Job Overview
The Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering at MIT in Cambridge, MA seeks candidates for tenure-track faculty positions starting July 1, 2027.
The search focuses on practical and economic fusion energy systems and the end-to-end fusion innovation ecosystem.
Example research topics include burning plasma physics, fusion science, technology and engineering, reactor design, advanced materials, and plasma-facing components.
Also covered are fuel cycles and tritium technologies, fusion computing with AI, machine learning and quantum computing, diagnostics and control, advanced manufacturing, and integration of fusion into the national strategic energy system.
Appointments are at the assistant professor level, with untenured associate or senior appointments possible in special cases.
Faculty duties include building a world-leading research program, teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, original scholarly research, and developing course materials.
Candidates must hold a doctorate in Nuclear Science and Engineering or a related engineering or scientific field and show demonstrated excellence in research and scholarship.
The 9-month base pay range is $143,000 to $147,000.
Applications are submitted electronically with a CV, references, research and teaching statements, and up to three publications; priority to applications received before January 4, 2027; questions to Search-Admin@Faculty-Searches.mit.edu.
Original company posting: https://faculty-searches.mit.edu/nse/