Mechanical Engineering Faculty Positions (pcu090902)
Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Sciences
The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science at The University of Texas at Dallas invites applications for multiple faculty positions in all areas of Mechanical Engineering at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor levels. Endowed Chairs and Professorships are available for highly qualified applicants.
Qualified candidates must have a strong commitment to undergraduate and graduate education and the potential to develop an externally funded research program. Candidates for the positions at the associate or full professor levels must have a strong record of scholarly and professional achievements.
Created in the Fall of 2008, the Department of Mechanical Engineering is a key component of the university’s growth strategy. The successful candidates will have a unique opportunity to shape this nascent department. Of particular interest are candidates whose research impacts emerging applications of direct relevance to energy, health care, and nanotechnology. The department is projected to employ 45 tenure-system faculty by 2020.
In addition to Mechanical Engineering, the Erik Jonsson School is home to the Departments of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, and Material Science & Engineering and has interdisciplinary programs in Computer Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, and Software Engineering. A new Biomedical Engineering graduate degree program is currently being developed in collaboration with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and the University of Texas at Arlington. The close proximity to the Medical School offers additional interdisciplinary opportunities for faculty interested in biomedical applications.
The Erik Jonsson School is experiencing very rapid growth as part of a $300 million program with funding from public and private sources. As a result, the school is expanding its existing programs, establishing new programs, and recruiting outstanding faculty. In addition, a $100 million state-of-the-art building for interdisciplinary research in engineering and science was inaugurated in 2007.
The University of Texas at Dallas is situated in Richardson, one of the most attractive suburbs of the Dallas metropolitan area with several hundred high-tech companies within a few miles of the campus, including Texas Instrument, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Lennox, Rockwell-Collins, Nortel Networks, Alcatel, Ericsson, Hewlett-Packard, Samsung, Fujitsu, Cisco Systems, EDS, Zyvex, and Intervoice. Opportunities for joint university-industry research projects are excellent.
The University of Texas at Dallas is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, citizenship status, Vietnam era or special disabled veteran’s status, or sexual orientation. The University strongly encourages applications from candidates who would enhance the diversity of the University’s faculty and administration. Indication of gender and ethnicity for affirmative action statistical reporting purposes is request but not required for consideration.
For additional information, contact Dr. Mario A. Rotea, Search Committee Chair, at rotea@utdallas.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the positions are filled.
Applicants should submit their curriculum vitae (educational history, teaching research and other pertinent work experience, and list of publications and presentations), a statement of research and teaching interests, and contact information for five (5) professional references via the ONLINE APPLICATION FORM available below.
Posted on: Sep 02, 2009
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