17 research assistant jobs found

  The Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) at Columbia University in the City of New York invites applications for an Associate Research Scientist position in the areas of AI security & reliability, AI systems, data management, knowledge-grounded models, and enterprise automation within the Infosys Topaz Columbia University Enterprise AI Center. The Center is a joint initiative between Columbia University and Infosys, focused on advancing the design, governance, and adoption of responsible, human-centered AI systems. The successful candidate will be expected to conduct and publish original research areas such as AI security & reliability, AI systems, data management, knowledge-grounded models, and enterprise automation. The position emphasizes applied innovation—designing, prototyping, and evaluating practical systems and tools that demonstrate both technical rigor and business impact. Candidates will work in close collaboration with...

The Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) of Columbia University seeks an exceptional faculty member of any rank in the tenure track. The position is open to researchers interested in developing and applying informatics theory and achieving tangible benefits to health care and biology. Three foci are (1) machine learning for healthcare and health-related data science, (2) AI and technology-based interventions to improve health care and the health of individuals and populations, and (3) translational bioinformatics. DBMI is an interdisciplinary department, comprising 45 faculty members and 50 students and postdoctoral fellows. The Department has amassed a large, diverse research portfolio, breaking new ground in several areas of informatics research. Its mission is to improve the health of the population and to make biomedical discoveries using information and computational techniques. It runs a diverse portfolio of clinical applications for NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital...

Assistant Teaching Professor in English Language Development/Bilingual Education, Department of Education University of California Santa Barbara Position overview Salary range: $104,700 to $150,000 Percent time: 100% Anticipated start: July 1, 2026 or later Application Window Open date: December 2, 2025 Next review date: Tuesday, Jan 13, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee. Final date: Monday, Jun 1, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled. Position description The Education Department invites applications for an Assistant Teaching Professor position in multilingual learning, English Language Development (ELD), and Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE) within multilingual educational contexts. The ideal applicant...

    Faculty Positions in Mechanical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA   The Department of Mechanical Engineering (MechE) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, MA seeks candidates for faculty positions starting July 1, 2026 or on a mutually agreed date thereafter. We seek candidates who will provide excellence and leadership in research, make substantial contributions to undergraduate and graduate education, and contribute to the growth of the MechE community. The search is for candidates to be hired at the assistant professor level; however, under special circumstances an untenured associate professor or senior faculty appointment is possible, commensurate with experience. We are particularly interested in candidates whose research accomplishments and proposed work lies in one or more of the following areas. We also list representative topics of interest within each area....

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN School of Information Sciences Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Early Literacies The School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign seeks to hire outstanding faculty members to join our dynamic and collegial iSchool. We invite applications for at least one faculty position in Early Literacies at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. Preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate a promising and innovative record of scholarship in early literacy, as well as those who connect theory and practice, particularly in relation to libraries, community and public engagement, and/or digital and other information environments. Relevant research areas include, but are not limited to, the role of libraries in shaping policy and advocacy for emergent literacy, the information behaviors of young children and their caregivers, multilingualism and early literacies, library-based early learning...

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN School of Information Sciences Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Information Behavior/HCI/UX The School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign seeks to hire outstanding faculty members to join our dynamic and collegial iSchool. We invite applications for at least one faculty position in Information Behavior/HCI/UX at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. We especially welcome innovative approaches to exploring information needs, behavior, practices, or use; embodied interaction; participatory design, co-design, or human-centered design; engaged scholarship; and/or design and evaluation of user interactions with emerging technologies. We seek applicants who will thrive in an interdisciplinary academic unit at one of the nation’s premier land-grant research universities. Successful candidates must exhibit the potential to conduct world-class research, teach effectively in undergraduate,...

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN School of Information Sciences Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Information, Culture & Society The School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign seeks to hire outstanding faculty members to join our dynamic and collegial iSchool. We invite applications for at least one faculty position in information, culture, and society at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. The iSchool welcomes scholars who share our interest in how information and its practices have shaped, and continue to shape, society through time from ancient techniques of visualization to early modern technologies of difference-making to the recent datafication of human life. We seek candidates who explore the cultural and political practices of information from a humanistic perspective. Areas of investigation could include but are not limited to: ways of observing, describing, and representing; the visual organization...

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN School of Information Sciences Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Information Sciences The School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign seeks to hire outstanding faculty members to join our dynamic and collegial iSchool. We invite applications for at least one faculty position at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. Strong candidates in any area are encouraged to apply. Applicants with research specializations in early literacies, information behavior/HCI/UX, or information, culture & society may consider applying directly to our faculty job announcements devoted to those areas. We seek applicants who will thrive in an interdisciplinary academic unit at one of the nation’s premier land-grant research universities. Successful candidates must exhibit the potential to conduct world-class research, teach effectively in undergraduate, professional, and doctoral programs, and...

The Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) invites applications for a full-time teaching stream position in Clinical Psychology. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2026. The successful candidate will be appointed as Director of the UTSC Psychology Clinic, housed in the Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health (SAMIH) at UTSC. The appointment of Director will be for an initial 5-year term, which may be renewable following a favourable review. The successful candidate will also be affiliated with the Graduate Department of Psychological Clinical Science which is housed within the Department of Psychology at UTSC and offers a CPA­ accredited program in Clinical Psychology, grounded in the clinical science model. The program integrates scientific research with clinical practice. It fosters a rigorous and supportive training environment focused on...

CSUN’s Commitment to You: CSUN is committed to achieving excellence through teaching, scholarship, learning, and inclusion. Our values include a respect for all people, building partnerships with the community, and the encouragement of innovation, experimentation, and creativity. CSUN strives to cultivate a community in which a diverse population can learn and work in an atmosphere of civility and respect. CSUN is especially interested in candidates who make contributions to equity and inclusion in the pursuit of excellence for all members of the university community. As a Hispanic-serving Institution (HSI), inclusiveness and diversity are integral to CSUN’s commitment to excellence in teaching, research, and engagement. As of Fall 2025, CSUN enrolls 36,960 students, where 57.5% are Latinx, 18.4% are White, 8.5% are Asian-American, 5.5% are Black/African American, 0.1% are Native American, and 0.1% are Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. For more information...

  The Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics (APAM) at Columbia University in the City of New York invites applications for Associate Research Scientist positions in the area of magnetically confined plasma research.  The successful candidate will advance research in magnetically confined plasmas and support the broader goals of the Columbia Fusion Research Center. In the tokamak area, the candidate may conduct research on experimental tokamak facilities in the public sector. Examples include the DIII-D tokamak located at General Atomics or the National Spherical Torus Experiment Upgrade located at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, or tokamaks located abroad. In the stellarator area, the candidate may conduct research in coil optimization, energetic particle physics, and other related activities. Activities may also be conducted in support of industrially sponsored research contracts originating from a wide array of sponsors, including...

  Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Job ID: 31086 Location: City College of New York FACULTY VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Position Details The Department of Electrical Engineering at The City College of New York (CCNY) is home to a diverse and vibrant research community and is affiliated with major research centers across the City University of New York, including the Advanced Science Research Center. Our mission reflects CCNY’s longstanding commitment to excellence and access in public higher education. The Department of Electrical Engineering invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured faculty position. We are seeking exceptional candidates with strong research credentials and a demonstrated commitment to teaching who will support and expand our academic programs in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Cybersecurity. Areas of interest include Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: We...

  Assistant Professor - Mechanical Engineering (Tenure-Track) Job ID:  31080 Location:  City College of New York FACULTY VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT The Mechanical Engineering Department at The City College of New York (CCNY) invites applications for full-time (tenure-track) faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor in areas related to Mechanical Engineering. The CCNY Department of Mechanical Engineering is a vibrant unit within the Grove School of Engineering. The department upholds the highest enrollment among the engineering majors and is committed to excellence in research, teaching, and innovation and fosters a collaborative and interdisciplinary environment. Faculty are engaged in cutting-edge research across a wide range of areas in mechanical engineering. For more information about the Grove School of Engineering and the Mechanical Engineering Department, please visit https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/engineering . We invite...

  Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Job ID: 31085 Location: City College of New York FACULTY VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Position Details The Department of Biomedical Engineering in the Grove School of Engineering at the City College of New York (CCNY) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position. The successful candidate will be expected to establish a vibrant externally funded research program and demonstrate excellence in teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The Department offers an outstanding research environment with strengths in biomaterials/nanotechnology, cardiovascular engineering, musculoskeletal engineering, and neural engineering. We encourage applications from applicants whose expertise aligns with and strengthens these areas, with particular interest in biomaterials/nanotechnology/regenerative medicine and cardiovascular engineering. CCNY also anchors the New York Center for Biomedical...

Assistant Professor - Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences Position overview Position title: Assistant Professor Salary range: The current salary range for the Assistant Professor position is $107,100-$157,800 (9-month academic year salary), however, off-scale salary and other components of pay, which would yield compensation that is higher than this range, are offered to meet competitive conditions. Anticipated start: July 1, 2026 Application Window Open date: October 9, 2025 Next review date: Monday, Dec 1, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee. Final date: Monday, Dec 1, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications will continue to be accepted until this date. Position description The University of California, Berkeley invites applications for up to seven approved tenure-track positions at the Assistant Professor level. About the Department: The EECS department...

Archival Research Specialist, Food and Wine Position Overview: A reasonable estimate for this position is $72,224-$102,121. Archival Research Specialist, Food and Wine Library of the University of California, Davis Overview of Position The Library of the University of California (UC), Davis, seeks a forward-looking and entrepreneurial professional to join our team as Archival Research Specialist, Food and Wine, and advance the library's efforts to synthesize and interpret the history of wine in California. This is a two-year role with the potential for renewal contingent on available funding. Reporting to the Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Resources, and working deeply with the Curator for Food and Wine, this position will take a strategic role in interpreting a signature archival collection at the UC Davis Library, the W. Andrew "Andy" Beckstoffer Papers. This collection has already been fully archivally processed and comprises 37 linear feet...

Position Description Columbia Engineering invites applications for an open rank faculty position in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, starting July 1, 2026. Appointments will be made at the Assistant Professor, Associate Professor (without tenure), tenured Associate Professor, or tenured Professor rank, depending on the applicant's qualifications. The position is open to exceptional applicants in all areas of operations research and management science. We welcome candidates with research interests in the foundations of optimization and probability, including their intersections with machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data science. Candidates with strong methodological training and research interests in application-driven areas such as healthcare, energy, public sector OR, sustainability, networks, transportation, supply chains, service platforms, and finance are especially encouraged to apply.