Job Description:
The Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (MAE) in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering (HWCOE) at the University of Florida invites applications for multiple full-time, nine-month tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor. The positions have an anticipated start date of August 6.
We are seeking candidates in all areas related to mechanical and aerospace engineering. We have a special interest in candidates with backgrounds and proposed research programs in fluid mechanics (including aerodynamics, aerospace propulsion, and acoustics), space sciences and technologies, computational sciences, and robotics. Integration of AI with these research areas is a major thrust at the University of Florida.
The faculty members will be expected to teach undergraduate and graduate courses within the mechanical and aerospace engineering curricula; initiate and sustain externally sponsored research programs; recruit and supervise graduate students; and engage in service activities for the University of Florida and the profession. Applicants must possess a PhD in a related field by the start date. Dedication to excellence in research, teaching, and service, and evidence of scholarly achievements are required. The candidate should have a record of or demonstrate the potential for successful proposal writing, PhD student mentoring, scholarship, and classroom teaching.
The Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida (https:mae.ufl.edu/) has approximately faculty members working in all aspects of mechanical and aerospace engineering and is growing. The combined undergraduate and graduate student population is approximately 0 with nearly in the Ph.D. program. Recent US News & World Report has MAE ranked as th and th for the aerospace and mechanical engineering graduate programs, respectively, among public universities in the US.
Expected Salary:
Salary is commensurate with education and experience
Required Qualifications:
PhD in a related field by the start date
Preferred:
- Dedication to excellence in research, teaching, and service, and evidence of scholarly achievements.
- A record of successful proposal writing, PhD student mentoring, scholarship, and classroom teaching.