RIT Office of Faculty Recruitment

RIT Office of Faculty Recruitment Making the move from grad student to professor. Recruiting BIPOC and women scholars and artists. Learn more at www.rit.edu/ofr

About the Office: Established in 2002 to serve as a resource for minority and women doctoral students, and faculty interested in becoming an educator at Rochester Institute of Technology. Our current efforts are focused on expanding the pool of applicants by attracting underserved populations, chiefly African Americans, Latina/o Americans and Native Americans (AALANA) and women, to enrich our diverse educational community.

09/21/2026

Next week we will welcome our 2026 cohort for the Future Faculty Career Exploration Program! Visit the RIT Office of Faculty Recruitment page to learn more about this year's participants, or go to www.rit.edu/aes/ffcep

To learn more about the 2026 Future Faculty Career Exploration Program participants, read their profiles and abstracts a...
09/21/2026

To learn more about the 2026 Future Faculty Career Exploration Program participants, read their profiles and abstracts at rit.edu/aes/ffcep

RIT College of Science welcomes Dr. Rebecca Schmitt, a postdoctoral scholar from Cornell University , who will present “...
09/20/2026

RIT College of Science welcomes Dr. Rebecca Schmitt, a postdoctoral scholar from Cornell University , who will present “Mechanisms of Adaptive Cellular Plasticity in Glioblastoma.” Their research investigates how a newly identified signaling complex, DockTOR, helps glioblastoma stem cells adapt to stress and resist treatment, with the goal of developing targeted therapies that disrupt these survival mechanisms and improve outcomes for patients with aggressive brain cancer.

🔗 rit.edu/aes/ffcep

RIT College of Liberal Arts welcomes Eun Cheol Cho, a Ph.D. candidate from University of Southern California , who will ...
09/19/2026

RIT College of Liberal Arts welcomes Eun Cheol Cho, a Ph.D. candidate from University of Southern California , who will present on “Proxies for People: Social Networks, Misinformation, and Simulated Respondents.” This study examines the strengths and limitations of using large language models as substitutes for human research participants, finding that while AI can mimic individual responses, it often fails to capture the social relationships and contexts that shape human behavior, with important implications for responsible AI use in social science research.

🔗 rit.edu/aes/ffcep

RIT College Of Health Sciences and Technology welcomes Dr. Vera Borkowski, a postdoctoral scholar from University of Pit...
09/18/2026

RIT College Of Health Sciences and Technology welcomes Dr. Vera Borkowski, a postdoctoral scholar from University of Pittsburgh , who will present on “Harnessing Community-level Data and Predictive Modeling for School-Based Asthma Care.” Her research examines how school-based health providers can better use social determinants of health (SDOH) data to improve care for children, highlighting the development of user-centered informatics tools and predictive models to support asthma management, reduce health inequities, and enhance student health outcomes.

🔗 rit.edu/aes/ffcep

RIT College of Engineering Technology welcomes Dr. Mohammad Naser, postdoctoral researcher from Kennesaw State Universi...
09/17/2026

RIT College of Engineering Technology welcomes Dr. Mohammad Naser, postdoctoral researcher from Kennesaw State University , who will present on “BCI: Listening to the Data and Listening to the People — ALS as an Example.” This research explores how brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) can support people with ALS by translating neural signals into assistive device controls, while highlighting how engagement with the ALS community led to new insights about the clinical and technical impact of muscle fasciculations on both diagnosis and BCI performance.

🔗 rit.edu/aes/ffcep

RIT College of Engineering Technology welcomes Dr. Gaurav Chobe, a postdoctoral scholar from Purdue University , who wi...
09/16/2026

RIT College of Engineering Technology welcomes Dr. Gaurav Chobe, a postdoctoral scholar from Purdue University , who will present on “When Buildings Shake: Making Structural Connections Safer.” This study explores how improving the design of steel anchors embedded in concrete can strengthen structural connections, helping buildings and infrastructure better withstand earthquakes and other extreme loads while enhancing safety, resilience, and efficiency.

🔗 rit.edu/aes/ffcep

RIT Kate Gleason College of Engineering welcomes Emmanuella Ejichukwu, a Ph.D. candidate from the University of Michigan...
09/15/2026

RIT Kate Gleason College of Engineering welcomes Emmanuella Ejichukwu, a Ph.D. candidate from the University of Michigan-Dearborn , who will present on “Student-AI Collaboration in Engineering Education.” Her presentation examines how generative AI affects first-year engineering students’ cognitive load, problem-solving strategies, and learning, with the goal of informing effective AI-supported teaching and learning practices in engineering education.

🔗 rit.edu/aes/ffcep

RIT - Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences welcomes Dr. Yao Lyu, a postdoctoral research fellow from ...
09/14/2026

RIT - Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences welcomes Dr. Yao Lyu, a postdoctoral research fellow from University of Michigan who will present on “Beyond the Interface: Platform Infrastructure as an Accessibility Problem.” His research argues that accessibility in AI-powered platforms extends beyond interface design, highlighting how platform infrastructure, algorithms, and governance can create barriers for disabled users and calling for disabled communities to play a central role in shaping more accessible systems.

🔗 rit.edu/aes/ffcep

RIT - Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences welcomes Junhan “Judy” Kong, a Ph.D. candidate from Univer...
09/13/2026

RIT - Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences welcomes Junhan “Judy” Kong, a Ph.D. candidate from University of Washington , who will present on “Intelligent and Customizable Interfaces for Ability-Aware Accessibility.” Her research develops ability-aware computing systems that adapt to users' diverse needs, improving accessibility through personalized interfaces, human-AI collaboration, and tools that support accessible design and development.

🔗 rit.edu/aes/ffcep

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