Job posting: assistant/associate professor, University of Southern Mississippi School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Hattiesburg, MS

The School of Polymer Science and Engineering (SPSE) at the University of Southern Mississippi invites applications for two (2) nine-month tenure-track faculty positions to begin in August 2023. One position is designated at the rank of Assistant Professor and the other is designated at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. Applications are encouraged from exceptional candidates with research interests in any area of contemporary polymer science and engineering including polymer chemistry, synthesis, characterization, processing, and applications.

SPSE comprises faculty members with research programs in optoelectronic materials, polymer composites, biomaterials and bioinspired polymers, materials for energy and sustainability, and coatings and thin films with external funding totaling ~$50M over the past five years. SPSE offers state-of-the-art facilities for polymer chemistry and is home to ~80 Ph.D. students and ~80 undergraduate students, offering polymer degrees at the B.S. (ABET accredited), M.S., and Ph.D. levels. For more information about SPSE, visit usm.edu/polymer-science-engineering.