Overview:
Washington State University (WSU) Electrical Engineering at Bremerton is a state-funded initiative that has been providing a local alternative for education to students in Kitsap and Pierce Counties. This program is a joint effort between Olympic College (OC) and WSU, with most courses taking place at OC facilities. Students take freshman and sophomore year courses at Olympic College and, junior and senior year courses at WSU Bremerton.
We invite applications for a 9-month academic year, full-time career-track teaching faculty in Electrical Engineering at the assistant or associate professor level. The positions will be considered for an initial 2-year fixed term appointment (with renewal contingent upon performance). Areas of interest in Electrical Engineering that are important for this position include (but not limited to) microelectronics, digital circuit design, microprocessors and signal processing. The successful candidate will be expected to implement evidence-based pedagogy in undergraduate Electrical Engineering lectures along with conducting laboratory-based courses.
Required Qualifications for Scholarly Assistant Professor:
Earned MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field by December 15th, 2026.
Demonstrate strong teaching, communication, and leadership skills.
Required Qualifications for Scholarly Associate Professor:
PhD in Electrical Engineering and at least five years of relevant industry/academic experience.
Demonstrate strong teaching, communication, and leadership skills.
Duties:
The job duties of successful candidates at either rank primarily include teaching undergraduate courses in Electrical Engineering; participating in the continuous teaching assessment activities of the relevant units and WSU campuses; effectively communicating, mentoring and interacting with students; promoting the WSU Bremerton program in other schools and events; and collaborating with others within the unit, the University, or other organizations.
9-month Academic Year Salary:
Scholarly Assistant Professor: $95,000 - 105,000
Scholarly Associate Professor: $105,000 - 125,000
In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.
Benefits:
WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts. For a more detailed summary of benefits offered by WSU for Faculty please review the summary of benefits for WSU Faculty and Total Compensation
To Apply: Visit wsu.edu/jobs, select your appropriate employment status, and search for R-15377. Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application. External candidates, please upload all documents in the “Resume/CV” section of your application. Internal candidates, please upload all documents in the “Resume/Cover Letter” section of your application.
Applications should include a cover letter summarizing qualifications. All applications should also include teaching and diversity statements, curriculum vitae, and contact information for three references.
Application review begins October 27th, 2026. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will begin their appointment no later than January 1st, 2027. For questions about WSU Bremerton positions, please contact either Dr. Javier Guerrero at j.guerrerosedeno@wsu.edu.
About WSU, Bremerton, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture, and the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Washington State University is one of the nation’s top 50 public research universities in computer science according to U.S. News and World Report. WSU is among 108 public and private universities in America recognized with the “very high research activity” categorization and among 240 universities and colleges nationwide to earn the “community engagement” classification from the Carnegie Foundation.
The new faculty will join faculty members in the School of EECS which has experienced rapid growth over the past few years. EECS expects continued increases in enrollment and anticipates multiple faculty hires over the next few years. The current faculty composition in the School of EECS includes a member of the National Academy of Engineering and ten fellows of national professional organizations as well as fourteen CAREER and Young Investigator award recipients. Our graduate students have recently won multiple prestigious awards including the Microsoft Research fellowship, IBM Research fellowship, and NSF Computing Innovation fellowship.
Washington State University Bremerton is an undergraduate initiative with two programs: Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. These programs have been running successfully for 13 and 9 years, respectively. Located in the heart of Kitsap County, WSU Bremerton provides a constant pipeline of professional workforce to the local military shipyard and underwater warfare facilities. Less than an hour away from Seattle, WSU Bremerton offers the unique opportunity to align world-class WSU academics directly with industry partners whose headquarters are next door in the Puget Sound area, including Boeing, Microsoft, Amazon, and more. WSU Bremerton is well-equipped with undergraduate labs with state-of-the-art machinery. WSU Bremerton targets top-tier higher education to serve the local community, bringing the Cougar experience to the Key Peninsula area.
WSU acknowledges that its locations statewide are on the homelands of Native American peoples, who have lived in this region and have been caretakers of the land from time immemorial. The Morrill Act of 1862 established our land-grant institution by providing public and federal lands that are traced back to the disposition of Indigenous lands, often taken by coercive and violent acts, and the disregard of treaties. For that, we extend our deepest apologies. We owe our deepest gratitude to the Native peoples of this region and maintain our commitment towards reconciliation. And as a land-grant institution, WSU is deeply committed to the land-grant mission, its Memorandums of Understanding with Native tribes in the region, and a tradition of service to society. To read the full WSU land acknowledgement, please see https://wsu.edu/about/wsu-land-acknowledgement/.
Washington State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Educator and Employer. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veteran, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.
WSU is committed to excellence through diversity and faculty-friendly policy action, including partner accommodation and NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation programs (http://www.advance.wsu.edu/). WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521 (v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or hrs@wsu.edu.
WSU prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates compliant with Title IX. Inquiries regarding Title IX and reports of sex discrimination can be directed to the WSU Title IX Coordinator. More information on WSU’s policies and procedures to respond to discrimination and harassment are available here: Nondiscrimination statement.