Academic Positions

Prospective academic (faculty and lecturers) personnel can search for and manage applications for employment at recruit.ap.ucsb.edu. This is also the link for references to submit a letter of reference on behalf of an academic applicant. Departments and research centers may also list open academic positions directly on their websites. All open academic positions will be listed on recruit.ap.ucsb.edu nonetheless.

FACULTY SEARCHES (updated 3/10/25)

• Lecturer Positions in Technology Management (Opened 4/23/25)
• Assistant Specialist in the Materials Department (Opened 2/27/25)
• Open Level Faculty Position in the Area of Electronics and Photonics, Emerging Technologies (Opened 10/28/24)
• Open Level Faculty Position in the Area of Architecture/Hardware/Software Interfaces (Opened 10/28/24)
• Assistant Professor level in Computational Science and Engineering and Artificial Intelligence in Mechanical Engineering Department (posted 10/16/24)
• Full Time Assistant Teaching Professor in Mechanical Engineering (posted 10/16/24)
• Assistant Professor in Materials (Opened 10/14/24)
• Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering (Opened 9/27/24)
• Chair, Department of Bioengineering (Opened 08/01/2024)
• Full Professor, Mehrabian Endowed Chair in Materials (Opened 1/22/24)
• Lecturer Position in Mechanical Engineering (Opened 1/9/24)

POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR/SPECIALIST OPPORTUNITIES

• Assistant Specialist in the Materials Department (Opened 2/27/25) 
• Associate Specialist for Electrical and Computer Engineering (Opened 7/26/24) 
• Postdoctoral Scholar in Industrial Process Decarbonization Modeling and Analysis - 2035 Initiative, Institute for Energy Efficiency (Opened 05/31/2024)

TEMPORARY TEACHING POSITIONS 

• ​​Temporary Lecturer in Computer Science Department
• Part-Time Temporary Lecturer Positions in Mechanical Engineering
• Temporary Lecture Pool in Electrical and Computer Engineering

TEMPORARY RESEARCHER OPPORTUNITIES (Check back soon.)

Engineering offices and departments, if you would like to add a link to your open position here, please contact the CoE Webmaster. 

Please use the UCSB jobs website jobs.ucsb.edu to search for open staff positions at UC Santa Barbara. Visit the link, click “Search Postings” in the left menu, then search as needed.

Note: The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.