"Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering"

The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Florida Institute of Technology invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level, beginning in Fall 2026. Qualified candidates must possess a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering or a closely related engineering field with outstanding record of research accomplishments as evidenced by high-impact scholarly publications and strong potential to attract external research funding.

We are seeking an individual with professional ethics, strong interpersonal skills, excellent verbal/written communication skills, and ability to work collaboratively with colleagues both within and outside the department. A successful candidate will be expected to develop an independent externally funded research program, demonstrate commitment to teaching excellence at both undergraduate and graduate levels, contribute to curriculum development, and provide quality service to the department, the university, and the Chemical Engineering profession.

While applications in all areas of chemical engineering will be considered, candidates with expertise in computational chemical engineering in the areas of multi-scale modeling, molecular simulation, process optimization, data science, artificial intelligence, and machine learning are particularly encouraged to apply.

All applications should be submitted through https://www.fit.edu/employment (Florida Tech Employment webpage) and must include: cover letter; current curriculum vitae; research statement describing current research and future plans (maximum 3 pages); teaching statement highlighting prior experience and teaching philosophy (maximum 1 page); and names and contact information of at least four professional references. Consideration of applicants will begin on Nov. 24, 2025, and continue until the position is filled. Questions about the position can be directed to CHE_Faculty_Search@fit.edu.

Florida Tech (www.fit.edu) is an independent technological university, ranked as a Tier 1 National University by U.S. News and World Report and named among the Nation’s Top Technological Institutions in the Fiske Guide to Colleges. The university is located on the Atlantic Coast of Florida, in Melbourne, Brevard County, which is one of the Top 10 counties in the U.S. for high-tech engineering and industrial activity, and is in close proximity to the NASA Kennedy Space Center. The Chemical Engineering Program currently has 8 full-time faculty members, 70 undergraduate students, and 30 graduate students. The program offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering, and its faculty are committed to excellence in teaching and furthering knowledge through basic and applied research in various areas of chemical engineering.