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Assistant Professor

Pullman, WA💼 Full-time💰 $9–$9🗓 2026-09-11 → 2026-09-26

Core

Tenure-track faculty role establishing an internationally recognized, externally funded research program in robotics and autonomous systems for complex, unstructured environments, while teaching undergraduate and graduate courses.

Role type

Tenure-track Assistant Professor (Robotics & Autonomous Systems)

Builds

Next-generation robotic systems for real-world applications (agriculture, manufacturing, disaster response, etc.)

Domain

Robotics, Autonomous Systems, Mechanical Engineering, AI/ML integration

Deliverable

production ML models | research | product features

Required skills

Robot perception, sensing, navigation and localization, planning and control, manipulation, robot learning, embodied AI, human–robot interaction, multi-robot systems, mechatronics, robotic system integration, autonomous decision-making

Preferred skills

Integration of AI/ML with physical robotic systems, interdisciplinary collaboration with advanced manufacturing/materials, national/international leadership in robotics

Technologies

Robot learning frameworks, embodied AI platforms, multi-robot coordination systems

Responsibilities

Secure external research funding, publish peer-reviewed research, develop and teach robotics courses, mentor students, foster interdisciplinary collaborations

Seniority

Assistant Professor (Tenure-track, early career research & teaching)

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