Location: Binghamton, NY Category: Faculty Posted On: Fri Dec 19 2025 Job Description:
Binghamton University, considered by many organizations as the top State University of New York, is a world-class institution that unites more than 130 broadly interdisciplinary educational programs with some of the most vibrant research in the nation. Binghamton University is a Carnegie Classification R1 Doctoral University, with Forbes calling it a top Public Ivy while ranking it # 24 among U.S. public universities and U.S. News & World Reports ranking it # 34 among public universities. Our unique character - shaped by outstanding academics, facilities and community life - promotes extraordinary student success. Binghamton merges rigorous academics, distinguished faculty and state-of-the-art facilities to engage and challenge its 18,000 students. The high-achieving Binghamton student body also represents a great diversity of life experiences, from first-generation college-goers to international students. Beyond their talent, these classmates share a desire to shape the future through technology, insight, intellectual exploration and community service.
Watson College Commitments:
Watson College stands committed to fostering a community that reflects our diverse society to ensure that its teaching, research, scholarship, and outreach programs include and serve a wide range of individuals.
Underpinning the technical, engineering, and computer science expertise of Watson College faculty, staff, students and alumni is an understanding that diverse and inclusive groups maximize potential, innovation, and impact. We, therefore, develop structures and opportunities that improve the experience of all students, especially those who are underrepresented in engineering and computer science. Watson faculty, staff, and students assist in cultivating a community of members that are conscious of barriers to social mobility, exhibit and act on empathy and compassion, and advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), both within the college and beyond.
Together, we learn, educate, innovate, and work toward a more just and inclusive future. We embrace and cultivate our diversity and thrive because of it.
We strongly encourage potential applicants who share these goals, especially underrepresented minorities, women, and persons with disabilities to apply.
Job Description:
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science at Binghamton University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of assistant professor to begin in fall of 2026. Individuals with an established record of obtaining competitive research funding and a history of scholarly excellence will be considered for appointment at the Associate Professor rank.
The department will consider exceptional candidates in the broad area of energy storage, including but not limited to
Electrochemical energy storage (batteries, supercapacitors, solid-state systems)
Novel electrode and electrolyte materials for batteries (solid-state, Li-metal, Na-ion, multivalent, or beyond Li-ion systems)
Thin film, nanostructured, or hybrid materials for high-performance storage
Sustainable materials, recycling, and lifecycle analysis for energy storage
Computational materials design and data-driven discovery of storage materials
Modeling, control, and management of energy storage systems
The successful applicant will be expected to establish and sustain an externally funded research program and have a commitment to excellence in teaching at the BS, MS, and PhD levels.
Job Requirements:
Minimum Requirements:
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or closely related field by September 1, 2026
Published several journal papers in a related field
Developed or been part of a research program in the energy storage field
Teaching experience, including teaching assistant experience
Effective communication skills
Preferred Requirements:
Experience in proposal writing
Commitment to diversity and inclusiveness.
Please be advised that H1B visa sponsorship may not be available for this position.
Additional Information:
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