Job Overview
Northwestern University invites candidates for a full-time, tenure-track faculty appointment at the McCormick School of Engineering in the Departments of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering, joint between the two departments at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor.
The search covers quantum computing and quantum information science and engineering, including quantum algorithms, quantum computing, quantum information, quantum error correction and mitigation, quantum systems architecture, quantum software systems, quantum simulation, many-body dynamics, and related design areas.
The appointee will have opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration through the Institute for Quantum Information Research and Engineering (INQUIRE), the Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center (SQMS), the Center for Molecular Quantum Transduction (CMQT), and with national laboratories including Fermilab, Argonne, Oak Ridge, Brookhaven, and NIST.
Applications received by December 1, 2026 will be given full consideration; applications received after that date are welcome and reviewed on a rolling basis, and the position remains open until filled.
Applicants submit a cover letter indicating the rank applied for, a CV, contact information of three to five references, a statement of research interests, a statement of teaching philosophy, and two to at most three of the applicant's most impactful or strongest publications.
For general questions about the search or application assistance after submission, contact the search team.
The expected base pay range is $133,000-$143,000 at the assistant professor level and $145,000-$158,000 at the associate professor level for a nine-month appointment.
Sponsorship for an H-1B visa may be available for qualified candidates, subject to institutional policies.