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Assistant Professor - Robotics Engineering Program

Employer: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Location: Worcester, MA

Faculty Jobs: Engineering & Mathematics, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Position Type: Tenured & Tenure-Track
Employment Type: Full Time
Institution Type: Four-Year Institution

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Job Details

Job location: Worcester

Employment Type: Full-time
Posted data: 2018-10-12
Req: R0000040
JOB TITLE

Assistant Professor - Robotics Engineering Program

LOCATION

Worcester

DEPARTMENT NAME

Robotics Program

DIVISION NAME

Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

The WPI Robotics Engineering (RBE) Program (www.wpi.edu/+RBE) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty appointment.

Candidates should have a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Robotics, or a closely related field. We are looking for faculty who would synergize with our current researchers in the fields of medical robotics, planning, controls, manipulation, autonomous vehicles, multi-agent systems, soft and bioinspired robots, haptics, human-machine interaction, and human augmentation and collaboration.

We especially encourage applicants with an expertise in autonomous vehicles (water/ground/air/space/etc.), including, but not limited to, autonomous navigation, multi-modal perception, learning, and connected vehicle technologies.

We are looking for individuals who value innovation, creativity, diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. Applicants must show potential for an innovative and sustainable research and teaching career. WPI expects faculty to be involved in a balance of research, teaching, and service.

JOB DESCRIPTION

WPI RBE, an ABET-accredited program, counts approximately 350 undergraduate and 170 graduate students and offers robotics engineering BS, MS, and Ph.D. degrees. In 2016 the program was awarded the inaugural ABET Innovation Award for its truly interdisciplinary, project-based curriculum that integrates Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. The 18 core and 20+ affiliated robotics faculty members have research support from NSF, NIH, AFRL, ONR, NASA, DARPA, and industry funding. Our robotics laboratories include numerous and diverse robotic platforms. In addition to existing robotics facilities, faculty will have access to PracticePoint, a soon-to-be completed healthcare robotics R&D facility that is designed to promote collaboration between faculty, the medical robotics and cyber-physical systems industry, the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and physicians. We expect you to contribute to the exceptionally close-knit, collaborative, and collegial atmosphere we currently enjoy.

WPI’s reputation as a rigorous and innovative university rests on the shoulders of its faculty. A highly selective, private technological university and one of the nation’s first, WPI believes that when great minds work together, great advances follow. At WPI the boundaries to multidisciplinary collaboration are low — faculty members, students, and other partners work together on the real-world projects and purposeful research that are hallmarks of the WPI experience. We are most proud of a recent No. 1 ranking for “faculty who best combine research and teaching” (Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Ed, 2016). Located one hour west of Boston, the university’s campus is in Worcester, Massachusetts. The second largest city in New England, Worcester is a thriving 21st century college city recognized as a growing hub of scientific and technological innovation.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received; therefore, applicants are encouraged to apply early, preferably by December 10, 2018.

FLSA STATUS

United States of America (Exempt)

WPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability. We are seeking individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences who will contribute to a culture of creativity and collaboration, inclusion, problem solving and change making.

Organization

Founded in Worcester, Mass., in 1865, WPI was one of the nation's earliest technological universities. From our founding days, WPI has taken a unique approach to science and technology education.

Our undergraduate and graduate students emerge ready to take on some of the most difficult challenges in science and technology. More important, they understand how their work can truly impact society and improve our lives. WPI campus

Great Minds at Work in the classroom and around the world
WPI's academic departments offer more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science, engineering, technology, management, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts, leading to the BA, BS, MS, ME, MBA, and PhD.

At sites as close as our home city of Worcester and at over 40 other locations in 25 countries,WPI’s Global Projects Program immerses students in new cultures to tackle unstructured problems in ways that are meaningful to local sponsors in real communities. This is not your typical study abroad.

WPI faculty members and students are engaged in advanced, multidisciplinary research across a broad range of fields—from cutting-edge work in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, to explorations of the technological and policy issues surrounding cybersecurity, to studies of issues as diverse as firefighter health and security and the fire safety challenges of green buildings.

A highly regarded institution

Among recent honors for WPI are the 2016 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education and the No. 1 ranking for “faculty who best combine research and teaching.” (Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Ed, 2016)

WPI professor A beautiful campus in a central location
WPI’s compact 95-acre campus is set atop one of Worcester’s “seven hills” on the residential outskirts of town. Old English stone buildings are focal points of the architecture, but modern facilities have moved in to claim their own space on the immaculately kept grounds. WPI’s newest building, the Foisie Innovation Studio, is slated to open in Fall 2018 and will house high-tech classrooms, makerspaces, labs, and a residence hall for 140 students.

Learn more at wpi.edu.

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