Positions Available
The USC Viterbi School of Engineering seeks outstanding faculty candidates at all levels and disciplines to advance the goals and mission of the School and University.
Within the Viterbi School is its newly created USC School of Advanced Computing which is the epicenter of all computing-related activities across USC. large percentage of the Viterbi School’s well over 200 tenured/tenure-track faculty members are fellows in their respective professional societies and more than 30 affiliated faculty members have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Please find the most up-to-date numbers and statistics on our Facts page.
The Viterbi School is home to many research centers and institutes (see our Research Center page for a current list), including the , and the Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT). USC Viterbi faculty conduct research in leading-edge technologies with a large annual research expenditure (find the most up-to-date expenditure on our Facts page). The Viterbi School is committed to enabling the success of dual-career families and fosters an environment that values, promotes and cherishes all its members regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy.
The Viterbi School has academic and/or research programs in all major engineering disciplines, including:
- Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
- Astronautical Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Computer Science
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Engineering in Society
- Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Technology and Applied Computing
- Petroleum Engineering
- Systems Architecting and Engineering
We expect candidates for tenured/tenure-track faculty positions to have a strong commitment to research, doctoral student mentoring, and teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels and to have earned a doctorate in the respective areas or closely related fields by the date of appointment.
Interested candidates should visit the above academic unit websites for descriptions of our research and education programs.
Outstanding senior applicants who have demonstrated academic excellence and leadership may also be considered for additional distinctions, including the Lloyd Armstrong, Jr. Endowed Chair, which is supported by USC’s Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Program endowment and which requires the WISE Program guidance and concurrence.
Links to Open Faculty Positions:
Inquiries about faculty openings can be directed to respective department chairs or program directors.
- Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Astronautical Engineering
- Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
- Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
- Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
- Technology and Applied Computing Program
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USC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy. USC observes affirmative action obligations consistent with state and federal law. USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal records in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for employers and the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and with due consideration for patient and student safety. Please refer to the Background Screening Policy Appendix D for specific employment screen implications for the position for which you are applying.
We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact USC Human Resources by phone at (213) 821-8100, or by email at uschr@usc.edu. Inquiries will be treated as confidential to the extent permitted by law.
Published on December 5th, 2016
Last updated on March 26th, 2025