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San Diego, California69

Assistant Professor in Fusion Energy Engineering - UC San Diego

University of California, San Diego
Champaign, Illinois66

Head & Professor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Knoxville, Tennessee67

Assistant or Associate Professor of Nuclear Engineering

University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Madison, Wisconsin59

Assistant Professor-Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, Wisconsin55

Assistant Professor in Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics (Radiochemistry)

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Ann Arbor, Michigan51

Department Chair, Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Berkeley, California54

Assistant Researcher - Nuclear Engineering

University of California, Berkeley
Knoxville, Tennessee69

Assistant or Associate Professor, Nuclear Engineering

University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Morgantown, West Virginia56

(Remote) Part-time Adjunct Instructor - Nuclear Engineering - Statler College of Engineering and

West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia54

(Remote) Part-time Adjunct Instructor - Nuclear Engineering - Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources

West Virginia University
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