to address increasing demands from industry and government partners, including key collaborators such as Boeing and the U.S. Department of War.

The department also maintains strong interdisciplinary collaborations across UW, as well as partnerships with other academic institutions and industry organizations. Recent department’s collaborative and interdisciplinary research activities are supported by various initiatives and funding agencies including the Amazon–UW Science Hub, Cross-Pacific AI Initiative supported by Amazon and NVIDIA (X-PAI), the NSF-funded AI Institute in Dynamical Systems, the Institute of Medical Data Science, NSF, DoD, USDA, Washington Research Foundation, and in partnerships with companies, such as Boeing, Fluke Corporation, Wyze Labs, Inc.,

TE Connectivity, and Starbucks Coffee Company. More information is available at the ISE Department website.

The University of Washington is one of the world’s leading public research universities, ranked No. 7 globally by U.S. News & World Report in 2025. The College of Engineering and the ISE Department foster a highly collegial and collaborative environment. The UW College of Engineering is consistently ranked among the top public engineering schools in the United States, with its graduate engineering program ranked No.

22 nationally, while the Industrial/Manufacturing/Systems Engineering graduate program is ranked No. 24 nationally by U.S. News & World Report. Located in Seattle, in the Pacific Northwest, UW benefits from a rich intellectual and innovation ecosystem that has supported the growth of major global technology and aerospace companies. The university maintains a strong culture of interdisciplinary collaboration across departments and colleges, as well as close partnerships with regional institutes, healthcare organizations, national laboratories, and industry leaders.

UW is internationally recognized for leadership in transportation systems, clean energy, nano-engineered systems, medicine, artificial intelligence, and data science, with major initiatives including the Pac Trans Transportation Center, Clean Energy Institute, Institute for Nano-Engineered Systems, UW…