CareerPlan

Applied AI Systems Tenure-line Faculty

Penn State University Park, USFull-time2026-10-05 → 2026-11-10
On-site · United States

Core

Tenure-line faculty position designing, building, and deploying physical AI systems (edge AI, cyber-physical systems, robotics) or studying enterprise AI integration, governance, and business function transformation.

Role type

Tenure-track faculty (Assistant or Associate Professor)

Builds

Hands-on, project-based curricula in collaboration with industry partners; AI-enabled systems in real organizational contexts

Domain

Academic research and education in Applied AI, Human-Centered Computing, and Social Informatics

Required skills

Research in physical AI or enterprise AI, teaching undergraduate/graduate courses, supervising graduate students, securing external funding, interdisciplinary collaboration

Preferred skills

Experience with edge-cloud architecture, generative AI, AI governance, or digital transformation in business functions

Technologies

Embedded systems, robotics, wearables, IoT, generative AI, agentic systems, enterprise systems

Responsibilities

Conduct cutting-edge interdisciplinary research, teach courses, mentor students, pursue external funding, engage in university service, collaborate with industry

Seniority

Senior, tenure-track academic faculty