Faculty Position in Electrical Engineering

MinorityPostdoc; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Caltech’s Department of Electrical Engineering invites applications for tenure-track/tenured faculty positions. We seek candidates for teaching, mentoring and research excellence, with preference for Assistant Professor level but open to associate/full. Areas include information systems, data science, signal processing, AI, networking, and more.

Collaboration across Caltech centers is encouraged. Review starts Nov 8; full consideration if applied by Dec 6, 2026.

Qualifications

• PhD in engineering or science related discipline required.
• Ability to teach, mentor, and conduct research.
• Willingness to collaborate with internal and external centers.

Responsibilities

• Teach and mentor students in Electrical Engineering.
• Conduct high-impact research in information systems and related areas.
• Collaborate with Caltech centers and external partners.

Education

PhD in engineering or science related discipline

Job description

Faculty Position in Electrical Engineering

Department of Electrical Engineering

The Division of Engineering and Applied Science at the California Institute of Technology invites applications for tenure-track/tenured faculty positions. We seek highly qualified candidates committed to a career in teaching, mentoring and research excellence in the department of Electrical Engineering . Preference will be given to candidates at the Assistant Professor level; however, well-qualified applicants at the associate or full professor level may also be considered. Our department is a unique environment where innovative, interdisciplinary, and foundational research is conducted in a collegial atmosphere.

We are seeking candidates in the broad area of information systems, including decision systems, systems for science, distributed systems, sensory systems (such as speech and vision), signal processing, data science, data communications and storage, energy systems, control, robotics, artificial intelligence, networking, and human-in-the-loop systems. For tenure-track candidates, the initial appointment is contingent upon completion of the Ph.D. degree. It is also anticipated that a successful candidate would collaborate broadly with investigators both within and beyond the Engineering and Applied Science Division, as well as in centers at Caltech including, for example, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Center for Sensing to Intelligence, the Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies, the Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, the Chen Institute for Neuroscience, the Merkin Institute, and the Resnick Sustainability Institute.

Reviewing of applications will begin on November 8, but full consideration will be given to all candidates who apply by December 6, 2026.

The appointment is contingent upon completion of the Ph.D. degree in an appropriate engineering or science related discipline.

Applications should include:

• A research statement describing research highlights and future goals and plans.
• Applicants should submit an education statement that addresses the applicant’s thoughts on classroom and laboratory instruction, mentorship of students and postdoctoral scholars, and ways to foster an inclusive environment for the development of scholars who come to Caltech with many different perspectives and experiences.

Salaries for professorial faculty at Caltech fall in the range of $125k - $400k.

The initial appointment for tenure-track positions is normally four years. Reappointment beyond the initial term is contingent upon successful review conducted prior to the commencement of the fourth year.

Caltech is an equal opportunity employer and, as a federal contractor, takes affirmative action to employ qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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