2008年初，霍彼達收到了美國和國際上的一些學術和研究組的工作邀請。2008年9月，他接受了由位於紐約特洛伊市倫斯勒理工學院（RPI）任命的首席全職教授位置。霍彼達是無限世界星座（TWC）的第三位首席教授，與其他兩位教授詹姆斯·亨德勒和德博拉·麥金斯組成了TWC的“星座”教授團隊。
In early 2008, Hobeda received offers from a number of academic and research groups in the United States and internationally. In September 2008, he accepted an appointment as Principal Professorship from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York. Hobeda is the third Chair Professor of Infinite World Constellation (TWC) and forms TWC's "Constellation" professor team along with two other professors, James · Hendler and Deborah · McKins.