Research Assistant Professor

Drexel University • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Posted July 08, 2026

About the Role

Research Assistant Professor

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Work type: Full-Time
Location: University City - Philadelphia, PA
Categories: Drexel University, College of Engineering

Job Summary

Essential Functions

  • Provide leadership to our group of up to 50 students, postdocs, and visiting researchers.

  • Collaborate with academic and industrial partners on research projects.

  • Offer guidance in the group’s research efforts in synthesizing and characterizing 2D materials.

  • Expertly perform key research activities. These may include synthesis (wet chemical, high-temperature vacuum decomposition CVD; etching) and characterization techniques (SEM, TEM, Raman Spectroscopy, etc.) for carbon nanostructures, Mo₂C, and other 2D materials, such as MXenes.

  • Offer guidance and input as needed on all parts of the project, which additionally include electrochemistry applica...