Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge invites applications and nominations for two tenure-track faculty positions in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE) to complement its strategic research application areas of Energy and Defense.
LSU is the Flagship University of the State of Louisiana with its main campus in the vibrant city of Baton Rouge, offering many cultural and recreational opportunities and high-quality housing. MIE is the largest department in the College of Engineering and provides leadership to several research centers, including (1) Future Use of Energy in Louisiana (FUEL) the NSF ENGINE, $160M, 10 yr recent award focusing on the Energy Transition; (2) The Louisiana Materials Design Alliance (LAMDA), a $20M, 5-yr cooperative agreement funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) focusing on manufacturing process design for additive manufacturing (in metals, polymers and composites) using a model-make-measure paradigm enabled by machine-learning technologies and data science; (3) The NSF Industry/University Collaborative Research (I/UCRC) Center for Innovation in Structural Integrity Assurance (CISIA) with several industry members; (4) The LSU Institute for Energy Innovation, funded by Shell; (5) The P41 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Center for BioModular Multi-scale Systems for Precision Medicine as a partner to the University of Kansas, (6) the NSF CREST Center for Next Generation Multifunctional Composites as a partner to Southern University, and (7) The National Center for Advanced Manufacturing (NCAM), a unique partnership between the State of Louisiana and NASA emphasizing large-scale manufacturing. Associated research efforts leverage the Center for Computation and Technology (CCT) with formidable high-performance computing capability and relevant scientific research ecosystem, and the Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices (CAMD), the only University-run synchrotron facility in the USA.
Appointments will be made at the Assistant Professor level, one in the mechanical engineering program and one in the industrial engineering program, though applicants with exceptional qualifications may be considered at other ranks. Research expectations include: both the ability to work independently and to pursue interdisciplinary collaborations; sustain an innovative, nationally recognized, and externally funded research and scholarly program; and growing relationships with industry. Teaching expectations include a commitment to effective instruction and mentoring at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and supervision of student research.
Job Responsibilities:
50% Teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level and associated service in support of the educational mission and reputation of the unit.
50% Research, especially in the general application areas of Energy and/or Defense, resulting in scholarship published in archival journals and research grant/contract solicitation to support it, along with associated service in support of the research mission and reputation of the unit.
