University of Washington
Polymer & materials science hiring snapshot · last 9 months
Open roles (7)
- Research Scientist/Engineer 3 Seattle, WA · $80k – $89k
- Open Rank Full-Time Tenure Track, Department of Chemical Engineering Seattle, WA · $147k – $360k
- Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track - Bioengineering Seattle, WA · $77k – $117k
- Assistant Professor, Tenure Track - Mechanical Engineering Seattle, WA · $144k – $215k
- Assistant Professor, Tenure Track - Robotics in Mechanical Engineering Seattle, WA · $108k – $161k
- Full Time Lecturer Temporary in Chemistry Tacoma, WA · $50k
- Part Time Lecturer Temporary Chemistry Tacoma, WA
Posted again and again
- Research Scientist/Engineer 2listed in 3 different months since March 2026
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H-1B filings for scientists and engineers
University of Washington filed 21 H-1B labor applications for scientist and engineer roles from Jan to Dec 2025, at a median filed pay of $84K a year.
Universities are exempt from the H-1B cap, so roles here skip the lottery.
| Title filed | Filings | Median filed pay |
|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | 6 | $129K |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | 6 | $79K |
| Research Scientist/Engineer 3 | 3 | $84K |
| Research Scientist / Engineer 2 | 1 | · |
| Research Scientist / Engineer 3 | 1 | · |
| Research Scientist/Engineer 2 | 1 | · |
By occupation: Engineering faculty 7 · Materials scientists 5 · Chemists 4 · Physicists 2. Worksites: WA 21.
From U.S. Department of Labor Labor Condition Application disclosure data, certified filings only, in chemist, materials, chemical and mechanical engineering, physics, R&D management and science faculty occupations. A filing is a record of past hiring, not a promise about any role. Pay shown needs 3 filings. Compare every employer's filings.
Posting volume · last 9 months
10 roles posted across 9 months, averaging 1.1/month.
