Assistant Professor of Advanced Materials

Description Assistant Professor of Advanced Materials Tenure-Track Faculty Opening with the Rice Advanced Materials Institute School of Engineering and Computing and the School of Natural Sciences at Rice University https://rami.rice.edu/ https://engineering.rice.edu/ https://naturalsciences.rice.edu/ Position Description The Rice Advanced Materials Institute (RAMI) at Rice University, located in Houston, TX, seeks applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the area of advanced computational and/or applied artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML)-informed materials research with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2027, to January 1, 2028. RAMI, working in conjunction with the Schools of Engineering and Computing and Natural Sciences and the Departments therein, seeks applicants from diverse backgrounds for potential tenure-track faculty positions in Departments to be determined by the best natural fit and input of the candidate (e.g., potential departments could include, but not be limited to, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Chemistry, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Physics and Astronomy). We Seek Outstanding Candidates With Research Interests In Theoretical, Computational, Modeling, And/or Simulation Of Materials Science (and Related Fields) And The Application Of Advanced AI And ML Approaches To Accelerate, Improve, Or Revolutionize The Same. Research Spanning All Aspects Of Materials, Including Soft/hard Matter, Inorganic/organic Materials, Etc. Is Welcomed, As Long As That Research Maps Significantly To One Or More Of The RAMI Core Research Areas, Including Next-generation Electronics/Photonics – Developing materials to enable a new paradigm in microelectronics ranging from memory/logic to communications to sensors and beyond, with a focus on low-power/voltage function. Energy Materials (Systems) – Developing materials innovations to transform energy storage, conversion, and harvesting. Materials for the Environment – Developing materials innovations to assure responsible use of natural resources and long-term stewardship of our air, soil, and water resources. This effort is being initiated through RAMI, a campus-wide institute with the goal of expanding Rice’s already strong efforts in materials research across many departments in science and engineering. RAMI includes >75 current faculty members from more than a dozen departments working on a wide array of research that overlap with RAMI’s core research focus areas. Rice considers efforts to bolster these areas as a focal point of materials research in the coming years. The selected candidate will be expected to teach and develop undergraduate and graduate courses within their expertise and a home department; perform high-quality research in their specialized area and present findings from their research in peer-reviewed publications and conferences; establish a strong research program supported by extramural funding; be involved in service to the university and broader scientific community; and collaborate with faculty in diverse disciplines. The successful candidate will have a strong commitment to teaching, advising, and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students from diverse backgrounds. We welcome the fullness of diversity to Rice. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status. Also, in our candidate pools, we seek to attract greater representation of women, scholars of color, people with disabilities, veterans, and others who have historically been underrepresented in advanced materials; attract students from a wide range of countries and backgrounds; accelerate progress in building a faculty and staff varied in background and thought; and maintain an environment that fosters interaction a…

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