Job Details
Stanford University
Department of Electrical Engineering
Faculty Opening
Candidates should apply online at: Online Application Portal
● In the application system, within the field for "Primary Research Area for Position*"
o SELECT: Electrical Engineering
The Department of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University invites applications for a tenure track faculty position at the junior level (Assistant or untenured Associate Professor). We invite applications from individuals working at the frontiers of electrical and computer engineering, broadly defined. While we give highest priority to the overall originality and promise of the candidate's work, particular areas of interest in this search include research that combines information sciences and physical devices to drive new applications. Please visit our website for more information about the EE Department at https://ee.stanford.edu.
Applicants must have completed, or be completing, a Ph.D. in the advertised field or a closely related one. Evidence of the ability to pursue a program of research, and a strong commitment to graduate and undergraduate teaching are also required. A successful candidate will be expected to teach courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels and to build and lead a team of graduate students in PhD research. Applications should include a resume, brief statements of research and teaching interests (3-5 pages total for both combined), and the names and e-mail addresses of 3-5 references. We will request letters of recommendation upon submission of the candidate’s application. Candidates should apply online at: Online Application Portal
The Electrical Engineering Department, School of Engineering, and Stanford University value faculty who will help foster an open and respectful academic environment for colleagues, students, and staff with a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. Candidates may choose to include as part of their research and teaching statements a brief discussion about how their work and experience will further these values.
Applications will be accepted until 11:59PM on Sunday, December 13, 2026.
Interviews may begin in the fall term. Applicants are encouraged to apply early.
The expected base pay range for this position is:
Assistant Professor: $144,100- $163,766
Associate Professor (untenured): $158,510 - $196,803
This base pay range is for a nine-month academic appointment and does not include summer salary.
For more information about compensation and our wide range of benefits, including housing assistance, please contact the hiring department.
Stanford University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position upon hire. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree, training, and field or discipline; departmental budget availability; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs.
Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Stanford welcomes applications from all who would bring additional dimensions to the University’s research, teaching and clinical missions.
Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact disability.access@stanford.edu.