Description
The Cal Poly College of Engineering is excited to invite applications to fill multiple tenure-track faculty positions across eight departments to start September 2025. The Cal Poly College of Engineering strongly values diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), as part of our focus on equitable student success. In addition to their disciplinary expertise, successful applicants will show evidence of, or demonstrate, the potential to implement inclusive and equity-minded teaching strategies as well as increase curricular coverage of the intersection of engineering and computing with societal challenges, particularly around DEI issues. Successful candidates will be expected to contribute to the college’s goals in these areas. We strongly encourage scholars from historically excluded groups, including but not limited to women, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, Black, Latinx/e, Asian American, Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders, biracial and multiracial, and scholars with disabilities to apply.
The college is searching for positions in the following disciplines:
Aerospace Engineering (Job #543571)
Biomedical Engineering (Job #543365)
Civil Engineering (Job #542372 & #542194 & #543211)
Computer Engineering (Job #543526)
Computer Science / Software Engineering (Job #541586)
Electrical Engineering (Job #542654)
Environmental Engineering (Job #541994)
General Engineering (Job #543577)
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (Job #542398)
Mechanical Engineering (Job #541989 & #541986)
In addition to the standard new faculty support, candidates with DEI focused scholarship and/or pedagogy will have the opportunity to apply for additional funds to support their DEI work.
The Cal Poly College of Engineering has an active National Science Foundation ADVANCE gender equity program and is committed to a pluralistic campus community through equal opportunity and worklife balance. You will be joining a college that strives to be compassionate and supportive of colleagues, staff, and students. You will have the opportunity to teach and develop courses and advise students on projects and research. You will be supported in your efforts to establish an externally funded research program, mentor students, contribute to an inclusive and welcoming community, and provide services to the department, the college, and the university.
Salary commensurate with education and experience of the individual selected. Anticipated Assistant Professor hiring ranges: $111,000 – $122,000 per year, depending on discipline. Select positions may be eligible for hire at the Associate Professor hiring range: $119,000 - $136,000 and Full Professor hiring range $136,000 to $142,000. See individual job postings for details.
Preferred Qualifications: Preference will be given to those who can show evidence of working with diverse populations and fostering a collaborative, supportive and inclusive environment.
How To Apply: Visit https://jobs.calpoly.edu/ Candidates must submit (1) a cover letter, (2) curriculum vitae, (3) a statement on teaching, (4) a statement on research, (5) a statement on diversity as described in the required qualifications section above, (6) evidence of successful teaching and (7) copies of unofficial transcripts (official required before start of appointment). Please be prepared to provide three professional references with names and email addresses when completing the online faculty application. Questions? Please contact Dr. Zoë Wood at zwood@calpoly.edu or Jessica Hunter at jhunter@calpoly.edu.
Requirements
Required Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will show evidence of attention to and/or the potential to contribute on issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion across their teaching, scholarship, and service.
Applicants must submit a diversity statement which demonstrates the candidate's experience or potential with respect to supporting the college of engineering’s goals related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. In particular, our vision statement is: “The Cal Poly College of Engineering will be nationally recognized for its rapidly diversifying student population and unique, inclusive Learn by Doing educational and applied research experiences. “Candidate’s diversity statement should convey how their teaching, research, and/or service at Cal Poly will contribute to this vision. Examples include highlighting the candidate’s experience and/or intentions with respect to implementing inclusive classroom environments, the intersection of DEI in your research/scholarship, mentoring students with diverse backgrounds, outreach to under-represented student populations, and previous professional development in diversity and inclusion topics.
* Interested candidates should refer to the individual job postings for discipline specific required qualifications. *
