Lead the Lithium and Critical Minerals Research Initiative as a full‑time, non‑tenure‑track Professor of Practice / Executive Director
Compensation
Commensurate with education and experience
Responsibilities
Develop and implement a university‑wide strategy, governance, and operating plan
Build interdisciplinary faculty teams and a pipeline of major proposals and agency engagement
Serve as the front door for industry, government, and national laboratories, and build partnerships in South Arkansas
Manage budget and operations, and coordinate with University offices
Requirements
Ph.D. in engineering, geosciences, chemistry, materials science, environmental science, economics, supply chain, or a related discipline
Master’s degree in a relevant field
Nice to have: experience in critical minerals, lithium, batteries, mineral processing, energy systems, advanced manufacturing, water and environmental systems, extractive industries, supply chains, or logistics
Nice to have: experience leading complex, multi‑stakeholder initiatives
Nice to have: experience working with federal agencies
Lead the Lithium and Critical Minerals Research Initiative as a full‑time, non‑tenure‑track Professor of Practice, integrating research, education, workforce development, industry and government engagement, commercialization, and regional economic opportunity.
Compensation
Commensurate with education and experience
Responsibilities
Develop and implement a university‑wide strategy, governance, and operating plan
Build interdisciplinary faculty teams and a pipeline of major proposals and agency engagement
Serve as the front door for industry, government, and national laboratories, and build partnerships in South Arkansas
Manage budget and operations, and coordinate with University offices
Requirements
Ph.D. in engineering, geosciences, chemistry, materials science, environmental science, economics, supply chain, or a related discipline
Senior Cost Manager and/or Quantity Surveyor to provide cost management services on large-scale semiconductor and advanced manufacturing construction projects.
Responsibilities
Estimating and negotiating change orders throughout the construction lifecycle.
Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
Review and participate with the design services team and general contractor in the development of cost estimates.
Reconcile changes and assist the general contractor to ensure that their data is accurate.
Communicate or meet with the general contractor and owner or project manager to gather status information to prepare a cost estimate update.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a field related to construction.
Nice to have: RICS accredited or working towards accreditation
Nice to have: experience in semiconductor, advanced manufacturing, industrial, cleanroom, pharmaceutical, life sciences, mission critical construction projects
Design, configure, implement, and support industrial automation systems, including Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), SCADA systems, data historians, and related technologies.
Develop and execute automation solutions for complete system areas, process units, and small projects based on customer requirements and operational objectives.
Create and modify control strategies, automation sequences, graphics, alarm configurations, system architectures, network designs, and related engineering deliverables.
Evaluate customer requirements, P&IDs, design specifications, process descriptions, and technical documentation to develop practical, scalable solutions that align with operational and business objectives.
Lead technical discussions with customers and project teams, provide recommendations, identify risks, and drive resolution of technical challenges.
A hands-on manufacturing leader to take X-BAT from early prototype builds through production launch and into rate production, leading the setup of the Seattle facility.
Compensation
Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
Responsibilities
Lead prototype builds and new product introduction
Own the day-to-day execution of X-BAT prototype and development aircraft builds, including assembly, integration, rework and build support for testing
Partner with Program Management to establish achievable build schedules, resource plans and milestones
Work with Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering through build-test-learn cycles
Plan and execute pre-series builds to prove tooling, work instructions, material flow, process controls and workforce readiness
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, manufacturing or a related technical field
Nice to have: taking a new aircraft program from prototype through initial and rate production
Nice to have: establishing a new manufacturing facility
Nice to have: transferring production between sites
Mechanical design engineer focused on Li-ion and Li‑S battery cell development for energy storage systems and electric vehicles.
Responsibilities
Contribute to the mechanical design and development of Li‑ion and Li‑S battery cells and related components for Energy Storage Systems (ESS), Electric Vehicles (EV), and other advanced applications.
Support the design, evaluation, validation, and optimization of mechanical components using CAD tools such as NX, CATIA, or similar software.
Collaborate closely with R&D, Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Supply Chain, and Quality teams to develop innovative battery solutions.
Participate in technical discussions with internal stakeholders and customers to understand design requirements and project needs.
Support prototype development, testing, verification, and validation activities.
Lead technical development of lithography processes for quantum technologies, bridging advanced technology development and semiconductor manufacturing.
Compensation
$118,000.00 - $210,000.00
Responsibilities
Serve as the QTS technical authority for advanced optical and related lithography processes
Develop and optimize lithography processes supporting quantum device and module development
Lead evaluation of resist systems, coat/develop processes, exposure strategies, alignment approaches, and patterning schemes
Drive improvements in critical dimension control, overlay, pattern fidelity, defectivity, and process window
Develop patterning strategies for unconventional quantum structures, materials, substrates, and integration requirements
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