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About Binghamton University:

Binghamton University is a premier public R1 research institution in the State University of New York (SUNY) system that unites more than 130 broadly interdisciplinary educational programs with some of the most vibrant research in the nation. Our unique character - shaped by our mission, outstanding academics, facilities, and community life - promotes extraordinary student success, research, and service; Binghamton University is where our students, faculty and staff thrive.

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Binghamton merges rigorous academics, distinguished faculty who value cutting-edge, and community-engaged research, teaching and service, exceptional staff, and ultramodern facilities to engage and challenge its 18,000+ students. Our high-achieving student body represents diverse 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.

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. We seek exceptional scholars whose research and teaching will elevate Watson College's strengths in Quantum Information Science and Technology (QIST) and help build cross-disciplinary collaborations across engineering and the physical/computational sciences.

Theoretical Focus Areas include (but not limited to): distributed quantum computing, quantum networking, quantum sensing/metrology/imaging, quantum error correction, and quantum entanglement theory.

Experimental Focus Areas include (but not limited to): neutral-atom platforms (cold atoms or warm vapor), photonic systems (including nonlinear crystal sources and quantum optics), and other hardware relevant to quantum networking, sensing, imaging, metrology, and quantum information processing.

Responsibilities include:

• Developing and sustaining a vibrant, externally funded research program
• Mentoring graduate and undergraduate students
• Teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels
• Providing service to the department, college, and university

While the primary target is the Assistant Professor rank, exceptional candidates at the Associate Professor level with well-established research program and strong, sustained extramural funding will also be considered, contingent on qualifications and budgetary approval.

The successful candidate will help advance Watson College's commitment to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive academic environment and will engage in collaborative initiatives across Binghamton University.

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.

Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Engineering/Science, or a closely related field by spring of 2026.
• Commitment to excellence in research, teaching, mentoring, and inclusive academic culture.
• Record of scholarship as evidenced by peer-reviewed publications and citations
• Teaching experience at the undergraduate/graduate levels
• Potential to secure extramural funding.
• Potential to build a visible research program and to collaborate across disciplines.

Preferred Qualifications (to be considered for Associate Professor):

• Nationally or internationally recognized research record in QIST.
• Evidence of sustained extramural funding and a well-established, high-impact research program.
• Demonstrated leadership in QIST (e.g., team building, center-scale initiatives, community service, or standards/roadmapping efforts).

Please be advised that H1B visa sponsorship may not be available for this position.

Additional Information:

Binghamton University is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact the ADA Coordinator by completing the following Request Form.

The State University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of Binghamton University to provide for and promote equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military service member status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or arrest and/or criminal conviction record unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.

As required by title IX and its implementing regulations, Binghamton University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the educational programs and activities which it operates. This requirement extends to employment and admission. Inquiries about sex discrimination may be directed to the University Title IX Coordinator or directly to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). Contact information for the Title IX Coordinator and OCR, as well as the University's complete Non-Discrimination Notice may be found here.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Binghamton University is a tobacco-free campus effective August 1, 2017.

Offers of employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment background check and verification of degree(s) and credentials.

Application Instructions:

All applicants must apply via the university applicant tracking system Interview Exchange: http://binghamton.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=195654

Applicants should submit:

• a letter of application,
• a curriculum vitae (including a list of publications),
• vision for research (3-5 pages),
• teaching statement (1-2 pages)
• a diversity statement that describes your experience teaching a diverse population of students, which may include first generation students, students from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, and international students, and how this experience would contribute to enhancing the diversity and climate of the department, college and university, and
• the names and contact information of three professional references; Associate Professor applicants will be asked to provide contact information for a fourth reference at a later stage.

Applications received by January 25, 2026 will receive full consideration. Position will remain open until filled.