The Faculty

The Neubauer Family Assistant Professors Program at the University of Chicago supports tenure-track appointments for up to 20 of the nation’s most outstanding early-career faculty annually. Each year, new Neubauer Family Assistant Professors join a multidisciplinary cohort that convenes regularly for lectures, research presentations, and other programming.

Chibueze Amanchukwu

Neubauer Family Assistant Professor, 2019–24
Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering


Axel Concepcion

Axel Concepcion

Neubauer Family Assistant Professor, 2022–27
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology


Clay Córdova

Neubauer Family Assistant Professor, 2019–24
Department of Physics


Karri DiPetrillo

Karri DiPetrillo

Neubauer Family Assistant Professor, 2022–27
Department of Physics


Janelle R. Goodwill

Neubauer Family Assistant Professor, 2020–25
Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice


Ryan Jobson

Neubauer Family Assistant Professor, 2019–24
Department of Anthropology


Anne Karing

Anne Karing

Neubauer Family Assistant Professor, 2021–26
Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics and the College


Sharese King

Neubauer Family Assistant Professor, 2020–25
Department of Linguistics


Sam Light

Neubauer Family Assistant Professor, 2019–24
Department of Microbiology


Diana Powell

Neubauer Family Assistant Professor, 2023-28
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics


Evan Rose

Evan Rose

Neubauer Family Assistant Professor, 2022–27
Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics


Allison Squires

Neubauer Family Assistant Professor, 2019–24
Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering


Weixin Tang

Neubauer Family Assistant Professor, 2019–24
Department of Chemistry


Anna Wuttig

Anna Wuttig

Neubauer Family Assistant Professor, 2021–26
Department of Chemistry


Linda Zhao

Linda Zhao

Neubauer Family Assistant Professor, 2022–27
Department of Sociology


Current Neubauer Family
Assistant Professors