Position Rank and Title: Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor

School/Department Name: : Interdisciplinary Engineering Program (IDE)

Compensation: Commensurate with qualifications, experience, and rank as established by the CSU Salary Schedule. Anticipated hiring academic year annual salary range: $102,000-$176,400

Faculty employee benefits are very competitive for the higher education sector.  See the CSU Employee Benefits Summary for details about the CSU’s excellent benefits package.

Target Start Date: August 14, 2026

Application Deadline: March 25, 2026, Or until filled

Position Description

The College of Engineering at San José State University (SJSU) invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track/tenured faculty position at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor rank in the Interdisciplinary Engineering Program.

The College seeks a collaborative and forward-looking faculty member who will contribute to advancing interdisciplinary education, research, and program development aligned with regional workforce needs and emerging areas of innovation. Candidates with a strong record of scholarly achievement, effective teaching, and demonstrated capacity for program development are encouraged to apply.

The Interdisciplinary Engineering (IDE) Program is the only program within the California State University (CSU) system offering a Bachelor of Science degree in Interdisciplinary Engineering. The program delivers high-quality foundational engineering courses required across all engineering majors while providing a flexible, customizable pathway that enables students to align their degree with long-term professional goals.

Interdisciplinary Engineering represents an integrative approach to engineering education. Students develop rigorous competencies in mathematics, science, and engineering fundamentals while gaining expertise in multidisciplinary problem solving.

A defining characteristic of the IDE Program is its role as an incubator within the College of Engineering. The department has historically served as a launching platform for innovative academic initiatives that have matured into independent departments within the College. This entrepreneurial and adaptive culture continues to shape the program’s trajectory and strategic vision.

The Interdisciplinary Engineering (IDE) Program and San José State University value institutional excellence and are committed to advancing equity through research, teaching, and service. We enroll more than 40,000 students, many of whom are historically underserved; approximately 45% of our undergraduate students are first-generation college students and 38% are Pell Grant recipients. In addition, we are both a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI). SJSU aspires to create holistic learning environments that facilitate both individual and collective transformation. We seek teacher-scholars who cultivate inclusive, empowering spaces for mutual learning, skill-building, and knowledge exchange for all students. Our commitment to lifelong learning supports meaningful connections among faculty, staff, students, alumni, and the broader communities we serve.

We invite all applicants to include a Statement of Institutional Excellence (or incorporate it into your cover letter) to share how your lived and professional experiences will contribute to the SJSU community—particularly in relation to student success. A guide to writing this statement can be found at SJSU Institutional Excellence Statement Guidelines.

Consistent with the mission of the Interdisciplinary Engineering Program, the successful candidate will demonstrate both disciplinary depth and interdisciplinary breadth.

Required Qualifications

• A PhD degree in any field of engineering, higher engineering education, or related discipline.
• Research that spans multiple domains (e.g., robotics + human factors; renewable energy, cyber-physical systems (CPS); AI + manufacturing, Smart infrastructure).
• Experience working on multidisciplinary teams (industry or academic).
• Comfort teaching broad, integrated courses (e.g., systems thinking, design, modeling, sustainability, engineering entrepreneurship, engineering education, data-driven engineering, cyberphysical systems (CPS); AI + manufacturing).
• Applicants should demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a socially and economically diverse student population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching, and other comparable experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Priority will be given to candidates who possess one or more of the following:

• experience in emerging fields such as cyber-physical systems, AI/ML in engineering and/or engineering education, smart infrastructure, energy systems, biotechnology, human–machine systems, and sustainable engineering.

Key Responsibilities

• Teach engineering and/or general education courses.
• Advise students including master’s projects and theses and develop a research program related to their field of interest.
• Provide leadership in developing undergraduate and graduate programs in Interdisciplinary Engineering.
• Collaborate with other academic programs and strengthen ties between the IDE program and surrounding industries.
• Participate in shared governance and service assignments.
• Demonstrate awareness and experience understanding the needs of a diverse student population through inclusive teaching strategies and advisement.
• A focused and impactful research agenda with peer-reviewed publications in reputable venues.
• Demonstrated potential to submitting proposal to secure external funding.
• The candidate will participate in shared governance, usually in department, college, and university committees and other service assignments.
•  Faculty shall organize all their classes within the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS).
• The candidate must demonstrate awareness and experience in understanding the needs of a student population of great diversity – in age, abilities, cultural background, ethnicity, religion, economic background, primary language, sexual orientation, gender identity, and academic preparation – through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies, and advisement.

Other Duties

Note that all San José State University employees are considered mandated reporters under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and are required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment. Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act) and CSU systemwide policy, some faculty duties may lead to designation as a Campus Security Authority (CSA). CSAs are required to complete Clery Act training and to immediately report Clery incidents to the institution.

Faculty employees must complete CSU employee training as assigned and required based on their role (e.g., Data Security, FERPA, Preventing Discrimination and Harassment, Title IX, Health and Safety). The President may recommend or require compliance with safety measures that decrease the likelihood of COVID-19 transmission or illness and allows the core mission and activities of the campus to continue.

Application Procedure
Click Apply Now to complete the SJSU Online Employment Application and attach the following documents:

• letter of interest
• curriculum vitae
• institutional excellence statement (dedicated statement or addressed in letter of interest)
• statement of teaching interests/philosophy
• research plans
• three references with contact information or three reference letters

Inquiries may be directed to the Search Committee Chair: Dr. Ahmed Hambaba (ahmed.hambaba@sjsu.edu).

Conditional Offer

The work for this faculty position may only be performed in the State of California and requires establishing an on-campus presence.  Employment is contingent upon US residence and proof of eligibility to work in the United States. Satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check) is required for employment. SJSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current employee who was conditionally offered the position.

San José State University: Silicon Valley's Public University

Located in the heart of Silicon Valley — one of the most innovative regions in the world — San José State University is the founding campus of the 23-campus California State University (CSU) system and the first public university in the West. Recognized as a leading transformative educational institution, San José State is an essential partner in the technological, economic, cultural, and social development of Silicon Valley, the Bay Area, and California. SJSU is a top-200 school nationally in research funding and second highest in research productivity in the CSU system. Cutting-edge research, world-class scholarship, student-centered learning, diverse communities, and commitment to social justice, allow SJSU to provide life-changing opportunities and advance the public good locally and globally.

Equal Employment Statement

San José State University prohibits discrimination on the basis of Age, Ancestry, Caste, Color, Disability, Ethnicity, Gender, Gender Expression, Gender Identity, Genetic Information, Marital Status, Medical Condition, Military Status, Nationality, Race, Religion, Religious Creed, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Sex Stereotype, and Veteran Status. This policy applies to all San José State University students, faculty, and staff as well as University programs and activities. Reasonable accommodations are made for applicants with disabilities who self-disclose.

Campus Security and Fire Safety Notification

Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, the Annual Security Report (ASR) is also now available for viewing at https://www.sjsu.edu/clery/docs/SJSU-Annual-Security-Report.pdf. The ASR contains the current security and safety-related policy statements, emergency preparedness and evacuation information, crime prevention and Sexual Assault prevention information, and information about drug and alcohol prevention programming. The ASR also contains statistics of Clery crimes for San José State University locations for the three most recent calendar years. A paper copy of the ASR is available upon request by contacting the Office of the Clery Director by phone at 408-924-1501 or by email at clerycompliance@sjsu.edu.

Pursuant to the Higher Education Opportunity Act, the Annual Fire Safety Report (AFSR) is available at https://www.sjsu.edu/clery/docs/SJSU-Annual-Fire-Safety-Report.pdf. The purpose of this report is to disclose statistics for fires that occurred within SJSU on-campus housing facilities for the three most recent calendar years, and to distribute fire safety policies and procedures intended to promote safety on Campus. A paper copy of the AFSR is available upon request by contacting the Housing Office by phone at 408-795-5600 or by email at uhs-frontdesk@sjsu.edu.